Comparative studies on the roles of mediator molecules in expression of the suppressor activity of Mycobacterium avium complex-induced immunosuppressive macrophages against T cell and B cell mitogenic responses
Comparative studies on the roles of mediator molecules in expression of the suppressor activity of Mycobacterium avium complex-induced immunosuppressive macrophages against T cell and B cell mitogenic responses
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2249.2006.03016.x
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发表时间:
2006-03-01
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4.6
通讯作者:
Tomioka, H
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作者:
Cai, S;Shimizu, T;Tomioka, H
Mycobacterium avium complex-induced immunosuppressive macrophages (MAC-M Phi s) exhibit suppressor activity against concanavalin A-induced T cell mitogenesis (T cell Con A mitogenesis). We examined the profiles of the MAC-M Phi-mediated suppression of lipopolysaccharide-induced B cell mitogenesis (B cell LPS mitogenesis) and found the following. First, although N-G-monomethyl-L-arginine and carboxy-PTIO effectively blocked the MAC-M Phi's suppressor activity against T cell Con A mitogenesis, MAC-M Phi's action against B cell LPS mitogenesis was only weakly affected by these NO-reducing agents. Second, B cell LPS mitogenesis was remarkably more susceptible to MAC-M Phi-derived reactive oxygen intermediates than T cell Con A mitogenesis. Third, B cell LPS mitogenesis was less susceptible to the inhibitory effects of the other MAC-M Phi-derived suppressor mediators, including free fatty acids, TGF-beta and prostaglandin E-2, than T cell Con A mitogenesis. Fourth, MAC-M Phi's suppressor activity was strongly dependent on B7-1 like molecule-mediated cell contact with target cells only in the case of T cell Con A mitogenesis. Therefore, there are significant differences in the modes of suppressor action of MAC-M Phi s against T cell and B cell mitogenesis.