title: A comparative study on the effect of BCG-PSN and thymopeptides on T-lymphocyte subsets of normal and immunosuppressed mice.
abstract: To compare the effects of polysaccharide nucleic acid fraction of bacillus calmette guerin (BCG-PSN) and thymopeptides on T-lymphocytes of normal and immunosuppressed mice, CD4+ and CD8+ T-lymphocyte subsets of single nucleic cell in thymus, spleen and peripheral blood were detected successively by flow cytometry after application of BCG-PSN and thymopeptides. Meanwhile, CD4+/CD8+ ratio was also calculated. The results showed that both BCG-PSN and thymopeptides could decrease the proportion of CD4+ CD8+ T-lymphocyte subsets in the thymus, at the same time increase CD4+ T-lymphocyte, CD8+ T-lymphocyte proportion in the three tissues. The fluctuation in amplitude was greater in thymopeptides group than that in BCG-PSN group. It is concluded that acting location of thymopeptides is in thymus, its stimulating action is stronger than that of BCG-PSN, while BCG-PSN not only accelerates the differentiation in thymus, but also has some direct stimulation to peripheral CD4+ T-lymphocytes, and can maintain CD4+/CD8+ ratio within normal range. So, BCG-PSN is safer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030.
authors.forename: Yunhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Yingling
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xingping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yongxi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Liyi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000737:chemistry*; D009696:Nucleic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000187:drug effects*; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D009696:Nucleic Acids; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial