Alveolar macrophages, blood monocytes, and density-fractionated alveolar macrophages differ in their ability to promote lymphocyte proliferation to mitogen and antigen.
Alveolar macrophages, blood monocytes, and density-fractionated alveolar macrophages differ in their ability to promote lymphocyte proliferation to mitogen and antigen.
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肺泡巨噬细胞、血单核细胞和密度分级的肺泡巨噬细胞促进淋巴细胞增殖至丝裂原和抗原的能力不同。
DOI:
10.1164/arrd.1987.135.3.682
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1987
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Rossman,MD
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Ferro,TJ;Kern,JA;Elias,JA;Kamoun,M;Daniele,RP;Rossman,MD
We compared the relative abilities of alveolar macrophages (AM), blood monocytes (BM), and density-fractionated AM to support antigen- and mitogen-induced proliferation of autologous T cells in normal volunteers. The AM were able to promote the T-cell proliferative response to antigen, but they did so less effectively than did the BM. Density-fractionated AM were heterogeneous in their ability to support T-cell responses. More proliferation occurred with the densest AM than with the least dense AM. In contrast to antigen-induced responses, mitogen-induced responses were supported more effectively by AM and density-fractionated AM than by BM. The ability of AM, density-fractionated AM, and BM to support T-cell responses did not correlate with surface expression of class II major histocompatibility determinants. Addition of purified IL-1 resulted in a partial restoration of T-cell proliferation when low-density AM were used but no augmentation when unfractionated AM were used. This suggests that reduced IL-1 activity may partially explain the decreased ability of low density AM to promote T-cell responses, but that other processes may also contribute to differences in accessory cell function among AM, BM, and density-fractionated AM.