title: Production of and responsiveness to interleukin 2 in autoimmune BXSB mice.
abstract: BXSB male mice serve as one of several murine models of human systemic lupus erythematosus. T-cell abnormalities in these mice involve decreased production of and responsiveness interleukin 2 (IL-2) and are age-related. The studies presented here investigated the mechanism of these T-cell defects. The results suggest that excessive suppressor-T-cell activity as well as soluble inhibitors of IL-2 production and activity, including PGE, are not responsible for the low levels of IL-2 observed in culture supernatants of Con A-stimulated lymphocytes from "old" (3-6 months) BXSB male mice. Supplementation of Con A-stimulated lymphocyte cultures from BXSB male mice with human IL-1 or normal murine accessory cells did not augment IL-2 production. Reduced proliferative responses were observed in bulk cultures of Con A- or alloantigen-stimulated "old" BXSB male lymphocytes, which were not enhanced by exogenous IL-2. Limiting dilution analysis revealed reduced frequencies of Con A- and alloantigen-inducible IL-2-reactive T cells in these mice. These results suggest intrinsic defects in the ability of T cells from "old" BXSB male mice to be activated to produce and respond to IL-2.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000502:physiology*; D007519:Isoantigens / Q000276:immunology; D007700:Kinetics; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000166:cytology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains / Q000276:immunology*; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000502:physiology; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D007376:Interleukin-2; D007519:Isoantigens; D011458:Prostaglandins E; D003208:Concanavalin A; D007213:Indomethacin