3.beta.,17.beta.-androstenediol (".beta.AED") and 3.beta.,7.beta.,17.beta.-androstenetriol (".beta.AET") may be used to counteract the antiproliferative and immunosuppressive effects of hydrocortisone and other corticosteroids (i.e., to act as buffers to counteract the lymphosuppressive response to such steroids). .beta.AED and .beta.AET are steroids which mediate immune response to provide the body protection against immune down-regulation. A method for testing analogues of .beta.AED and .beta.AET to compare the effectiveness of such analogues as buffers of certain effects of hydrocortisone and other corticosteroids, including immune response and proliferative effects is described. Cytokines, including most particularly IL-3, are produced by addition of .beta.AET and .beta.AED and their analogues to the growth media of cell cultures of lymphatic cells.
3.beta.,17.beta.-
雄烯二醇(".beta.AED")和3.beta.,7.beta.,17.beta.-雄烯三醇(".beta.AET")可用于抵消
氢化可的松和其他皮质类
固醇的抗增殖和免疫抑制作用(即作为缓冲剂来抵消这些类
固醇的淋巴抑制反应)。.beta.AED和.beta.AET是类
固醇,介导免疫反应,为身体提供免疫下调保护。描述了一种测试.beta.AED和.beta.AET的类似物以比较这些类似物作为缓冲
氢化可的松和其他皮质类
固醇的某些效应(包括免疫反应和增殖效应)的有效性的方法。通过向淋巴细胞的
细胞培养基中添加.beta.AET和.beta.AED及其类似物来产生细胞因子,包括尤其是IL-3。