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cAMP antagonizes interleukin 2-promoted T-cell cycle progression at a discrete point in early G1.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2842759     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
T lymphocytes are stimulated to proliferate in an autocrine/paracrine manner by the lymphokine interleukin 2 (IL-2). In seeking further insight into the mechanisms by which IL-2 induces progression of T cells through the G1 phase of the cell cycle, studies were performed with agents that increase cellular adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP), a well-known inhibitor of lymphocyte growth. The addition of dibutyryl-cAMP, cholera toxin, forskolin, or 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine to an IL-2-dependent murine T-cell line evoked a dose-related suppression of S-phase transition without affecting cellular viability. Moreover, elevation of cAMP levels led to an accumulation of uniformly small cells, suggesting an arrest in early G1. Consistent with these findings, dibutyryl-cAMP inhibited the incorporation of both [3H]-uridine and [3H]thymidine by IL-2-stimulated, synchronized normal human T cells. Furthermore, maximal inhibition occurred during early G1, as indicated by experiments where the addition of dibutyryl-cAMP was delayed with respect to IL-2 stimulation. Quantitative flow cytometric analysis of RNA and DNA content of IL-2-stimulated cells affirmed that increased cAMP inhibits RNA accumulation and S-phase transition. In addition, exposure of IL-2-dependent, asynchronously proliferating normal human T cells to dibutyryl-cAMP resulted in uniform growth arrest in early G1, the point at which cycling T cells accumulate when they are deprived of IL-2. These results indicate that increased cAMP inhibits G1 progression stimulated by IL-2 and provide a rationale for the use of cAMP analogues as pharmacologic probes for the dissection of molecular events occurring during IL-2 signaling and T-cell G1 transit. They also suggest the possibility of therapeutic immunosuppression by a combination of agents that act at different stages of the T-cell cycle.
Authors:
K W Johnson; B H Davis; K A Smith
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America     Volume:  85     ISSN:  0027-8424     ISO Abbreviation:  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.     Publication Date:  1988 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1988-10-05     Completed Date:  1988-10-05     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505876     Medline TA:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  6072-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH 03756.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bucladesine / pharmacology
Cell Division / drug effects
Cyclic AMP / physiology*
Flow Cytometry
Humans
Interleukin-2 / pharmacology*
Interphase / drug effects*
Receptors, Immunologic / analysis
Receptors, Interleukin-2
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Interleukin-2; 0/Receptors, Immunologic; 0/Receptors, Interleukin-2; 362-74-3/Bucladesine; 60-92-4/Cyclic AMP
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