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  • Title: Enrichment of murine bone marrow natural suppressor activity in the fraction of hematopoietic progenitors with interleukin 3 receptor-associated antigen.
    Author: Sugiura K, Ikehara S, Inaba M, Haraguchi S, Ogata H, Sardiña EE, Sugawara M, Ohta Y, Good RA.
    Journal: Exp Hematol; 1992 Feb; 20(2):256-63. PubMed ID: 1531958.
    Abstract:
    Natural suppressor (NS) activity has been identified in several sites of active hematopoiesis. In this study we characterized NS activity in murine bone marrow (BM) using monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to interleukin 3 (IL-3) receptor-associated antigen (IL-3RAA) and various cytokines that exert a strong influence on hematopoiesis or lymphocyte interaction. NS activity of BM cells of relatively low density was enhanced by IL-3 or granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). When the BM cells were separated into IL-3RAA+ cells and IL-3RAA- cells, the IL-3RAA+ cells demonstrated potent NS activity, whereas IL-3RAA- cells had either no or weak NS activity. The IL-3RAA+ cells showed non-T- and non-B-cell phenotype and had high affinity to wheat germ agglutinin (WGA), a marker for hematopoietic progenitors. In assays for hematopoietic activity, it appeared that the early differentiating progenitors (day 8 spleen colony-forming units [CFU-S], granulocyte-macrophage colony-forming units [CFU-GM]) were enriched in the IL-3RAA+ cell population, whereas more immature multipotent progenitors (day 12 CFU-S, granulocyte erythrocyte macrophage megakaryocyte colony-forming units [CFU-GEMM]) were contained in the IL-3RAA- cell population. Both suppressor cells and IL-3RAA+ cells spontaneously developed from the IL-3RAA- cell population. These findings suggest that NS cells in murine BM are early hematopoietic progenitors and are probably committed to the myeloid lineage. Hybridoma cells established between the IL-3RAA+ cells and BW5147 cells produced suppressor factor(s). This finding suggests that the NS cells produce soluble mediator(s) that may be responsible for their suppressive action.
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