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  • Title: Activation of Lyt-2+ T cells by antibodies towards brain-associated antigens. I. Accessory cell requirement and role of Fc receptors in the induction of reactivity to interleukin 2.
    Author: Gullberg M, Carlsson SR, Larsson EL.
    Journal: Eur J Immunol; 1985 Apr; 15(4):393-400. PubMed ID: 2859207.
    Abstract:
    The present report describes a system where essentially all Lyt-2+ T cells are selectively activated by rabbit anti-mouse brain antibodies (RaMB) to interleukin 2 (IL 2) reactivity. High efficiency of RaMB-mediated induction was obtained by a 5 h incubation with antibodies at high cell density of Sephadex G-10-nonadherent spleen cells. No in situ production of IL 2 by RaMB-treated cells was detected, and proliferative responses were entirely dependent on exogeneous IL 2. RaMB-induced IL 2 reactivity was found to require accessory cells which are Fc receptor positive, and clearly distinct from those required to induce T cell proliferation in mixed lymphocyte cultures. We conclude that Lyt-2+ T cells are triggered to IL 2 reactivity by Fc receptor-mediated presentation of RaMB antibodies. The mechanism of induction by RaMB antibodies is discussed.
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