title: Somatostatin and its analog enhance the formation of human leukocyte migration inhibiting factor: further evidence for immunomodulatory action of somatostatin.
abstract: The effect of somatostatin-14 (SST) and somatostatin analog D-Phe-Cys-Phe-D-Trp-Lys-Thr-Cys-Thr-NH2 (RC-102) on migration inhibition of human leukocytes induced by cardiac antigen or phytohemagglutinin (PHA) was investigated. Both SST and RC-102 augmented the migration inhibition, thus indicating the enhanced formation or action of the leukocyte migration inhibiting factor (LMIF). This finding provides additional evidence for the immunomodulatory action of somatostatin.
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007961:Leukocyte Migration-Inhibitory Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D007961:Leukocyte Migration-Inhibitory Factors; D013004:Somatostatin; C054643:somatostatin RC 102