Immunological effects of amphotericin B and liposomal amphotericin B on splenocytes from immune-normal and immune-compromised mice.
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Schindler, J J
RESUMO
The immunological effects of amphotericin B and liposomal amphotericin B were studied in vitro by measuring B- and T-lymphocyte proliferation on splenocytes from immune-normal, cyclosporine-compromised, and cyclophosphamide-compromised mice. Cellular viability of cells from immune-normal mice was also evaluated. The concentrations used (0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 micrograms/ml) encompassed clinically relevant doses. Amphotericin B consistently reduced the abilities of B cells and T cells to proliferate, especially when administered at higher than clinically relevant doses. Direct cytotoxicity probably played only a minor role, since viability studies showed that, compared with its liposomal analog, amphotericin B reduced the number of viable cells by no more than 10%. Clinically relevant doses of liposomal amphotericin B (A. S. Janoff, L. T. Boni, M. C. Popescu, S. R. Minchey, P. R. Cullis, T. D. Madden, T. Tarashi, S. M. Gruner, E. Shyamsunder, M. W. Tate, R. Mendelsohn, and D. Bonner, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:6122-6126, 1988; R. Mehta, G. Lopez-Berestein, R. Hopfer, K. Mills, and R. L. Juliano, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 770:230-234, 1984) did not inhibit any of the immune parameters examined. Liposomes may, therefore, be a useful means of delivering more drug to a host infected with a fungal organism without further compromising the patient's already suppressed immune system.
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