title: Differential effects of concanavalin A, serum and cytokines on proteoglycan elaboration and DNA synthesis by mononuclear cells from human peripheral blood.
abstract: Human blood derived mononuclear cell (MC) cultures required concanavalin A (Con A) stimulation to synthesize and secrete into the medium high levels of a protease-resistant proteoglycan (PG) containing predominantly chondroitin sulfate (CS), which was elaborated largely by T-cells in culture. PG and DNA synthesis were studied in MC cultures in the absence and presence of Con A as well as serum and some biologically active polypeptide factors. In the presence of Con A, stimulation of PG synthesis was substantially greater in T-cell enriched cultures than in B-cell enriched cultures. DNA synthesis was also stimulated in the presence of Con A. This stimulation was concentration-dependent, but required the presence of serum for additional responses. DNA and cell proliferation were stimulated by interleukin-2 (IL-2), but PG production was not stimulated by conditioned media, IL-1, IL-2, IL-3, or transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta). Our results indicate that the elaboration of PG from T-cells of human MC is independent of the effects of regulatory peptides on cell proliferation and DNA synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Anastassiades
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chopra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000494:pharmacology; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000378:metabolism*; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000378:metabolism*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D016207:Cytokines; D007375:Interleukin-1; D007376:Interleukin-2; D007377:Interleukin-3; D011509:Proteoglycans; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D003208:Concanavalin A; D004247:DNA