title: Effect of polyvinyl pyrrolidone derivative compound on production of interleukin-1 by monocytes.
abstract: We studied the effect of 1-acetamide, 2-pyrrolidone (PVP-A), a B-cell mitogen derivative, on interleukin-1 (IL-1) production by peripheral blood monocytes. The compound was capable of inducing monocytes to produce IL-1 to an extent significantly lower than that induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). However, addition of PVP-A in conjunction with LPS resulted in IL-1 superinduction. Furthermore, PVP-A addition to monocytes of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) restored diminished IL-1 production by these cells to levels comparable with monocytes from age-matched healthy individuals. We also examined the effect of PVP-A on immunoglobulin (Ig) synthesis in vitro. PVP-A increased the production of both IgM and IgG by peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) in response to pokeweed mitogen (PWM). We conclude, since Ig synthesis of B-cells requires monocytes, that perhaps PVP-A activated monocytes can boost B-cells resulting in augmented Ig production.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011043:Pokeweed Mitogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D011205:Povidone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins; D007375:Interleukin-1; D011043:Pokeweed Mitogens; D011205:Povidone