[Immunodepressive properties of diethyleneimine benzoquinone-containing polyvinylpyrrolidone complexes]

The authors examined the changes, which occurred in the weight of lymphoid organs (thymus, spleen, and lymph nodes) and titre of serum hemagglutinines against sheep erythrocytes in mice BAIB/c under the influence of treatment with diethyleniminbenzochinon and some of its complexes with polyvinylpirolidon (PVP). The ratio of the substances composing the complexes (in mg per 1000 mg of complex) was as followed: DEiBx- PVP complex NoI-340:660; DEiBx-PVP complex No2-200:800; DEiBx-PVP-Uracyl complex No3-250:500:250. There was a sharp reduction of the weight of lymphoid organs in mice, treated with DEiBx, singly or in the form of complexes NoI and No2 in comparison with the control nontreated mice or treated with complex No3. This effect was more manifested after treatment with DEiBx during the same regimen (0.8 mg/kg of body weight daily for 5 days). The ability of the treated animals to react to immunization with sheep erythrocytes practicaly was not impaired during the treatment with complexes No2 and No3 or the damage was slight (complex NoI) in contrast to the treatment with DEiBx.