Augmentation of cellular immunity by kigamicin D

J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2006 Apr;59(4):215-9. doi: 10.1038/ja.2006.30.

Abstract

Kigamicin D did not show any immunosuppressive activity in mixed lymphocyte culture reaction and mitogen induced lymphocyte blastogenesis in vitro and graft versus host reaction in vivo. Natural killer cell activity in spleen cells was not affected by oral administration of kigamicin D. Instead, delayed-type hypersensitivity response to sheep red blood cells was stimulated at a broad dosage level. It is concluded that kigamicin D increases cellular immunity to specific antigen.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Doxorubicin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Doxorubicin / pharmacology
  • Graft vs Host Reaction / drug effects
  • Hypersensitivity, Delayed
  • Immunity, Cellular / drug effects*
  • Killer Cells, Natural / drug effects
  • Lymphocyte Activation / drug effects
  • Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C3H
  • Models, Animal
  • Oxazoles / pharmacology*
  • Spleen / immunology

Substances

  • Oxazoles
  • kigamicin D
  • Doxorubicin