Effects of K-76COOH (MX-1) on immune response: Induction of suppressor T-cells by MX-1
Abstract
K-76COOH (MX-1), isolated from the cultured supernatant of a species of fungi imperfecti, Stachybotrys complement nov. sp. K-76, is an inhibitor of the complement component, C5. The effects of MX-1 on various immune responses were investigated. MX-1 enhanced the response of spleen cells to PHA and LPS: MX-1 at 0.01-250 micrograms/ml for PHA and at 10-250 micrograms/ml for LPS. In contrast, it inhibited the response to Con A: MX-1 at 0.01-500 micrograms/ml for spleen cells and at 100-500 micrograms/ml for thymocytes. MX-1 and IL-1 synergistically acted to enhance the Con A response of spleen and thymus cells from which accessory cells and Ia-positive cells had been removed by passing through Sephadex G-10 columns and treating with anti-Ia monoclonal antibody plus complement. T-cells pretreated with MX-1, IL-1 and Con A for 3 days suppressed not only the response of B-cells to LPS but also the production of anti-SRBC antibodies. In addition, MX-1 was found to increase CD8+ T-cells. These results suggest that MX-1 acts on T-cells to induce suppressor T-cells.
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