title: Effects of bovine beta-casein (1-28) and its chemically synthesized partial fragments on proliferative responses and immunoglobulin production in mouse spleen cell cultures.
abstract: Effects of bovine beta-casein (1-28) having a phosphoserine-rich region (Glu14-SerP-Leu-SerP-SerP-SerP-Glu-Glu21) and its chemically synthesized partial fragments on proliferation of lymphocytes and immunoglobulin production were investigated in mouse spleen cell cultures. The parent fragment 1-28 and all fragments containing SerP-Leu-SerP and/or SerP-SerP-SerP had a significant mitogenic effect, stimulated proliferation of lymphocytes induced by lipopolysaccharide, phytohemagglutinin, or concanavalin A, and increased immunoglobulin (IgG + IgM + IgA) or IgA levels in the cell cultures. In contrast, dephosphorylated beta-casein (14-21) and SerP-SerP amide had hardly any immunoregulatory activity. On the other hand, SerP-Leu-SerP amide reacted little with antibodies specific to bovine beta-casein (1-28), but beta-casein (14-21), and SerP-SerP-SerP amide obviously reacted with the antibody. These results confirm that the immunoregulatory activity of casein phosphopeptides is attributable to SerP-X-SerP, which may well be available as a non-allergic food ingredient having an adjuvant activity for mucosal IgA responses.
authors.affiliation: Integrated Department of Sciences of Functional Foods, Graduate School of Agriculture, Shinshu University, Kamiina-gun, Nagano-ken, Japan. otani84@gipmc.shinshu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Otani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tashiro
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002364:Caseins / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D007120:Immunochemistry; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008934:Mitogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D002364:Caseins; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D008934:Mitogens; D010446:Peptide Fragments