Paramyxovirus induced cell fusion. Hemagglutination and hemolysis is enhanced by methylphenidate.

Autor: Aglailar Setien A; Unidad de Investigación Médica en Inmunología, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, México, D.F., Kretschmer R, Espinosa Larios EL
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Archives of medical research [Arch Med Res] 1995 Summer; Vol. 26 (2), pp. 173-7.
Abstrakt: The influence of methylphenidate (MP) upon cell fusion, hemagglutination and hemolysis induced by paramyxovirus was evaluated in vitro. A direct correlation between MP concentrations (range 40 mg/ml to 1.25 mg/ml) and hemagglutination and hemolysis induced by Newcastle disease virus (NDV) was found. Furthermore, MP (500 micrograms/ml) increased formation of the syncytia by LPM paramyxovirus in PK-15 cells. It is fair to speculate that MP leads to activation of the F and/or HN proteins in paramyxovirus by mechanisms other than proteolytic cleavage.
Databáze: MEDLINE