Inhibition of natural killer (NK) cell activity against varicella-zoster virus (VZV)-infected fibroblasts and lymphocyte activation in response to VZV antigen by nitric oxide-releasing agents |
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Authors: | M ITO M WATANABE H KAMIYA M SAKURAI |
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Affiliation: | Instituto de Biomedicina, Caracas, Venezuela |
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Abstract: | The addition of nitric oxide (NO)-releasing agents, S-nitroso-N-acetyl-DL-penicillamine (SNAP), 1-hydroxy-2-oxo-2,3-bis(2-aminoethyl)-1-triazene (NOC18), 30{(±)-(E)-ethyl-2′-[(E)-hydroxyimino]-5-nitro-3-hexenecarbamoyl}-pyridine (NOR4) significantly inhibited NK cell activity against VZV-infected cells, while antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) against VZV-infected cells was unaffected. Interferon-alpha (IFN-α) production by non-adherent peripheral blood mononuclear cells (NPBMC) cultured with VZV-infected cells was decreased by the addition of NO-releasing agents. Lymphocyte proliferation and the expression IL-2 receptor (CD25) in response to VZV antigen were also inhibited by the addition of NO-releasing agents. These results suggest that the production of NO by an inflammatory process may lead to inhibition of NK cell- and T cell-mediated immunity to VZV infection. |
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Keywords: | cholesterol sulphate antibodies Chagas'' disease sterols antibody autoimmunity |
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