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Effects of prostaglandin synthesis inhibition on the immune response. 1981

R P Schleimer, and E Benjamini

Inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis at the time of antigen presentation was used to test the role of prostaglandins in the inductive stage of the in vivo immune response to several antigens. Indomethacin and Ro 20-5720, two prostaglandin synthesis inhibitors, produced a several-fold enhancement of the primary immunoglobulin (Ig) M and IgG anti-sheep red blood cell plaque-forming cell (PFC) response in CAF1 mice. Indomethacin and Ro 20-5720 also enhanced the antibody response to chicken serum albumin (CSA) in buffered saline. However, the antibody response to CSA in Freund's adjuvant was reduced by indomethacin treatment. Indomethacin treatment enhanced the PFC response to a chicken lysozyme-lipopolysaccharide conjugate, and did not greatly affect the PFC response to pneumococcal polysaccharide. The allogeneic cytotoxic response to the El-4 tumor line was delayed by indomethacin treatment and, since this tumor does not synthesize prostaglandins, we speculate that prostaglandin synthesis by the host is important in the generation of a cytotoxic response to this tumor. It is concluded that the role of prostaglandins in the induction of the immune response varies, and can be proinductive or anti-inductive, depending on the eliciting antigen.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007109	Immunity	Nonsusceptibility to the invasive or pathogenic effects of foreign microorganisms or to the toxic effect of antigenic substances.	Immune Process,Immune Response,Immune Processes,Immune Responses,Process, Immune,Response, Immune
D007213	Indomethacin	A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAID) that inhibits CYCLOOXYGENASE, which is necessary for the formation of PROSTAGLANDINS and other AUTACOIDS. It also inhibits the motility of POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES.	Amuno,Indocid,Indocin,Indomet 140,Indometacin,Indomethacin Hydrochloride,Metindol,Osmosin
D008297	Male		Males
D011453	Prostaglandins	A group of compounds derived from unsaturated 20-carbon fatty acids, primarily arachidonic acid, via the cyclooxygenase pathway. They are extremely potent mediators of a diverse group of physiological processes.	Prostaglandin,Prostanoid,Prostanoids
D002227	Carbazoles	Benzo-indoles similar to CARBOLINES which are pyrido-indoles. In plants, carbazoles are derived from indole and form some of the INDOLE ALKALOIDS.
D002478	Cells, Cultured	Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others.	Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D002645	Chickens	Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA.	Gallus gallus,Gallus domesticus,Gallus gallus domesticus,Chicken
D005260	Female		Females
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000951	Antigens, Neoplasm	Proteins, glycoprotein, or lipoprotein moieties on surfaces of tumor cells that are usually identified by monoclonal antibodies. Many of these are of either embryonic or viral origin.	Neoplasm Antigens,Tumor Antigen,Tumor Antigens,Antigen, Tumor,Antigens, Tumor