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Effect of polyvinyl pyrrolidone derivative compound on production of interleukin-1 by monocytes
We studied the effect of 1-acetamide, 2-pyrrolidone (PVP-A), a B-cell mitogen derivative, on interleukin-1 (IL-1) production by peripheral blood monocytes. The compound was capable of inducing monocytes to produce IL-1 to an extent significantly lower than that induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). However, addition of PVP-A in conjunction with LPS resulted in IL-1 superinduction. Furthermore, PVP-A addition to monocytes of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) restored diminished IL-1 production by these cells to levels comparable with monocytes from age-matched healthy individuals. We also examined the effect of PVP-A on immunoglobulin (Ig) synthesis in vitro. PVP-A increased the production of both IgM and IgG by peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) in response to pokeweed mitogen (PWM). We conclude, since Ig synthesis of B-cells requires monocytes, that perhaps PVP-A activated monocytes can boost B-cells resulting in augmented Ig production.
We studied the effect of 1-acetamide, 2-pyrrolidone (PVP-A), a B-cell mitogen derivative, on interleukin-1 (IL-1) production by peripheral blood monocytes. The compound was capable of inducing monocytes to produce IL-1 to an extent significantly lower than that induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). However, addition of PVP-A in conjunction with LPS resulted in IL-1 superinduction. Furthermore, PVP-A addition to monocytes of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) restored diminished IL-1 production by these cells to levels comparable with monocytes from age-matched healthy individuals. We also examined the effect of PVP-A on immunoglobulin (Ig) synthesis in vitro. PVP-A increased the production of both IgM and IgG by peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) in response to pokeweed mitogen (PWM). We conclude, since Ig synthesis of B-cells requires monocytes, that perhaps PVP-A activated monocytes can boost B-cells resulting in augmented Ig production.