THE AMPLIFIER ROLE OF T-CELLS IN THE HUMAN INVITRO B-CELL RESPONSE TO TYPE-4 PNEUMOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE

被引:22
作者
GRIFFIOEN, AW [1 ]
TOEBES, EAH [1 ]
RIJKERS, GT [1 ]
CLAAS, FHJ [1 ]
DATEMA, G [1 ]
ZEGERS, BJM [1 ]
机构
[1] LEIDEN UNIV,DEPT IMMUNOHAEMATOL,2300 RA LEIDEN,NETHERLANDS
关键词
T-CELL; B-CELL; TYPE-4 PNEUMOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE;
D O I
10.1016/0165-2478(92)90060-2
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
The human B cell response to T cell independent type 2 antigens ig regulated by thymus-derived lymphocytes. We analyzed the role of T cells in the in vitro antibody response to type 4 pneumococcal polysaccharide (PS4). We here show that the amplifying effect of T cells, which has previously been shown to be radioresistant and confined to T cell preparations enriched for CD4 + cells, is MHC non-restricted as demonstrated in cultures carried out in the presence of allogeneic T cells. Also, T cell clones derived from non-related donors are able to enhance the B cell response to PS4. All TCR-alpha-beta+, CD4+ T cell clones, but none of the TCR-alpha-beta+, CD8+ T cell clones tested, enhanced the B cell response to PS4. Furthermore, 3 out of 6 TCR-gamma-delta+ T cell clones were capable of enhancing the anti-PS4 B cell response. Experiments using recombinant lymphokines and glutaraldehyde-fixed T cells indicated that both lymphokines and T-B cell interactions are required for an optimal antibody response to PS4.
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