IMMUNOENHANCING EFFECT OF FLAVONOID COMPOUNDS ON LYMPHOCYTE-PROLIFERATION AND IMMUNOGLOBULIN-SYNTHESIS
IMMUNOENHANCING EFFECT OF FLAVONOID COMPOUNDS ON LYMPHOCYTE-PROLIFERATION AND IMMUNOGLOBULIN-SYNTHESIS
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DOI:
10.1016/0192-0561(84)90018-3
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
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BERG, PA
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BRATTIG, NW;DIAO, GJ;BERG, PA
Flavonoid compounds are lipophilic agents which can interact with membrane lipids and may affect responsiveness of immune cells. It was studied whether cianidanol ((+)-catechin), the O-methyl-derivative (+)-3-methoxy-5,7,3'',4''-tetrahydroxyflavan and palmitoyl-derivative (+)-3-palmitoyl-5,7,3'',4''-tetrahydroxyflavan influence [human] T and B cell functions. Immunomodulatory property of ubiquinone 50 was also investigated. Cyclosporin A and inosine which are known to inhibit or enhance immune responses, respectively, were used as controls. The in vitro spontaneous, antigen and mitogen induced proliferation as well as Ig synthesis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy individuals was determined in the presence of different concentrations of the agents. All flavonoid compounds and ubiquinone 50 significantly increased (P < 0.05-< 0.01) the spontaneous lymphocyte transformation but hardly affected antigen, alloantigen and mitogen induced proliferative response. Only cianidanol and O-methyl-derivative enhanced significantly (P < 0.05-< 0.01) spontaneous, pokeweed mitogen and Staphylococcus aureus Cowan I induced Ig synthesis while the palmitoyl-derivative and ubiquinone 50 had only minor influence on B cell function. S. aureus induced Ig production was neither increased by inosine nor suppressed by cyclosporin A. Especially cianidanol and the O-methyl-derivative can exert an immunoenhancing effect on T and B cell functions.