CYTOKINE-RELATED IMMUNOPOTENTIATING ACTIVITIES OF PARAMYLON, A BETA-(1-]3)-D-GLUCAN FROM EUGLENA-GRACILIS

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作者
KONDO, Y [1 ]
KATO, A [1 ]
HOJO, H [1 ]
NOZOE, S [1 ]
TAKEUCHI, M [1 ]
OCHI, K [1 ]
机构
[1] NIKKEN FOODS CO LTD, FUKUROI, SHIZUOKA 43701, JAPAN
来源
JOURNAL OF PHARMACOBIO-DYNAMICS | 1992年 / 15卷 / 11期
关键词
PARAMYLON; BETA-(1-]3)-D-GLUCAN; PLAQUE-FORMING CELL; ADJUVANT; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-6;
D O I
10.1248/bpb1978.15.617
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Paramylon, a beta-(1 --> 3)-D-glucan, isolated from Euglena gracilis, was tested for its adjuvant activity on the antibody response to sheep red blood cell (SRBC) in mice. Paramylon markedly enhanced anti-SRBC plaque-forming cell production at a dose of 10 mg/kg. It was also found that in vitro addition of lipopolysaccharide in culture to macrophages from paramylon-treated mice produced a large amount of interleukin 1 (IL-1) and there was a significant level of interleukin 6 (IL-6) induced transiently in the blood of these mice. As IL-1 and IL-6 play crucial roles in the immune response to T cell-dependent antigens like SRBC, the immunopotentiating effect of paramylon might be expressed through the action of these cytokines.
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