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  • Title: Inhibition of lymphocyte function by a naturally occurring nucleoside: 5'-methylthioadenosine (MTA).
    Author: Di Padova F, Di Padova C, Stramentinoli G, Tritapepe R.
    Journal: Int J Immunopharmacol; 1985; 7(2):193-8. PubMed ID: 4008139.
    Abstract:
    The link between immunodeficiencies and nucleoside metabolism is exemplified by the inherited deficiencies of adenosine deaminase and purine nucleoside phosphorylase which are associated with an abnormal development of the immune system. In this report we show that high doses of methylthioadenosine (MTA), a natural purine nucleoside, inhibit both the mitogen-induced blastogenesis of human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) and the pokeweed mitogen (PWM)-driven in vitro immunoglobulin synthesis by PBL in a non-toxic and reversible fashion. Our data support the view that both T and B cells are sensitive to MTA inhibition and that PWM-driven Ig production is more affected by MTA than the mitogen-induced PBL proliferation. The observation that MTA causes an evident inhibition of in vitro PWM-driven Ig secretion when added four days after the start of the cultures suggests that MTA can exert its activity not only on proliferation but also on differentiation of B cells.
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