title: Effect of arachidonic acid metabolites on thymocyte proliferation.
abstract: The influences of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15-HETE) and leukotrienes (LT) on the proliferative response of mature (PNA-) and immature (PNA+) mouse thymocytes was investigated. Both PNA+ and PNA- thymocytes proliferated when cultured with concanavalin A plus interleukin-2. PGE2 in concentrations of 10(-6) to 10(-9) M caused significant inhibition of proliferation of both PNA+ and PNA- thymocytes in these cultures. In contrast, the lipoxygenase products 15-HETE, LTB4, LTC4 and LTD4 caused marked increases in proliferation of PNA+ thymocytes while having no effect on PNA- cells. Therefore, the effect of leukotrienes on thymocyte proliferation depends upon the level of cell maturation and mainly affects immature PNA+ thymocytes.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D037102:Lectins / Q000378:metabolism; D015289:Leukotrienes / Q000494:pharmacology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D019887:Peanut Agglutinin; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000032:analysis; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids; D037102:Lectins; D015289:Leukotrienes; D019887:Peanut Agglutinin; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; C025984:15-hydroxy-5,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid; D015232:Dinoprostone