title: Interleukin 1 and 2 production in homosexual men: a controlled trial of therafectin (SM-1213), a possible immunomodulator.
abstract: Patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are susceptible to a variety of opportunistic pathogens which require intact cellular immunity for control and eradication. We evaluated interleukin 1 and 2 production in 12 homosexual men without AIDS but with evidence of altered cell-mediated immunity and serologic evidence of infection with human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type III (HTLV-III), the etiologic agent of AIDS and found production of both factors diminished compared to heterosexual controls. Therafectin (SM-1213) is a new agent which selectively activates macrophages and stimulated interleukin 1 production in vitro. Therafectin was administered to these same 12 patients in a double-blind, placebo controlled trial. We failed to find any significant changes in their immunologic status including interleukin 1 or 2 production.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000276:immunology; D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005944:Glucosamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000187:drug effects; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D012266:Ribose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D007375:Interleukin-1; D007376:Interleukin-2; D012266:Ribose; D005944:Glucosamine; C018424:amiprilose