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  • Title: Murine Th1 and Th2 clones proliferate optimally in response to distinct antigen-presenting cell populations.
    Author: Gajewski TF, Pinnas M, Wong T, Fitch FW.
    Journal: J Immunol; 1991 Mar 15; 146(6):1750-8. PubMed ID: 1826010.
    Abstract:
    We recently have devised a method for the derivation of OVA-specific Th1 and Th2 clones from the same primed lymph node cell preparation. Using a panel of such cells, we have examined the ability of distinct APC populations to stimulate proliferation of Th1 and Th2 clones. Both subsets proliferated well in response to OVA in the presence of whole spleen cells. However, purified B cells stimulated optimal proliferation of Th2 clones, whereas adherent cells stimulated optimal proliferation of Th1 clones. The proliferative response of Th2 cells stimulated with spleen cells irradiated with 3300 rad was dramatically less than that observed in response to spleen cells treated with 1000 rad; Th1 clones responded similarly to spleen cells exposed to either irradiation dose. Differential activation of Th1 and Th2 clones did not correlate with MHC-restricting element, or susceptibility to inhibition by mAb directed against CD4 or LFA-1. Lymphokine production by each subset still occurred under conditions of suboptimal proliferation, suggesting that the appropriate Ag processing and presentation events had transpired. The same pattern of response was observed using a specific OVA peptide that does not require processing, suggesting that differential responsiveness of Th1 and Th2 clones to different APC populations is not a result of defective Ag processing. Neither rIL-1 nor rIL-6 restored optimal proliferation of either subset. Our results suggest that unique cofactors are necessary for the optimal proliferation of Th1 and Th2 clones, and that these cofactors are produced by specialized APC populations.
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