title: Inhibition of proliferative responses and interleukin 2 productions by salazosulfapyridine and its metabolites.
abstract: Mixed lymphocytes reactions (MLR) and concanavalin A (Con A)- or phytohemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated proliferative responses were dose-dependently inhibited by salazosulfapyridine (SASP) and cyclosporin A (CsA) in the concentration ranges of 1 x 10(-5) -5 x 10(-4) M and 10-1000 ng/ml, respectively. Such a significant inhibition was not observed with metabolites of SASP, sulfapyridine (SP) and 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA). In addition, SASP and CsA inhibited the production of interleukin 2 (IL-2) from splenocytes in these experiments. The inhibitory effect of CsA on IL-2 production practically correlated with that on proliferative responses, whereas SASP showed a less marked inhibitory effect on IL-2 production than on proliferative responses. Neither SP nor 5-ASA inhibited the IL-2 production. In the Con A-induced proliferative response, SASP showed a full inhibition even when added after 4-8 hr of culture, but CsA did not. The splenocytes that were pulsed with Con A for 4 hr could proliferate in response to Con A-supernatant or purified IL-2. CsA exhibited the inhibitory activity only when present during the time of Con A-pulsing, while SASP acted on the subsequent stage of the response, exerting its inhibitory effect. These findings suggest that SASP down-regulates the immune response by a mechanism apparently distinct from that of CsA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mitsui
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D000636:Aminosalicylic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D019804:Mesalamine; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D012460:Sulfasalazine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000636:Aminosalicylic Acids; D003524:Cyclosporins; D007376:Interleukin-2; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D003208:Concanavalin A; D012460:Sulfasalazine; D019804:Mesalamine