title: Interleukin-2 responses of MRL/lpr mouse splenocytes and lymph node cells induced by TPA and A23187.
abstract: Treatment of splenocytes and lymph node cells of 5 month-old MRL/lpr mice with TPA induced IL-2-dependent proliferation of the cells in the presence of CA++. The induced response was inhibited completely by a monoclonal antibody to IL-2 receptor. The combination of TPA and A23187 in the lpr cells induced both proliferation and production of IL-2 in a Ca++-dependent fashion. The proliferative response of the lpr cells was equivalent to that of congenic (MRL/+/+) or normal cells, but the quantity of IL-2 secreted from the lpr cells was significantly less than that of the controls. Actinomycin D, but not mitomycin C, blocked IL-2 secretion from the treated lpr cells indicating de novo synthesis of IL-2 mRNA in the cells. Thus the lpr lymphocytes can be activated to proliferate in response to IL-2, yet they do not secrete IL-2 at a normal level even if activation signals are transmitted into the cells.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004533:Egtazic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000502:physiology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D016685:Mitomycin; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000494:pharmacology; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000276:immunology; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D007376:Interleukin-2; D008937:Mitomycins; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D003609:Dactinomycin; D000001:Calcimycin; D016685:Mitomycin; D004533:Egtazic Acid; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D002118:Calcium