Individual lymphocyte subset composition determines cAMP response to isoproterenol in mononuclear cell preparations from peripheral blood
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation
- Vol. 55 (1), 9-14
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00365519509075373
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to examine to what extent isoproterenol-stimulated cAMP production in mononuclear cells, isolated from resting human subjects, was correlated with lymphocyte subset composition. Peripheral blood was collected from 14 healthy male subjects, who rested in the sitting position. Mononuclear cells were prepared by density centrifugation and subset composition was determined by two-colour flow cytometry. Cyclic AMP production was determined by a radioimmunoassay after inhibition of phosphodiesterase and stimulation with isoproterenol. NK-cells (CD3-CD56+) were positively correlated to total cAMP concentrations (basal cAMP plus increase in cAMP). Tcytotoxic cells (CD8+) were positively correlated to the relative increase in cAMP. Thelper cells (CD4+) were negatively correlated to total cAMP concentrations and B-lymphocytes (CD(19 + 20) +) were negatively correlated to the relative increase in cAMP. The results support the view that NK-cells and Tcytotoxic cells have higher β2-adrenoceptor densities and more receptors with high affinity than Thelper and B-cells. In conclusion, our study demonstrates that cAMP levels in blood mononuclear cells obtained from normal subjects show substantial variation. This variation is at least in part due to differences in lymphocyte subset composition in the same subjects. Therefore, it is important to know the lymphocyte subset composition when evaluating cAMP accumulation in mononuclear cell preparations from peripheral blood.Keywords
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