Coordinate Suppression of Superantigen-Induced Cytokine Production and T-Cell Proliferation by a Small Nonpeptidic Inhibitor of Class II Major Histocompatibility Complex and CD4 Interaction

AUTOR(ES)

Krakauer, Teresa

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Proinflammatory cytokines mediate the toxic effect of superantigenic staphylococcal exotoxins (SE). TJU103, a small nonpeptidic molecule that blocks the interaction between major histocompatibility complex class II and CD4 molecules inhibited SE-stimulated T-cell proliferation (by 92%) and production of tumor necrosis factor, interleukin 1β, interleukin 6, and gamma interferon (by 66, 56, 76, and 72%, respectively) by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. These data suggest that TJU103 may be useful for mitigating the pathogenic effects of SE.

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