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  • Title: Inhibition of the production of a soluble helper mediator by cyclosporin A results in the failure to generate alloreactive cytolytic cells in mixed-lymphocyte culture.
    Author: Wang BS, Zheng CX, Heacock EH, Tilney NL, Strom TB, Mannick JA.
    Journal: Clin Immunol Immunopathol; 1983 May; 27(2):160-9. PubMed ID: 6223754.
    Abstract:
    The mechanism of action of cyclosporin A (CsA) in inhibiting the induction of alloreactive cytolytic T lymphocytes (CTL) in mixed-lymphocyte culture (MLC) was investigated. CsA at concentrations of 10(-3) to 10(-1) micrograms/ml completely prevented the generation of CTL. However, the addition of culture supernatants from mitogen-activated lymphocytes to MLC not only significantly reversed the suppressive effect of CsA but also fully restored the reactivity of lymphocytes already treated with CsA. By measuring the presence of a soluble helper mediator (SHF) in MLC supernatants, we found that CsA-treated lymphocytes produced no SHF, possibly interleukin 2 (IL-2). The effect of CsA on receptors for IL-2 was subsequently studied and it was found that the binding capacity of 125I-labeled IL-2 to lymphocytes was not altered by the presence of CsA. These findings suggest that the prevention of helper cells from producing SHF, rather than the inhibition of the response of effector cells to SHF, is a possible explanation for the immunosuppression mediated by CsA.
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