title: Effect of triacontanol on numbers and functions of cells involved in inflammatory responses.
abstract: A preparation of a triacontanol-containing compound was studied for its effect on cells involved in the inflammatory response. C57BL/6 mice were injected intraperitoneally with various concentrations of this compound and investigated for total body weight, wet weight of thymus tissue, number of thymus cells and splenocytes, interleukin 1 production of spleen monocytes, and response of splenocytes to the T cell mitogen, phytohemagglutinin. Mice treated with the triacontanol preparation exhibited decreased total body weight, 24% reduction in thymus weights, 39% decrease in the number of thymus cells, and 21% depression in total splenocytes. Splenic monocytes of these animals produced a significantly reduced amount of interleukin 1 and splenocytes had a significantly depressed response to phytohemagglutinin. It is concluded that triacontanol has an inhibitory effect on at least some of the cells responsible for inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Developmental Center for Handicapped Persons, Utah State University, Logan 84322.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Sidwell
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002452:Cell Count; D005233:Fatty Alcohols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D013154:Spleen / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D005233:Fatty Alcohols; C047578:1-triacontanol