B-CELL DIFFERENTIATION IN THE CBA-N MOUSE .1. SLOWER MATURATION OF MITOGEN AND ANTIGEN-RESPONSIVE B-CELLS IN MICE EXPRESSING AN X-LINKED DEFECT
B-CELL DIFFERENTIATION IN THE CBA-N MOUSE .1. SLOWER MATURATION OF MITOGEN AND ANTIGEN-RESPONSIVE B-CELLS IN MICE EXPRESSING AN X-LINKED DEFECT
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DOI:
10.1084/jem.150.6.1483
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
影响因子:
15.3
通讯作者:
WATSON, JD
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作者:
WHITLOCK, CA;WATSON, JD
The effect of age on the mitogenic and antigenic responsiveness of B [bone marrow-derived] cells was examined in spleen cell cultures of CBA/N and (CBA/N .times. DBA/2) F1 mice. Spleen cells from young male F1 mice (4-6 wk old) show lower mitogenic responses to lipopolysaccharide [LPS], a lower frequency of sheep erythrocytes (SRBC)-reactive B cell precursors and a lower percentage of Ig[immunoglobulin]-bearing cells than age-matched female F1 mice. The expression of all 3 functions increased with age of the F1 male mice. Whereas F1 mice at 60 wk of age showed an equivalent percentage of Ig-bearing spleen cells and a similar mitogenic responsiveness to LPS when compared to adult female F1 mice, frequency of SRBC-reactive B cell precursors remained 3-fold lower. There is slower maturation of B cells in mice expressing the X-linked defect and the defect apparently has differential effects on the mechanisms of antigen and mitogen activation of B cells.