Lymphokines in sensitized rats. III. Influence of prednisolone treatment of lymph node and spleen architecture in sensitized rats and upon MIF release in vitro. |
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Authors: | W W Bakker I Mulder W A van der Berg P J Hoedemaeker |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pathology, State University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | The influence of prednisolone (corticosteroid, C.S.) treatment upon established cell-mediated immunity (CMI) induced by complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) has been studied in rats by using in vitro migration inhibitory factor (MIF) assays, type IV skin reactions, and regional lymph node and spleen histology. Additionally, changes in the mononuclear-polymorphonuclear ratio of peripheral blood and T-cell accumulation in bone marrow in response to C.S. treatment have been determined. These results have been evaluated by comparison with equivalent experiments upon animals treated with anti-rat lymphocyte serum (ALS), oxisuran, or 2-[(methylsulfinyl)-acetyl]pyridine, which selectively suppresses CMI. The results suggest the existence of a population of “educated” T-cells in the thymic cortex of sensitized rats, and they suggest that prolonged C.S. administration does not suppress T-effector cells involved in established CMI but, rather, affects lymphocyte and monocyte migration patterns, including the migration of educated T-cells from the thymic cortex into other tissue compartments. |
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Keywords: | Author to whom reprint requests should be directed. Present address: Department of Pathology R.U. Oostersingel 63 Groningen The Netherlands. |
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