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Prostaglandin E2 as a Modulator of Macrophage-T Lymphocyte Interactions

1980; Elsevier BV; Volume: 74; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/1523-1747.ep12543495

ISSN

1523-1747

Autores

Marc E. Goldyne, John D. Stobo,

Tópico(s)

NF-κB Signaling Pathways

Resumo

Sufficient data exist to implicate the monocyte-macrophage as the major source of prostaglandins in monocyte-macrophage-T lymphocyte interactions. Prostaglandin (PG) E2, a major prostaglandin synthesized by human monocyte-macrophages is able to modulate a variety of T lymphocyte reactivities including blastogenesis, lymphokine secretion, and cytotoxicity. The effect of PGE2 on T lymphocyte function varies according to the primary activating stimulus, the specific response under investigation, as well as the population of T lymphocytes involved. Some immunologic abnormalities found in clinical disease may in part derive from alterations occurring in the synthesis of PGE2 by monocyte-macrophages or in the response of T lymphocytes to PGE2.

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