[Effect of prednisolone on the nucleic acid content and RNA synthesis in human lymph nodes in systemic diseases].

Studies on quantitative DNA content in lymphnode cells in patients with lymphogranulomatosis and reticulosis indicated that small prednisolon concentrations (0.1 mg/100 mg of cells) may be responsible for a reduced amount of DNA. The study of the quantitative content and turnover rate of total RNA has shown by the labeled uridine-H3 precursor incorporation a considerable decrease of RNA content and the reduce incorporation of the label in total RNA (approximately by 40% on an average).