ENHANCEMENT OF HUMAN LYMPHOCYTE-T FUNCTION BY PROTHYMOSIN-ALPHA - INCREASED PRODUCTION OF INTERLEUKIN-2 AND EXPRESSION OF INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTORS IN NORMAL HUMAN PERIPHERAL-BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES-T

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BAXEVANIS, CN [1 ]
FRILLINGOS, S [1 ]
SEFERIADIS, K [1 ]
RECLOS, GJ [1 ]
ARSENIS, P [1 ]
KATSIYIANNIS, A [1 ]
ANASTASOPOULOS, E [1 ]
TSOLAS, O [1 ]
PAPAMICHAIL, M [1 ]
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[1] UNIV IOANNINA,SCH MED,BIOL CHEM LAB,GR-45110 IOANNINA,GREECE
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10.3109/08923979009019679
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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The in vitro incubation of phytohemagglutinin (PHA)- or alloantigen-stimulated peripheral blood T cells with prothymosin alpha (Prot-alpha) resulted in a marked and reproducible increase in the production of interleukin-2 (IL-2). Incubation of T cells with Prot-alpha, in the absence of PHA or alloantigen, failed to induce any production of IL-2. Prot-alpha by itself did not exert any IL-2 activity. Finally, Prot-alpha was shown to increase the expression of IL-2 receptors on phytohemagglutinin- or alloantigen-activated T cells. These data provide the basis for understanding the in vitro immunoenhancing effects of Prot-alpha in cellular immune systems.
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