PMID: 11899429Mar 20, 2002Paper

Redox imbalance and immune functions: opposite effects of oxidized low-density lipoproteins and N-acetylcysteine

Immunology
M VioraW Malorni

Abstract

This study investigates the in vitro effects of oxidized low-density lipoproteins (ox-LDL), 'physiological' pro-oxidants, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a free radical scavenger and glutathione precursor, and their combination on human peripheral blood mononuclear cell functions. We found that treatment with ox-LDL induced a significant down-regulation of proliferative response to mitogens, antigens and interleukin-2. Lipid extracts from ox-LDL were able to reproduce the same effect as the lipoprotein. On the other hand, NAC exposure induced a significant up-regulation of proliferative responses to all the stimuli used. Moreover, we showed that natural killer (NK) cell-mediated cytotoxic activity was significantly down-regulated by ox-LDL while treatment with NAC induced a significant up-regulation of NK-cell activity. Finally, we found that ox-LDL and NAC exerted opposite effects on the cytokine network, interfering both at the protein secretion level and the messenger RNA synthesis level. More importantly, when NAC was used in combination with ox-LDL the proliferative responses, NK-cell-mediated cytotoxic activity and cytokine production were restored to values comparable to controls. These data indicate that ox-LDL and NAC modulate...Continue Reading

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