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标题：Immunopharmacological Characterization of a Highly Branched Fungal (1→3)-β-D-Glucan, OL-2, Isolated from Omphalia lapidescens
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作者：Naohito OHNO ; Kazuo SAITO ; Jiro NEMOTO 等
期刊名称：Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
印刷版ISSN：0918-6158
电子版ISSN：1347-5215
出版年度：1993
卷号：16
期号：4
页码：414-419
DOI：10.1248/bpb.16.414
出版社：The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
摘要：The immunopharmacological activities of a fungal (1→3)-β-D-glucan, OL-2, isolated from "Leiwan" Omphalia lapidescens were examined. Intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of OL-2 to ICR mice induced a significant number of peritoneal exudate cells (PEC) and whilte blood cells over the period of a few days. Spleen cell numbers were also increased by i.p. administration of OL-2 at about a week. These changes reverted to the normal level within a month. Responses of spleen cells and bone marrow cells (BM) to colony stimulating factors (CSF) were augmented by OL-2 administration assessed by cell proliferation assay. Sera from OL-2 administered mice contained an increased concentration of colony stimulating activity. Gene expressions of interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor α in the spleen were also increased. These results suggested the activation of hematopoietic responses, and would well relate to the incremental increase in PEC, white blood cell and spleen cell numbers. OL-2 also increased the serum concentration of fibronectin and complement component C-3. However, OL-2 did not show adjuvant activity to SRBC and antitumor activity against the solid form of Sarcoma 180 by i.p. administration. Yet, OL-2 did not interfere with the antitumor activity of SSG against the same tumor system. These facts suggested that OL-2 could enhance nonspecific host defense mechanisms by enhancing hematopoietic responses, but would not enhance or inhibit the specific immunity mediated by lymphocytes. On the contrary, negligible changes in cell numbers were observed by OL-2 on AKR mice, which are complement C5-deficient mice, suggesting the significant contribution of complement systems to the immunopharmacological activity of OL-2.
关键词：Leiwan (Omphalia lapidescens);β-glucan;PCR;immunopharmacological activity;gene expression;cytokine