title: Influence of dexamethasone phosphate upon the DNA- and the NAD-metabolism of concanavaline a stimulated T-lymphocytes.
abstract: 1. Glucocorticoids have a decisive function in the immune system. In this paper, special attention is paid to the DNA and the NAD metabolism in T-lymphocytes of mice stimulated by Con A under the influence of dexamethasone phosphate. 2. Nicotinamide increases the incorporation of [3H]thymidine into the DNA of T-cells in dependence on the concentration. There is a similar but less pronounced effect with 1-methylnicotinamide. 3. Dexamethasone phosphate even at 10(-9) M inhibits the incorporation of [3H]thymidine into DNA. 4. The incorporation of [3H]thymidine into the DNA is reduced after preincubation of the T-cells with 6-aminonicotinamide or with 3-acetylpyridine. 5. Dexamethasone phosphate decreases the content of NAD in the T-cells. 6. The activity of the ADPR transferase increases after addition of Con A. Presence of nicotinamide stimulates the effect of Con A on this enzyme. This is not the case with 1-methylnicotinamide. The enzyme is inhibited drastically by dexamethasone phosphate. 7. It may be concluded that the NAD-adenoribosylation metabolism is markedly influenced by the mitogen Con A and by dexamethasone phosphate.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008715:Methionine / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009243:NAD; D003208:Concanavalin A; D003907:Dexamethasone; D004247:DNA; D008715:Methionine; D013936:Thymidine