title: Adjuvant activity of the 163-171 peptide of human IL-1 beta administered through different routes.
abstract: The synthetic peptide VQGEESNDK, corresponding to the fragment 163-171 of human IL-1 beta, could potently enhance the primary and secondary response of mice immunized with SRBC, measured as the number of specific antibody-secreting cells in the spleen. This adjuvant activity was dose-dependent, being maximal when the nonapeptide was administered intraperitoneally (i.p.) or subcutaneously (s.c.) at 100 mg/kg or orally (p.os) at 33 mg/kg, reaching levels comparable to those attained by 20 ng/kg of hu rIL-1 beta given i.p. or s.c. A dose-dependent enhancement of the primary response to SRBC was also observed when IL-1 beta or its peptide fragment were injected intravenously (i.v.) together with the antigen, with a maximum activity at 10 micrograms/kg for the 163-171 peptide and 100 pg/kg for hu rIL-1 beta. Thus, the in vivo immunostimulatory activity of hu IL-1 beta depended on the administration route as follows: i.v. much greater than s.c. = i.p. much greater than p.os. Conversely, the adjuvant effect of the 163-171 peptide was: i.v. much greater than p.os greater than s.c. = i.p.
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000378:metabolism*; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D053583:Interleukin-1beta; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D013154:Spleen / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D007375:Interleukin-1; D053583:Interleukin-1beta; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C052994:interleukin-1beta (163-171)