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Inhibition of the accumulation of macrophages and the generation of macrophage chemotactic activity by dexamethasone in concanavalin A-induced peritonitis of mice

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A delayed-type inflammatory response was evoked in mice using concanavalin A (Con A) as a stimulus, and the effect of various anti-inflammatory agents on the inflammations was examined. The intraperitoneal injection of Con A in the mouse resulted in the marked accumulation of leukocytes, especially macrophages, in the peritoneal cavity between 16 and 48 hr after the injection. Prior to the accumulation of macrophages, the chemotactic activity for macrophages appeared in the peritoneal fluid, and was associated with protein(s) in the molecular weight range from 10000 to 100000 daltons. When the effect of various agents on Con A-induced peritonitis was examined, neither anticomplementary agents (FUT-175 and K-76 COONa), bromophenacyl bromide, nordihydroguaiaretic acid nor indomethacin affected the generation of chemotactic activity and the accumulation of macrophages, suggesting that C5a, prostaglandins and leukotriene B4 are hardly involved in the Con A-induced macrophage accumulation. On the other hand, dexamethasone suppressed both the generation of chemotactic activity and the accumulation of macrophages. Taking into consideration the observation that the synthesis of macrophage chemotactic factors by mitogen-stimulated lymphocytes is inhibited by glucocorticoids these results suggest that the macrophage chemotactic lymphokines might be involved in the accumulation of macrophages in Con A-induced peritonitis.

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Abbreviations

Con A:

concanavalin A

NDGA:

nordihydroguaiaretic acid

BPB:

bromophenacyl bromide

DMSO:

dimethyl sulfoxide

PBS:

phosphate-buffered saline

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Nagaoka, I., Kaneko, H. & Yamashita, T. Inhibition of the accumulation of macrophages and the generation of macrophage chemotactic activity by dexamethasone in concanavalin A-induced peritonitis of mice. Agents and Actions 25, 156–163 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01969107

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