TY - JOUR
T1 - Synergy of helper factors in the differentiation of in vivo-preactivated antigen-specific human B cells
AU - Peters, Marion
AU - Butler, Joseph L.
AU - Margolick, Joseph B.
AU - Gerrard, Theresa L.
AU - Dinarello, Charles A.
AU - Fauci, Anthony S.
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PY - 1985/3
Y1 - 1985/3
N2 - After in vivo immunization with antigen, B cells appear in the peripheral blood which can be induced in vitro by nonspecific factors found in mixed lymphocyte culture supernatants (MLC-SN) to differentiate and secrete antibody specific for the immunizing antigen. In order to further delineate the nature of the factors involved in the differentiation of these in vivo-activated B cells, various helper factors, including interleukin 1 and interleukin 2 (IL-1 and IL-2), B-cell growth factor (BCGF), and B-cell differentiation factor (BCDF) were added separately and in combination to cultures of these preactivated B cells. T-Cell-depleted fractions of peripheral blood mononuclear cells were obtained from normal individuals immunized in vivo with keyhole limpet hemocyanin. MLC-SN alone, without the addition of antigen, selectively triggered an antibody response specific for the antigen used to immunize in vivo in the absence of a polyclonal B-cell response. In order to obtain responses equal to those seen with MLC- SN, a combination of BCGF, IL-2, and BCDF was required, although any two factors partially reconstituted the response. Exogenous IL-1 had the least effect but was suppressive in the presence of optimal concentrations of monocytes. Thus, for maximal in vitro differentiation of in vivo-preactivated B cells, a combination of at least three helper factors is required and acts in a synergistic manner to induce antigen-specific antibody responses.
AB - After in vivo immunization with antigen, B cells appear in the peripheral blood which can be induced in vitro by nonspecific factors found in mixed lymphocyte culture supernatants (MLC-SN) to differentiate and secrete antibody specific for the immunizing antigen. In order to further delineate the nature of the factors involved in the differentiation of these in vivo-activated B cells, various helper factors, including interleukin 1 and interleukin 2 (IL-1 and IL-2), B-cell growth factor (BCGF), and B-cell differentiation factor (BCDF) were added separately and in combination to cultures of these preactivated B cells. T-Cell-depleted fractions of peripheral blood mononuclear cells were obtained from normal individuals immunized in vivo with keyhole limpet hemocyanin. MLC-SN alone, without the addition of antigen, selectively triggered an antibody response specific for the antigen used to immunize in vivo in the absence of a polyclonal B-cell response. In order to obtain responses equal to those seen with MLC- SN, a combination of BCGF, IL-2, and BCDF was required, although any two factors partially reconstituted the response. Exogenous IL-1 had the least effect but was suppressive in the presence of optimal concentrations of monocytes. Thus, for maximal in vitro differentiation of in vivo-preactivated B cells, a combination of at least three helper factors is required and acts in a synergistic manner to induce antigen-specific antibody responses.
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U2 - 10.1016/0008-8749(85)90029-2
DO - 10.1016/0008-8749(85)90029-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 2578896
AN - SCOPUS:0021917172
SN - 0008-8749
VL - 91
SP - 33
EP - 42
JO - Cellular Immunology
JF - Cellular Immunology
IS - 1
ER -