title: Interleukin-1 and interleukin-2 defects associated with murine graft-versus-host-induced immunodeficiency.
abstract: In this study we investigated the mechanism, or mechanisms, involved in graft-versus-host (GVH)-induced T cell immunodeficiency. Chronic GVH reactions were induced in normal CBA X A F1 (BAF1) hybrid mice by the injection of parental A strain lymphoid cells. At various times (43-91 days) after GVH induction, the functional status of GVH T cells was assessed using interleukin-1 (IL-1) and interleukin-2 (IL-2) as probes. The response of GVH thymocytes to IL-1 was depressed when compared with normal thymocytes. Although GVH peanut-agglutinin-negative (PNA-) thymocytes did respond to IL-2 alone or IL-2 plus phytohemagglutinin (PHA), this response was significantly lower than the response of PNA- thymocytes from normal mice. In addition, GVH spleen cells failed to produce significant amounts of IL-2 when stimulated with concanavalin A. These results suggest that the long term immunosuppression associated with murine chronic GVH disease is due, at least in part, to a decrease in the responsiveness to IL-1 and IL-2, and to a marked deficiency in IL-2 production.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000276:immunology*; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D012397:Rosette Formation; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D007376:Interleukin-2; D003208:Concanavalin A