title: Analysis of the immunomodulatory properties of the secretin-glucagon family of peptides on mouse lymphoid cell functions and the demonstration of specific receptors on T cells.
abstract: The ability of members of the secretin-glucagon family of peptides to modulate the responses of mouse lymphoid cells stimulated with Concanavalin A (Con A), Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and alloantigens was determined. It was observed that vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and peptide having NH2-terminal histidine and COOH-terminal Isoleucine (PHI) inhibited the incorporation of 3H-methyl-thymidine by cells stimulated with Con A (55% inhibition) or alloantigen-bearing cells (40% inhibition). Secretin was approximately 10,000 less effective as an immunomodulator. Other members of the neuropeptide family, including glucagon and gastric inhibitory peptide, were ineffective in affecting mitogenesis elicited by Con A (20% inhibition). Lipopolysaccharide stimulated spleen cells were refractory to modulation by all members of the secretin-glucagon family of peptides (less than 5% modulation). The inhibition measured was concentration dependent over the range of 10(-6) to 10(-16) M. A peptide fragment of VIP encompassing amino acid residues 10-28, although capable of modulating in vitro responses, was 30-50% less effective than intact VIP. In addition, a VIP specific binding assay for mouse lymphoid cells was described. The binding of 125I-VIP to lymph node cells was rapid, saturable and reversible. Apparent equilibrium was reached within 15 minutes and nonspecific binding, measured as 125I-VIP binding in the presence of an excess (2 x 10(-7) M) of native VIP, did not exceed 25% of the total binding. In competitive experiments using VIP related peptides, PHI but not gastric inhibitory peptide, glucagon or secretin was able to significantly inhibit 125I-VIP binding. PHI had only one-eighth of the competitive capacity of native VIP. Scatchard analyses indicated the existence of a single class of high affinity receptors on lymph node cells (KD = 3.46 nM; 26,000 sites/cell). 125I-VIP specific binding to purified T cells (14%) was markedly higher than to B cells (3% binding). Thymocytes bound less than 2% of the label and had relatively few VIP binding sites (8,000) as compared with purified T cells (45,000 sites/cell). There was variability in the ability of various T cells tumors and functional T cell clones to bind 125I-VIP. The role of VIP as a physiological modulator of T cell activation is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Unit, Mayo Clinic and Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Krco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gores
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Go
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D005934:Glucagon / Q000502:physiology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000166:cytology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000502:physiology; D010451:Peptide PHI / Q000502:physiology; D011964:Receptors, Gastrointestinal Hormone / Q000502:physiology*; D018005:Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D012633:Secretin / Q000502:physiology*; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009479:Neuropeptides; D010451:Peptide PHI; D011964:Receptors, Gastrointestinal Hormone; D018005:Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D003208:Concanavalin A; D012633:Secretin; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D005934:Glucagon