title: Regulation of immune functions by human surfactant.
abstract: Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (MNC) were incubated in vitro with highly purified human surfactant to examine its effect on various T cell functions. Surfactant inhibited DNA synthesis by lymphocytes in response to concanavalin A (Con A), phytohemagglutinin (PHA), and in the autologous mixed lymphocyte reaction (AMLR). In contrast, surfactant had no effect on pokeweed-mitogen (PWM, T cell-dependent B lymphocyte mitogen)-induced DNA synthesis or on interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor expression on T cells activated with PHA, Con A or PWM. Furthermore, surfactant had either no effect or enhanced (depending upon the concentration of IL-2 used) the response of exogenous recombinant IL-2 on IL-2-dependent T cell line, In vitro addition of recombinant IL-2 corrected the suppressive effect of surfactant on the AMLR. These data show immunosuppressive effect of surfactant on T lymphocyte functions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vayuvegula
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gluck
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000502:physiology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D007959:Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000502:physiology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004247:DNA