title: Effect of ibuprofen and interleukin 2 on transfusion-induced suppression of cell-mediated immunity.
abstract: Transfusion-induced immunosuppression has been associated with excessive production of prostaglandin E and decreased interleukin 2 (IL-2) production. In the present study, allogeneic blood-transfused mice were tested for cell-mediated immunity with the use of a delayed-type hypersensitivity assay. In vivo administration of a cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor, ibuprofen, and murine recombinant IL-2 was initiated on day 0 and continued daily throughout the delayed-type hypersensitivity assay. The results indicate that prostaglandin E may play a primary role in allogeneic blood transfusion-induced suppression, as manifest by normal responses in ibuprofen-treated mice. Supplementation of transfused mice with recombinant IL-2 also preserved immune response, indicating inadequate IL-2 production after transfusion, while receptor expression appears to remain intact.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City 84132.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shelby
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hisatake
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000276:immunology; D007052:Ibuprofen / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000187:drug effects*; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D007052:Ibuprofen