Effect of Lectins on the Levels of cAMP and cGMP in Guinea Pig Lymphocytes: Early Responses of Lymph Node Cells to Mitogenic and Non-Mitogenic Lectins
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- 1 March 1976
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Immunology
- Vol. 116 (3) , 696-703
- https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.116.3.696
Abstract
Guinea pig lymph node lymphocytes were reacted with two mitogenic lectins (LcL-A or PHA) and two nonmitogenic lectins (AbL or WGA), and the levels of cAMP and cGMP were determined during 30 min of culture. Various concentrations of LcL-A and PHA caused modest (1.5 to 2-fold) rises in cAMP levels. However, the rise in cAMP did not correlate with the degree of mitogenicity. AbL caused a greater rise in cAMP than the mitogenic lectins whereas WGA had no effect on cAMP levels. None of the four lectins causes an appreciable (i.e., greater than 1.5-fold) change in cGMP levels. There does not seem to be any positive correlation between early changes of cAMP and/or cGMP and mitogenesis.Keywords
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