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Bovine kappa-caseinoglycopeptide (residues 106-169, CGP) bound to mous
e plastic-adherent cells. A culture supernatant prepared from mouse sp
leen cells and plastic-adherent cells cultured with CGP significantly
inhibited the lipopolysaccharide-induced proliferative response of mou
se spleen lymphocytes. The inhibition of proliferation by the culture
supernatant was completely overcome by the addition of the anti-interl
eukin-l receptor antagonist antibody.