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Intensive immunosuppression in patients with disseminated sclerosis. III. Lymphocyte response in vitro. 1975

S C Knight, and E M Lance, and J Abbosh, and A Munro, and J O'Brien

Lymphocytes from fifteen multiple sclerosis patients gave responses to phytohaemagglutinin (PHA), conconavalin A (con A) and pokeweed mitogen (PWM) which were in the normal range. However, the responses of lymphocytes to stimulation by an allogeneic lymphoid cell line (LCL) were significantly lower in HLA-7-positive than in HLA-7-negative patients (a distinction not found in control groups). Depression of con A, PHA and PWM responses were observed during intensive immunosuppression. Responses to LCL were unaltered or increased during initial azathioprine and prednisone treatment. The depression of this response following antilymphocyte globulin (ALG) treatment was delayed in the HLA-7-positive patients. One week after the end of ALG treatment, most PHA, con A and PWM responses had returned to low normal values. Reduction of azathioprine and prednisone treatment at the end of 1 year resulted in a sharp rise in PHA and con A responses in some patients. Relapses in patients were frequently associated with low responses to LCL cells.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007165	Immunosuppression Therapy	Deliberate prevention or diminution of the host's immune response. It may be nonspecific as in the administration of immunosuppressive agents (drugs or radiation) or by lymphocyte depletion or may be specific as in desensitization or the simultaneous administration of antigen and immunosuppressive drugs.	Antirejection Therapy,Immunosuppression,Immunosuppressive Therapy,Anti-Rejection Therapy,Therapy, Anti-Rejection,Therapy, Antirejection,Anti Rejection Therapy,Anti-Rejection Therapies,Antirejection Therapies,Immunosuppression Therapies,Immunosuppressions,Immunosuppressive Therapies,Therapies, Immunosuppression,Therapies, Immunosuppressive,Therapy, Immunosuppression,Therapy, Immunosuppressive
D008213	Lymphocyte Activation	Morphologic alteration of small B LYMPHOCYTES or T LYMPHOCYTES in culture into large blast-like cells able to synthesize DNA and RNA and to divide mitotically. It is induced by INTERLEUKINS; MITOGENS such as PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS, and by specific ANTIGENS. It may also occur in vivo as in GRAFT REJECTION.	Blast Transformation,Blastogenesis,Lymphoblast Transformation,Lymphocyte Stimulation,Lymphocyte Transformation,Transformation, Blast,Transformation, Lymphoblast,Transformation, Lymphocyte,Activation, Lymphocyte,Stimulation, Lymphocyte
D008937	Mitomycins	A group of methylazirinopyrroloindolediones obtained from certain Streptomyces strains. They are very toxic antibiotics used as ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS in some solid tumors. PORFIROMYCIN and MITOMYCIN are the most useful members of the group.
D009103	Multiple Sclerosis	An autoimmune disorder mainly affecting young adults and characterized by destruction of myelin in the central nervous system. Pathologic findings include multiple sharply demarcated areas of demyelination throughout the white matter of the central nervous system. Clinical manifestations include visual loss, extra-ocular movement disorders, paresthesias, loss of sensation, weakness, dysarthria, spasticity, ataxia, and bladder dysfunction. The usual pattern is one of recurrent attacks followed by partial recovery (see MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING), but acute fulminating and chronic progressive forms (see MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE) also occur. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p903)	MS (Multiple Sclerosis),Multiple Sclerosis, Acute Fulminating,Sclerosis, Disseminated,Disseminated Sclerosis,Sclerosis, Multiple
D011241	Prednisone	A synthetic anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid derived from CORTISONE. It is biologically inert and converted to PREDNISOLONE in the liver.	Dehydrocortisone,delta-Cortisone,Apo-Prednisone,Cortan,Cortancyl,Cutason,Dacortin,Decortin,Decortisyl,Deltasone,Encorton,Encortone,Enkortolon,Kortancyl,Liquid Pred,Meticorten,Orasone,Panafcort,Panasol,Predni Tablinen,Prednidib,Predniment,Prednison Acsis,Prednison Galen,Prednison Hexal,Pronisone,Rectodelt,Sone,Sterapred,Ultracorten,Winpred,Acsis, Prednison
D006650	Histocompatibility Testing	Identification of the major histocompatibility antigens of transplant DONORS and potential recipients, usually by serological tests. Donor and recipient pairs should be of identical ABO blood group, and in addition should be matched as closely as possible for HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS in order to minimize the likelihood of allograft rejection. (King, Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)	Crossmatching, Tissue,HLA Typing,Tissue Typing,Crossmatchings, Tissue,HLA Typings,Histocompatibility Testings,Testing, Histocompatibility,Testings, Histocompatibility,Tissue Crossmatching,Tissue Crossmatchings,Tissue Typings,Typing, HLA,Typing, Tissue,Typings, HLA,Typings, Tissue
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000961	Antilymphocyte Serum	Serum containing GAMMA-GLOBULINS which are antibodies for lymphocyte ANTIGENS. It is used both as a test for HISTOCOMPATIBILITY and therapeutically in TRANSPLANTATION.	ATGAM,Antilymphoblast Globulins,Antilymphocyte Antibodies,Antilymphocyte Globulin,Lymphocytotoxic Antibodies,Anti-Thymocyte Globulin,Antilymphocyte Immunoglobulin,Antithymocyte Globulin,Antithymoglobulin,Lymphocyte Immune Globulin, Anti-Thymocyte Globulin,Lymphocyte Immune Globulin, Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (Equine),Pressimmune,Anti Thymocyte Globulin,Anti-Thymocyte Globulins,Antibodies, Antilymphocyte,Antibodies, Lymphocytotoxic,Antibody, Antilymphocyte,Antibody, Lymphocytotoxic,Antilymphoblast Globulin,Antilymphocyte Antibody,Antilymphocyte Globulins,Antilymphocyte Immunoglobulins,Antilymphocyte Serums,Antithymocyte Globulins,Antithymoglobulins,Globulin, Anti-Thymocyte,Globulin, Antilymphoblast,Globulin, Antilymphocyte,Globulin, Antithymocyte,Globulins, Anti-Thymocyte,Globulins, Antilymphoblast,Globulins, Antilymphocyte,Globulins, Antithymocyte,Immunoglobulin, Antilymphocyte,Immunoglobulins, Antilymphocyte,Lymphocyte Immune Globulin, Anti Thymocyte Globulin,Lymphocytotoxic Antibody,Serum, Antilymphocyte,Serums, Antilymphocyte
D001379	Azathioprine	An immunosuppressive agent used in combination with cyclophosphamide and hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), this substance has been listed as a known carcinogen. (Merck Index, 11th ed)	Azathioprine Sodium,Azathioprine Sodium Salt,Azathioprine Sulfate,Azothioprine,Immuran,Imuran,Imurel,Sodium, Azathioprine
D013997	Time Factors	Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.	Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor