ONE OUT OF 5 PERIPHERAL-BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES-B IS ACTIVATED TO HIGH-RATE IG PRODUCTION BY HUMAN ALLOREACTIVE T-CELL CLONES
ONE OUT OF 5 PERIPHERAL-BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES-B IS ACTIVATED TO HIGH-RATE IG PRODUCTION BY HUMAN ALLOREACTIVE T-CELL CLONES
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DOI:
10.1002/eji.1830131008
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
LANZAVECCHIA, A
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作者:
LANZAVECCHIA, A
Human alloreactive helper T cell clones were isolated from a secondary mixed lymphocyte reaction by limiting dilution in the presence of irradiated stimulator cells and T cell growth factor (interleukin 2). When cultured with B cells and macrophages possessing the relevant alloantigens, the T cell clones proliferated and induced a strong B cell activation with production of high Ig levels. Limiting dilution of the B cells from the peripheral blood showed that about 1 in 5-10 can be activated to produce IgG, 1 in 10 IgM, 1 in 20-40 IgA and 1 in 2000-5000 IgE. Following stimulation by the relevant alloantigen, the clones were able to help also B cells that lacked the alloantigen, indicating that a direct T-B cell interaction is not required. This method is particularly interesting because it is suitable for the clonal analysis of a B cell subset that is triggered in the absence of antigen by an unrestricted T cell help.