title: Inhibition of lymphoproliferative responses by SK&F 105685, a novel anti-arthritic agent.
abstract: SK&F 105685 (N,N-Dimethyl-8,8-dipropyl-2-azaspiro[4.5]decane-2-propanamine+ ++ dihydrochloride) is a novel azaspirane with beneficial activity in animal models of autoimmune diseases such as adjuvant-induced arthritis and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in the Lewis rat and lupus-like disease in the MRL mouse. The effect of SK&F 105685 on the proliferation of rat lymphoid cells was examined in vitro. The compound inhibited the proliferative response of spleen, thymus and lymph node cells to the mitogen concanavalin A (Con A) in a dose-dependent manner but had little or no effect on the mitogenic response of peripheral blood lymphocytes. Although less potent than cyclosporin A, SK&F 105685 was able to inhibit the proliferation of spleen cells stimulated with PMA and ionomycin or the mitogens phytohemagglutinin (PHA), Con A and pokeweed mitogen (PWM). Relatively early event(s) in cell proliferation were affected by SK&F 105685 since delaying addition of the drug by 24 to 48 hours after Con A stimulation of rat spleen cells resulted in reduced levels of suppression. The mode of action of SK&F 105685 appeared to differ from that of cyclosporin A or rapamycin. Unlike cyclosporin A, SK&F 105685 did not affect IL-2 production by Con A-stimulated spleen cells or the IL-2-producing Jurkat cell line, but, like rapamycin, the compound significantly reduced the IL-2-induced proliferation of rat ConA blasts. These results suggest that inhibition of lymphocyte proliferation by SK&F 105685 may require the activity of an intermediate effector cell(s) present in susceptible populations such as cells from the spleen, thymus, lymph nodes and Con A blast preparations but absent or present in low numbers in resistant populations such as peripheral blood cells. Indomethacin and NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (NGMMA), a competitive inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase, were both unable to relieve SK&F 105685-induced suppression of splenic Con A responses thereby ruling out a role for the production of prostaglandins or nitric oxide by macrophages as an intermediate in drug-mediated suppression. In summary, SK&F 105685 was unable to inhibit lymphoproliferative responses by a mechanism distinct from that of cyclosporin A or rapamycin and which appears to involve regulation of cellular interactions rather than a direct effect on responding lymphocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Toxicology, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, King of Prussia, PA 19406-0939.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Badger
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Ruggieri
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Olivera
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Newman-Tarr
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Bugelski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D001168:Arthritis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D011090:Polyenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D020123:Sirolimus; D013141:Spiro Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology; D013997:Time Factors; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D019323:omega-N-Methylarginine
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D011090:Polyenes; D013141:Spiro Compounds; D003208:Concanavalin A; C062162:SK&F 105685; D019323:omega-N-Methylarginine; D016572:Cyclosporine; D001120:Arginine; D020123:Sirolimus; D007213:Indomethacin