Granulomatous hypersensitivity to Schistosoma mansoni EGG antigens in human schistosomiasis. IV. A role for prostaglandin-induced inhibition of in vitro granuloma formation.
Granulomatous hypersensitivity to Schistosoma mansoni EGG antigens in human schistosomiasis. IV. A role for prostaglandin-induced inhibition of in vitro granuloma formation.
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人血吸虫病中对曼氏血吸虫 EGG 抗原的肉芽肿性超敏反应。
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3024.1994.tb00299.x
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发表时间:
1994
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Doughty,BL
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作者:
Goes,AM;Rezende,SA;Gazzinelli,G;Doughty,BL
The prostaglandins (PG) are known to regulate immune cell function(s) and participate in the progression of both acute and chronic inflammatory reactions. Using anin vitromodel ofSchistosoma mansoniegg‐induced hypersensitivity granulomas, we have delineated the role of immune complexes (IC) in the induction and release of PG and their inhibitory effects on granuloma development. The hypersensitivity‐type granuloma reaction to soluble egg antigen (SEA) was examined using a model ofin vitrogranuloma formation. Our results show that granuloma formation was dramatically suppressed by the addition to the granuloma cultures of IC, PGE1, PGE2, while PGF2alpha had no significant effect. The inhibition of the PG function was achieved by the introduction of anti‐PG antibodies that blocked suppression of granuloma formation. It appears in this model system that IC may inhibit the activity of granuloma formation by stimulating the monocyte‐macrophage lineage to release inhibitory mediators. Our results suggest that the prostaglandins E series may be important in the generation and maintenance of suppression of the granulomatous inflammatory response toS. mansoniegg antigens.