title: Modulation of interleukin-1 activity on murine thymocytes by various inhibitors of arachidonic acid oxygenation.
abstract: A variety of cyclooxygenase (FCO) and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LPO) inhibitors were tested for their ability to modulate murine thymocyte proliferation induced by IL-1 and suboptimal levels of the mitogen phytohemagglutinin (PHA). The contribution of drug toxicity to inhibition of 3H-thymidine incorporation was estimated by measuring MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide) formazan production in the thymocyte cultures at the end of the assay. Cyclosporin A and dexamethasone, two positive control compounds, potently inhibited thymocyte proliferation at extremely low concentrations (0.01 and 0.001 micrograms/ml respectively), although activity roughly paralleled toxicity. In contrast, 5-LPO inhibitors (AA-861, BW-755c, and ETYA), but not selective FCO inhibitors (ibuprofen and indomethacin), suppressed lymphoproliferation at nontoxic concentrations, suggesting that products of the 5-LPO pathway may mediate the thymocyte proliferative response induced by IL-1/PHA. Attempts to counteract the suppressive activity of 5-LPO inhibitors by addition of leukotriene (LT) B4, LTC4, LTE4, 5-HETE, and 15-HETE were unsuccessful.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001094:Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase / Q000378:metabolism; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000494:pharmacology; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D008084:Lipoxygenase / Q000378:metabolism; D016859:Lipoxygenase Inhibitors; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D003524:Cyclosporins; D007375:Interleukin-1; D016859:Lipoxygenase Inhibitors; D003907:Dexamethasone; D008084:Lipoxygenase; D001094:Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase