A novel immunostimulator, N 2-[α-O-Benzyl-N-(acetylmuramyl)-L-alanyl-D-isoglutaminyl]-N 6-trans-(m-nitrocinnamoyl)-L-lysine, and its adjuvancy on the hepatitis B …
N 2-[α-O-Benzyl-N-(acetylmuramyl)-l-alanyl-d-isoglutaminyl]-N 6-tran s-(m-nitrocinnamoyl)-l- lysine (muramyl dipeptide C, or MDP-C) has been synthesized as a novel, nonspecific immunomodulator. The present study shows that MDP-C induces strong cytolytic activity by macrophages on P388 leukemia cells and cytotoxic activity by cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) on P815 mastocytoma cells. Our results also indicate that MDP-C is an effective ...