Role of T Cells in the Mitogen-Induced Proliferation and Polyclonal Antibody Response of Murine B Cells

The effect of thymus-derived lymphocytes (T cells) on the responsiveness of bone marrow-derived lymphocytes (B cells) to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was determined in in vitro experiments. Radiation resistant splenic T cells obtained from euthymic nu/+ mice increased the number of proliferating cells in the cultures of splenic B cells from athymic nu/nu mice even in a nonstimulated state. The radiation resistant T cells augmented significantly the responsiveness of B cells to LPS, as determined by an increase in proliferating cells and polyclonally induced anti-sheep erythrocyte (SRBC) IgM hemolysin plaque-forming cells (PFC). Addition of the T cells to B cell cultures not only augmented the responsiveness of B cells to suboptimal doses of LPS but also enabled B cells to respond to supraoptimal doses of LPS. As is well documented, the radiation resistant T cells were unable to induce the generation of anti-SRBC PFC in B cell cultures, unless the cultures were simultaneously stimulated with SRBC. Colcemid, a specific inhibitor of cell mitosis, blocked almost completely the exponential generation of anti-SRBC PFC in B cell cultures responding to SRBC with the aid of radiation resistant T cells. In contrast, colcemid did not affect the exponential generation of anti-SRBC PFC of a polyclonal nature in B cell cultures responding to LPS, either in the presence or absence of radiation resistant T cells.     

Ezrin多克隆抗体制作及应用

构建Ezrin原核重组表达载体pET-28a(+)-ezrin,将其转化至大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中,诱导获得Ezrin蛋白,将经镍柱亲和层析纯化后的蛋白分别免疫新西兰大耳兔和昆明小鼠(KM),获得抗血清,采用ELISA和Western blotting,免疫荧光测定其效价和特异性。ELISA对抗血清进行效价测定表明抗血清可与抗原发生特异性免疫反应;通过Western blotting对抗血清进行鉴定表明抗血清可以识别几种细胞株内的特异性条带,其相对分子量为82 kD,与预测分子量相符;免疫荧光试验表明抗血清可以识别细胞内的Ezrin蛋白,且定位情况与文献报道相符。最后通过protein G对抗血清进行了纯化。结果表明用该方法制备的Ezrin多克隆抗体有较高的特异性和灵敏度。     

除草剂2,4-D特异性多克隆抗体的制备及鉴定

目的是制备特异性的2,4-D多克隆抗体.用活性酯和混合酸酐法将半抗原2,4-D分别与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)和卵清蛋白(OVA)共价偶联;以2,4-D-BSA作免疫原免疫两只新西兰白兔;以2,4-D-OVA包被96孔酶标板,用间接酶联免疫吸附分析(ELISA)法检测抗血清效价和竞争性ELISA法检测2,4-D.结果显示2,4-D与BSA和OVA的偶联比率分别为32∶1和18∶1,抗血清效价＞6.4×105,在优化条件下2,4-D的最低检测限达37ng/mL.实验成功地制备了2,4-D特异性多克隆抗体,为其ELISA方法的建立提供了条件.     

Cytotoxicity Induced by Monoclonal Antibody to α-Fetoprotein Coadministered with Spleen Cells of Nude Mice

This paper describes an attempt to effectively induce antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) in nude mice. A monoclonal antibody against α-fetoprotein, 80G, coadministered with spleen cells from other nude mice bearing HuH-7N (xenograft of human hepatoma cell line, HuH-7) significantly suppressed the growth of HuH-7N as compared to treatment with 80G alone. 80G with spleen cells from normal nude mice also had some suppressive effect. In contrast, no effect was observed with each spleen cells alone as well as 80G alone. These results suggest that further supply of effector cells could enhance ADCC activity in nude mice.     

