Induction of cytokines by oral bacterial stimulation and its arthropathic properties

点击翻译按钮获取中文摘要

The activities of peptidoglycan(PG)fragments derived from gram-positive cocci were examined to proliferate spleen mononuclear cells(SMNC)from murine various strains and to produce cytokines in vitro, and also examined to induce the inflammatory reaction in vivo. The proliferation of SMNC from C3H/HeN mice to PG in vitro were maximum on day 3, and greater than that of SMNC from Balb/c mice. It was indicated that the responsive cells of SMNC from C3H/HeN mouse to PG were mainly Ia^+ Mac^<2+> cells. mRNA transcripts of GM-CSF were detected in the lungs of C3H/HeN mouse much stronger than that of Balb/c mouse after 3 hr of injection. Balb/c mice were susceptible to acute arthritis after PG injection, whereas C3H/HeN and C57BL/6 mice failed to produce acute arthritis. The cytoplasmic membrane protein(MAP)of Streptococcus pyogenes, but not PG and others, when incubated with human peripheral blood lymphocytes, induced polyclonal activation of T cells after 5-7 days of incubation without IL-2 production. The activated T cells included CD^<4+> CD^<8-> helper T cells. We have obtained some informations on the responsibility of mononuclear cells to bacterial cell components, especially cytokine production and activated cells. These factors form a complex net work, and a complete understanding of the mechanisms involved in the arthritis to bacterial subfraction, must await detailed studies.