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  • Title: Differential capacity of macrophages from various sources to act as hapten-specific stimulator cells in vitro.
    Author: von Blomberg M, Scheper RJ, Mullink H, Polak L.
    Journal: Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol; 1982; 68(4):392-6. PubMed ID: 6954134.
    Abstract:
    Lymphocytes from 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene, contact sensitized guinea pigs show increased DNA synthesis in vitro when stimulated by dinitrophenylated macrophages. In this study, macrophage-containing cell suspensions were isolated from various sources (spleen, lungs, peritoneal cavity) and from the peritoneal cavity also after different stimuli (oil, thioglycollate, starch, lymphokines). These cells were then haptenized and investigated on their capacity to act as stimulator cells in vitro. In addition, a possible relationship between Ia-positivity of the hapten-presenting cell suspensions and the induction of DNA synthesis was studied. The results demonstrate (1) that the hapten-presenting capacity of macrophages differs with respect to the source and the way of elicitation, (2) that oil-induced peritoneal exudate cells are the most suitable stimulator cells for in vitro assays in contact sensitivity, and (3) that the cellular expression of Ia antigens is in itself no warrant for hapten-presenting capacity.
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