title: Inhibition of interleukin-6 release and T-cell proliferation by synthetic mirror pseudo cord factor analogues in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
abstract: The effects of synthetic alkyl ((alkyl 6-deoxy-a-D-gluco-heptopyranosyluronate) 6-deoxy-a-D-gluco-heptopyranoside) uronates, a novel type of mirror pseudo cord factor, on the in vitro modulation of interleukin-6 production and T-cell proliferation in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells, were investigated. Synthetic mirror pseudo cord factors with alkyl chains ranging from C16 to C18 have very weak interleukin-6-inducing capacities and lack mitogenic activities for T-cell proliferation. However, they could inhibit IL-6 release induced by sonicated Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (S-BCG), bacterial endotoxin, and phytohaemagglutinin in a dose-dependent manner. Inhibition was observed not only with mononuclear cells but also with purified monocytes. Furthermore, these synthetic compounds could suppress T-lymphocyte proliferation stimulated by sonicated Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv (S-H37Rv) antigens, S-BCG antigens, as well as by recombinant 65 kDa mycobacterial heat-shock protein. In contrast, these compounds failed to inhibit the phytohaemagglutinin-induced T-cell proliferation. We conclude that the inhibition of cytokine release and T-cell proliferation by synthetic mirror pseudo cord factors was due to direct blocking of the function and/or activity of monocytes or antigen-presenting cells.
authors: Department of Immunology and Cell Biology, Forschungsinstitut Borstel, FRG.
authors: M H
authors: MH
authors: Wang
authors: Y Q
authors: YQ
authors: Chen
authors: H D
authors: HD
authors: Flad
authors: H H
authors: HH
authors: Baer
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Feist
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Ulmer
mesh_terms: D001681:Biological Assay; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D003311:Cord Factors / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins
chemical_list: D003311:Cord Factors; D015850:Interleukin-6; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins