Variables which affect suppression of the immune response induced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A.

AUTOR(ES)

Holt, P S

RESUMO

Pseudomonas exotoxin A has been shown previously to induce suppression of the murine immune response. In the present study, various parameters were examined which may have an effect on immunosuppression. The addition of 10(-4) ng of exotoxin A induced suppression of the immune response to trinitrophenylated Ficoll from days 3 to 10, while 10 ng of toxin exerted no suppressive effect over the same examination periods. When the toxin was administered 1 or 2 days before antigen stimulation, suppression of the response was observed with both 10 and 10(-4) ng. Priming splenocytes with toxin either in vivo or in vitro for 1 or 2 days suppressed the response of fresh cultured splenocytes to antigenic stimulation. Heated toxin, photoaffinity-labeled toxin, or preincubation of the toxin with rabbit anti-exotoxin A antiserum eliminated the toxin-induced suppression. These results suggest that Pseudomonas exotoxin A can generate multiple biological effects.

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