title: Augmentation of interleukin 1 and interleukin 2 production by OK-432.
abstract: Intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of OK-432 augmented both interleukin 1 (IL-1) and interleukin 2 (IL-2) production to the rechallenge of OK-432 in vitro. Peritoneal exudate cells (PEC) of mice 8 days after i.p. injection with OK-432 (1 KE/mouse) showed maximum IL-1 production to the restimulation with OK-432 in vitro. OK-432-induced IL-1 was consisted of three molecular weight species (two major peaks: 85 K and 15 K daltons and one minor peak: 67 K daltons) on Sephadex G-100 chromatography. Splenocytes of mice 4 days after i.p. injection with OK-432 (1 KE/mouse) demonstrated maximum IL-2 production to the in vitro rechallenge of OK-432, however, in vivo OK-432 administration failed to enhance ConA-induced IL-2 production in vitro. From gel filtration analysis, OK-432 induced IL-2 had an unique molecular weight (approximately 70 K daltons). From these results, OK-432-induced augmentation of cellular immunity against tumor cells might be due to the activation of so-called lymphokine cascade reaction mediated by IL-1 and IL-2.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000473:pathology; D001688:Biological Products / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010844:Picibanil / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D007375:Interleukin-1; D007376:Interleukin-2; D010844:Picibanil