title: Role of cAMP and neutrophil cyclooxygenase in gonadotropin-dependent regulation of T lymphocyte proliferation.
abstract: The effect of the main pregnancy hormone, chorionic gonadotropin (CG), on proliferation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) was studied in the presence of autologous neutrophils; also, hormone-dependent regulation of the cAMP levels in T lymphocytes and neutrophils was evaluated. PBMC proliferation in response to a mitogen is suppressed by physiological doses of CG (10, 50, and 100 IU/ml). Autologous neutrophils enhance the suppression induced by the low dose of CG (10 IU/ml), but when cyclooxygenase was inhibited this effect was not observed; this suggests that the anti-proliferative effects of the low dose of CG can be mediated by the products generated by neutrophil cyclooxygenase. The effect of CG was associated with increased cAMP levels in T lymphocytes and neutrophils. Comparison of functional and cAMP-related effects of CG in both cell populations indicates that cAMP is involved in the anti-proliferative effects of CG.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ecology and Genetics, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ul. Goleva 13, Perm', 614081 Russia.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Shirshev
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Kuklina
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000502:physiology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases