title: The effect of 3,6-bis(2-piperidinoethoxy) acridine trihydrochloride (CL 246, 738) on acute graft vs host reactions in mice.
abstract: 3,6-Bis (piperidinoethoxy) acridine trihydrochloride (CL 246, 738) prevented the development of graft vs host (GVH) disease in normal BDF1 mice injected with C57BL/6 parental spleen cells. A single oral dose (50 mg/kg) given on day 0 or day -1 of GVH induction prevented the day 10 GVH-associated suppression of mitogen responsiveness and IL-2 production. The drug was ineffective if given later (days 3-7) in the reaction. The protective effect of CL 246,738 was neutralized by injecting drug-treated GVH mice with antibody to asialo GM-1 (ASGM-1). This suggested that the protective mechanism was not due to a direct effect of the drug on donor cells but rather was achieved indirectly through the activation of host ASGM-1+ cells which then rejected donor lymphocytes. This hypothesis was supported by immunofluorescence which showed that the donor-host chimerism seen in control GVH mice was not found in drug-treated GVH mice. Direct verification of this hypothesis was provided by data which showed that the transfer of CL 246, 738-activated large granular lymphocytes from normal F1 mice can prevent donor-induced immunosuppression in GVH mice. The results suggest that CL 246,738 is a potent immunostimulant which can boost natural resistance of normal unirradiated mice.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Division, American Cyanamid Company, Lederle Laboratories, Pearl River, New York 10965.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Raventos-Suarez
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Ruszala-Mallon
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Gibbons
mesh_terms: D000166:Acridines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis; D005677:G(M1) Ganglioside; D006028:Glycosphingolipids / Q000276:immunology; D006087:Graft vs Host Reaction / Q000187:drug effects*; D007108:Immune Tolerance / Q000187:drug effects; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000187:drug effects; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA
chemical_list: D000166:Acridines; D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D006028:Glycosphingolipids; D005677:G(M1) Ganglioside; C018835:asialo GM1 ganglioside; C045570:3,6-bis(2-piperidinoethoxy)acridine trihydrochloride