RRC ID 38733
Author Kohama Y, Itoh M, Tanaka K, Iida K, Kuroda T, Tanaka S, Moriyama K, Ishii T, Mimura T.
Title Studies on thermophile products. XI. Biological effect of antigen presenting inhibitor, isofatty acid-containing phosphatidylethanolamine, on mouse macrophages.
Journal Biol Pharm Bull
Abstract A new fraction, Fr. 8-A, which consists of a phosphatidylethanolamine with C14:0-C18:0 isofatty acids was obtained from Bacillus stearothermophilus UBT8038. The fraction inhibited major histocompatibility complex class II (Ia) antigen expression and antigen presentation on mouse macrophages. The effect of Fr.8-A on macrophage functions related to antigen presentation was investigated. Fr. 8-A increased arachidonate release, prostaglandin (PG) E2 release and nitrite production from peritoneal macrophages. It increased further the levels of PGE2, nitrite and tumor necrosis factor in the culture supernatant of the macrophages induced by the supernatant from concanavalin A-stimulated spleen cell cultures. Fr. 8-A augmented the activity of peritoneal macrophages to suppress Con A-stimulated T cell proliferation. Addition of either indomethacin or Ng-methyl-L-arginine had no effect on the augmentation of suppressor macrophage activity or the inhibition of antigen presentation by Fr. 8-A, while simultaneous addition of both inhibitors abrogated the effect of the fraction. These results indicate that Fr. 8-A inhibits Ia expression and antigen presentation, and augments suppressor macrophage activity at least partly via the activation of both cyclooxygenase and nitric oxide synthase pathways.
Volume 17(12)
Pages 1543-8
Published 1994-12-1
DOI 10.1248/bpb.17.1543
PMID 7735194
MeSH Animals Antigen Presentation / drug effects* Arachidonic Acid / metabolism Cells, Cultured Concanavalin A / antagonists & inhibitors Concanavalin A / pharmacology Dinoprostone / metabolism Fatty Acids / biosynthesis Fatty Acids / pharmacology* Geobacillus stearothermophilus / metabolism* In Vitro Techniques Indomethacin / pharmacology Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed Macrophages / drug effects* Male Mice Mice, Inbred BALB C Mice, Inbred Strains Nitric Oxide / biosynthesis Phosphatidylethanolamines / biosynthesis Phosphatidylethanolamines / pharmacology* Spleen / cytology Spleen / drug effects Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / biosynthesis
IF 1.863
Times Cited 0
WOS Category PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
Resource
Human and Animal Cells L929(RCB0081)