title: Effects of ciprofloxacin on the humoral and cellular immune responses in Balb/c-mice.
abstract: The effects of a 7 days chemotherapy with ciprofloxacin on the humoral and cellular immune responses in Balb/c-mice were examined. Ciprofloxacin-doses used were calculated on a body weight basis from therapeutic dosages in humans. In a dose-dependent way IgM as well as IgG responses were significantly increased. The delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction to oxazolone was not significantly changed. In in vivo as well in vitro experiments ciprofloxacin showed no modulatory activity on the concanavalin A and LPS-induced proliferative activities of mouse spleen cells.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000187:drug effects*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010081:Oxazolone / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D010081:Oxazolone; D002939:Ciprofloxacin