title: Influence of desmuramylpeptides from LK-409 series on the cytokine production in the mouse spleen cells.
abstract: LK-409 (7-oxooctanoyl-L-Ala-D-iGln) was found to modulate immune response. To study the impact of minimal structural changes in the LK-409 molecule on the immunomodulatory activity a series of LK-409 analogues was prepared and their activities were evaluated. After the treatment of NmRI mice at a dose of 25 microg daily for three consecutive days the isolated spleen cells were stimulated with concanavaline A and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) or ionomycin and PMA, and the production of IL-2, IL-4,-IL-6, IL-10 and IFN-gamma studied as a function of the different LK-409 analogues. All the compounds modulate the Th1/Th2 cytokine response, especially in the presence of ConA&PMA activation. The minimal structure modification of LK-409 strongly influences the regulation of the cytokine production.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. marija.sollner@ffa.uni-lj.si
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sollner Dolenc
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Crnosija
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simcic
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wraber
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pecar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004151:Dipeptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D015759:Ionomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007476:Ionophores / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D004151:Dipeptides; D007476:Ionophores; C079179:LK 409; D003208:Concanavalin A; D015759:Ionomycin; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate