[Interaction of immunosuppressive drugs in mice with special regard to bacterial translocation]

Following intraperitoneally (i.p.) applied treatment with 12.5 mg/mouse prednisolonum (PR) no bacterial translocation (BT) was observed in mice. The PR treatment applied in combination with lymphotropic cytostatics as dianhydrogalactitol (30 mg/kg i.p.) or chlorpromazine (75 mg/kg i.p.) both causing BT, did not increase the mice's drug sensitivity to the used agents. According to our results, RP can be suitable for combined application with other immunosuppressive agents as it can increase immunosuppression without increase of side-effect such as those induced by bacterial translocation.