Ontogeny of Cell-Mediated Immunity of Murine Thymocytes and Spleen Cells

The ontogeny of cell-mediated immunity of spleen cells and thymocytes from B10 mice was studied in both in vitro mixed leukocyte culture and cell-mediated lympholysis reactions. Results show that newborn spleens contain cells competent to respond to X-irradiated allogeneic spleen cells in mixed leukocyte culture. The mixed leukocyte culture response of spleen cells, in terms of both index of stimulation and increment of tritiated thymidine incorporation, seems to be higher for mice four weeks or older than for mice less than four weeks old. The cell-mediated lympholysis response of spleen cells is not detectable until two days postpartum. It reaches adult levels in terms of % cytolysis by day four after birth. Thus, the transition period of the ontogeny of cell-mediated lympholysis response of spleen cells is apparently 0–4 days of age.
Newborn and early postnatal thymocytes (0–7 days of age) respond in mixed leukocyte culture at least as strongly as adult thymocytes (2–3 months of age). The cell-mediated lympholysis response of thymocytes is already detectable at birth, but weaker in terms of % cytolysis when compared with the cell-mediated lympholysis response of thymocytes from two days to six weeks of age. The cell-mediated lympholysis response of thymocytes starts to decline at 6–8 weeks of age. Thus, around the time of birth, there is a transition period in the cell-mediated lympholysis response of thymocytes during which thymocytes start to show high cell-mediated lympholysis reactivity. There is a second transition period between six and eight weeks of age during which the cell-mediated lympholysis response of thymocytes diminishes. The early, as well as late, postnatal cell-mediated lympholysis response of both spleen cells and thymocytes seems to be specific in nature.     

Analysis of the Fusion of XC Cells Induced by Homogenates of Murine Leukemia Virus-Infected Cells and by Purified Murine Leukemia Virus

The fusion of XC cells induced by murine leukemia virus (MuLV)-infected cells is also induced by homogenates prepared from the infected cells and by purified MuLV. The fusion-inducing factor appears to contain a heat-labile lipoprotein. No synthesis of specific macromolecules by the XC cells is necessary to obtain fusion. The results suggest that specific components of the viral particle are the activators for the fusion process and they may also be present in the membranes of infected cells.     

In Vitro Proliferative Response and Polyclonal Antibody Production in Spleen Cells of Immunologically Defective CBA/N and C3H/HeJ Mice by Water-Soluble Adjuvant (Bu-WSA) Extracted from Bacterionema matruchotii

Mitogenicity and the polyclonal plaque forming cell(PFC)-inducing property of a water soluble-adjuvant extracted from Bacterionema matruchotii by butanol (Bu-WSA) were examined in vitro in the spleen cells of hybrid (CBA/N female × BALB/c male) F1 mice and C3H strain of mice. The hybrid F1 male cells which expressed a CBA/N-defect were unable to respond to Bu-WSA, when assessed by the incorporation of [³H] thymidine into the cells and the generation of anti-trinitrophenyl (TNP)-PFC or autoantibody PFC defined by the anti-bromel-ain-treated mouse erythrocyte PFC assay. However, hybrid F1 female cells with normal traits responded to Bu-WSA. Cultured spleen cells of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-nonresponsive C3H/HeJ mice responded to Bu-WSA as in the case of cells of LPS-responsive C3H/He mice, and the [³H]thymidine-uptakes and the numbers of PFC in these culture cells increased. Re-extraction of Bu-WSA by phenol did not affect its activities, while the activity of butanol-extracted LPS on C3H/HeJ cells decreased after re-extraction by the same procedure with phenol.     

Species-Specific Chromosome Engineering Greatly Improves Fully Human Polyclonal Antibody Production Profile in Cattle

Large-scale production of fully human IgG (hIgG) or human polyclonal antibodies (hpAbs) by transgenic animals could be useful for human therapy. However, production level of hpAbs in transgenic animals is generally very low, probably due to the fact that evolutionarily unique interspecies-incompatible genomic sequences between human and non-human host species may impede high production of fully hIgG in the non-human environment. To address this issue, we performed species-specific human artificial chromosome (HAC) engineering and tested these engineered HAC in cattle. Our previous study has demonstrated that site-specific genomic chimerization of pre-B cell receptor/B cell receptor (pre-BCR/BCR) components on HAC vectors significantly improves human IgG expression in cattle where the endogenous bovine immunoglobulin genes were knocked out. In this report, hIgG1 class switch regulatory elements were subjected to site-specific genomic chimerization on HAC vectors to further enhance hIgG expression and improve hIgG subclass distribution in cattle. These species-specific modifications in a chromosome scale resulted in much higher production levels of fully hIgG of up to 15 g/L in sera or plasma, the highest ever reported for a transgenic animal system. Transchromosomic (Tc) cattle containing engineered HAC vectors generated hpAbs with high titers against human-origin antigens following immunization. This study clearly demonstrates that species-specific sequence differences in pre-BCR/BCR components and IgG1 class switch regulatory elements between human and bovine are indeed functionally distinct across the two species, and therefore, are responsible for low production of fully hIgG in our early versions of Tc cattle. The high production levels of fully hIgG with hIgG1 subclass dominancy in a large farm animal species achieved here is an important milestone towards broad therapeutic applications of hpAbs.     

