title: Mitogenic activity of new lectins from seeds of wild Artocarpus species from Vietnam.
abstract: Proliferative response of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) stimulated by new lectins purified from seeds of differents Artocarpus species from Vietnam (A. asperulus, A. heterophyllus, A. masticata, A. melinoxylus, A. parva and A. petelotii) was studied and compared to those of the lectin jacalin purified from jackfruit (A. heterophyllus) seeds collected in the island La Réunion. All lectins stimulated human PBMC to proliferate, with a variable efficiency of the mitogenic activity. Phenotypic analysis of cells recovered after 7 day-cultures showed that these lectins mostly stimulated CD4+ T lymphocytes. These results suggest that these lectins from different Artocarpus species are similar in terms of their mitogenic activity although their structural features are not identical.
authors.affiliation: CNRS URA 1172, immunologie et interactions moléculaires, CHU La Milétrie, Poitiers, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Blasco
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Ngoc
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aucouturier
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Preud'Homme
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barra
mesh_terms: D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000166:cytology; D008934:Mitogens / Q000494:pharmacology*; D037121:Plant Lectins; D017508:Reunion; D014744:Vietnam
chemical_list: D037102:Lectins; D008934:Mitogens; D037121:Plant Lectins