Mode of action of plasmolysed yeast on lymphocytes under microgravity stress

Immunol Invest. 2000 Nov;29(4):355-64.

Abstract

A newly developed device to simulate microgravity for space biological investigations under laboratory conditions allowed us to apply a reproducible environmental stress on immunologically active cells. Cell proliferation, soluble IL-2 receptor in the culture supernatant, lymphocyte surface activation markers like CD25 (IL-2R), CD69 and HLA-Dr were the endpoints measured. Untreated donor lymphocyte reactions under microgravity were compared to the same cells treated with an immunomodulator from herbal plasmolysed yeast (Bio-Strath Food Supplement). The main finding is the enhancement of the proliferation inhibition under microgravitational stress by the herbal plasmolysed yeast.

MeSH terms

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Concanavalin A / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Lymphocytes / drug effects
  • Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • Weightlessness Simulation*
  • Yeast, Dried / immunology*
  • Yeast, Dried / pharmacology

Substances

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic
  • Bio-Strath
  • Concanavalin A