title: [Effects of Phytolacca acinosa polysaccharides I on cytotoxicity of macrophages and its production of tumor necrosis factor and interleukin 1].
abstract: The in vivo effects of Phytolacca acinosa polysaccharides I (PEP-I) on immunologic cytotoxicity of mouse peritoneal macrophages and its production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin 1 (IL-1) were studied. PEP-I 80, 160 mg/kg was given ip twice every 4 d. Both doses were found to have significant enhancing activity on macrophages cytotoxicity against S180 sarcoma cells and malignant transformed fibroblast L929 cells. Peritoneal activated macrophages were incubated with LPS for 2 and 24 h to induce TNF and IL-1, respectively. The TNF and IL-1 activities were tested from cytotoxicity against L929 cells in an absorbance assay of enzymatic reaction and proliferation of thymocytes co-stimulated assay separately. The optimal time for TNF production was found on d 8. Significant increases in TNF and IL-1 were observed. In comparison of the effect of PEP-I on TNF with that of known priming agent BCG, there was no difference between these two, but PEP-I had a high effect on IL-1. These results suggest that cytotoxicity of macrophages primed by PEP-I is closely related to its TNF and IL-1 production.
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratory of Natural and Synthetic Drugs, College of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Q Y
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000166:cytology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012510:Sarcoma 180 / Q000473:pathology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D011134:Polysaccharides; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha