Effects of Retinoic Acid on the Human Lymphocyte Response to Mitogens

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Abstract
Nontoxic concentrations of retinoic acid enhance DNA synthesis of human peripheral blood lymphocytes in response to phytohemagglutinin or rabbit-antihuman-thymocyte globulin, whereas the response to concanavalin A or pokeweed mitogen remained unaffected. Retinoic acid-induced stimulation of lymphocyte reactivity to phytohemagglutinin or antithymocyte globulin was most evident in T cell-enriched subpopulations and required the near-concurrent addition of retinoic acid and mitogens. Retinoic acid-mediated enhancement of lymphocyte proliferation in response to phytohemagglutinin or antithymocyte globulin was paralleled by a concomitant suppression of immune interferon production of lymphocytes stimulated with these mitogens. These findings allow further studies on the immunoregulatory action of retinoids in vitro.

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