SELF-RESTRICTED PRIMARY HUMAN HISTOCOMPATIBILITY LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN (HLA)-SPECIFIC CYTOTOXIC LYMPHOCYTES-T
SELF-RESTRICTED PRIMARY HUMAN HISTOCOMPATIBILITY LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN (HLA)-SPECIFIC CYTOTOXIC LYMPHOCYTES-T
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DOI:
10.1093/intimm/5.1.103
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发表时间:
1993-01-01
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
IVANYI, P
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作者:
BREURVRIESENDORP, BS;IVANYI, P
The specificity of self MHC-restricted T cells responding to peptide fragments of processed antigen has been well characterized. However, the means by which alloreactive T lymphocytes recognize MHC alloantigen remain poorly understood. We now provide evidence that the recognition of class I human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alloantigen by alloreactive cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) induced in primary mixed lymphocyte cultures is class I HLA-restricted to a great extent. This is shown by the 'split-well' limiting dilution assay using third party target cells bearing a stimulating class I HLA alloantigen either in (i) the presence or (ii) the absence of class I HLA antigen(s) which is shared with the responder. Alloreactive CTL were found which recognize stimulator class I HLA alloantigen on the first but not on the second type of target cells. The results show that, in contrast to the traditional view, a large proportion of the alloreactive CTL against class I HLA alloantigen generated in primary mixed lymphocyte cultures is self class I HLA-restricted.