title: Inhibition of pregnancy viability in mice following IL-2 administration.
abstract: The influence of administration of interleukin-2 (IL-2) on syngeneic and allogeneic murine pregnancy has been investigated. Human or mouse recombinant IL-2 (rhIL-2 and rmIL-2), or partially purified rat IL-2, was inoculated i.p. into C57B1 mice following syngeneic mating but before embryo implantation. This inhibited subsequent fetal development in up to 100% of cases, compared with mice inoculated with control material, including recombinant human interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha), where no inhibition of pregnancy viability was observed. Similar data were obtained in both syngeneic and allogeneic matings when rhIL-2 was administered on Day 1 of pregnancy. Administration of rhIL-2 during the second pregnancy, rather than a first pregnancy, was less effective. Administration of rhIL-2 during the first pregnancy does not induce a permanent sterility. Histological examination of the endometrium further demonstrated that mice injected with rhIL-2 on Day 1 of their first pregnancy showed a complete absence of embryonic tissue.
authors: Department of Virology, University of Sheffield Medical School, U.K.
authors: B U
authors: BU
authors: Tezabwala
authors: P M
authors: PM
authors: Johnson
authors: R C
authors: RC
authors: Rees
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D011994:Recombinant Proteins