title: Effect of the antirheumatic agent Tenidap on CD3, CD4, and CD8 expression and interleukin-1 and leukotriene B4 secretion in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
abstract: Thymocytes that express the complete CD3-T-cell receptor (TCR) complex are CD4- and CD8-. The CD4+ T-cell population can be subdivided into at least two quite distinct subsets, TH1 and TH2 cells, based upon cytokine expression. Interleukin-1 (IL-1) appears to be required for optimal proliferation of T cells in response to antigen and it seems that in the absence of IL-1, TH2 clones proliferate less in response to antigen. Tenidap is an antirheumatic agent that has an inhibitory effect on IL-1 production. In these studies, we show that isolated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) treated in vitro with Tenidap (15 micrograms/mL) for 48-h incubations significantly (p < 0.05) enhanced the present of CD4+ expression compared with untreated cells (control), as determined by cytofluorimetric analysis. Lipopolysaccharide and Bacillus Calmette-Guérin were used as positive controls. When the cells were tested for CD3 or CD8 receptor expression, no differences were found between the untreated PBMCs and the treated (15 micrograms/mL Tenidap) cells. No change was found when cells were incubated for 72 h. Moreover, our data show a strong dose-dependent inhibitory effect of Tenidap (15 micrograms/mL) on IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, and leukotriene B4 secretion in PBMCs treated overnight. The increased CD4+ expression by Tenidap in PBMCs may suggest an important role for this new antirheumatic agent in immunity and may hold future therapeutic promise for diseases involving IL-1 and leukotriene B4 as mediators.
authors.affiliation: Immunology Division, University of Chieti Medical School, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reale
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Barbacane
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stuard
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Placido
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D017252:CD3 Complex / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016827:CD8 Antigens / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000378:metabolism*; D007975:Leukotriene B4 / Q000378:metabolism*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D016859:Lipoxygenase Inhibitors; D008297:Male; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000276:immunology; D000078183:Oxindoles; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D017252:CD3 Complex; D015704:CD4 Antigens; D016827:CD8 Antigens; D007211:Indoles; D007375:Interleukin-1; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D016859:Lipoxygenase Inhibitors; D000078183:Oxindoles; D007975:Leukotriene B4; C062866:tenidap