兔抗仿蜘蛛牵丝蛋白抗体的制备及应用

将仿蜘蛛牵丝基因s6 0 0克隆到GST融合蛋白表达质粒pGEX KG中 ,利用大肠杆菌表达系统表达并纯化了仿蜘蛛牵丝蛋白S6 0 0 ,以之作为抗原制备了兔抗血清。S6 0 0的氨基酸组分分析与理论值相吻合。蛋白质免疫印迹发现该抗血清能与天然蜘蛛丝反应 ,表明设计的仿蜘蛛丝与天然蜘蛛丝有相似的免疫原性。为了定量检测仿蜘蛛牵丝蛋白在转基因家蚕丝腺中 (或茧壳中 )的表达 ,建立了用ELISA方法定量检测茧壳中仿蜘蛛牵丝蛋白量的工作系统     

Regulation of Melanogenesis Induced by 5-Methoxypsoralen Without Ultraviolet Light in Murine Melanoma Cells

Melanogenesis in melanoma cells can be enhanced by psoralens in the absence of UV light. Melanin biosynthesis is regulated by a number of melanocyte-specific proteins, including tyrosinase, DOPAchrome tautomerase (DCT), and tyrosinase-related protein-1 (TRP-1, gp75). To get more insight on the molecular mechanisms involved in psoralens-induced melanogenesis, we determined tyrosinase and DCT activities as well as mRNA and protein levels of tyrosinase, DCT, and TRP-1 in S91 mouse melanoma cells treated by 5-MOP. High concentration of 5-MOP (5 × 10^-5 M) induced a time-dependent increase of tyrosinase activity and melanin content, which was correlated to an increase of both mRNA and protein levels of tyrosinase. These results demonstrate that the 5-MOP stimulation of melanogenesis is related to increased tyrosinase synthesis. In addition, 5-MOP stimulated TRP-1 synthesis and induced a dose-dependent decrease of DCT activity without any modification in the expression of the protein. We explored then the signalling pathways involved in 5-MOP-induced melanogenesis and, particularly, the role of cyclic AMP and protein kinase C (PKC). A small stimulation of cyclic AMP production was observed in presence of 5-MOP. Furthermore, 1-oleoyl-2-acetylglycerol (OAG), a PKC activator, potentiated the 5-MOP stimulation of tyrosinase activity, while calphostin, a specific PKC inhibitor, inhibited the 5-MOP induction of tyrosinase activity. Phorbol-myristate acetate (PMA), described as a strong activator of PKC, inhibited also the effect of 5-MOP when used at long term. Taken together, these results demonstrate that in murine melanoma cells 5-MOP stimulates melanogenesis by increasing activity and synthesis of tyrosinase. Tyrosinase and TRP-1 expression are coordinately regulated by 5-MOP Furthermore, a negative correlation between melanogenesis and DCT activity was observed under 5-MOP stimulation. At least, PKA and PKC systems appear to play an important role in the melanogenic effect of 5-MOP.     

Co-Infection of Mouse Spleen Cells with Murine Sarcoma Virus and Guaroa Virus

Enhancement of tumor induction by oncornaviruses through a dual viral infection has been described by several investigators. The mechanism(s) of this enhancement has not as yet been determined. By using a murine sarcoma virus and a Bunyawera group arbovirus (Guaroa virus) in an in vitro system, evidence was obtained for enhancement of the oncogenic potential of the viruses by genetic interaction with the nononcogenic virus as well as the production of increased amounts of the oncogenic virus. These results confirm and extend similar responses obtained in in vivo systems.     

抗EHFV的独特型抗体在小鼠体内诱导免疫应答的研究

本文介绍用流行性出血热（EHF）病毒J10株制备单克隆抗体（McAb）,以及用7个McAb免疫家兔,使其产生抗EHF病毒McAb的抗体即抗独特型 抗体（Ab2).Ab2能在体外同出血热病人恢复期血清和EHF病毒免疫的兔血清发生特异性结合。再经EHF－McAb亲和层析法分离提纯Ab2,免疫BALb/c小鼠,将所获得的免疫血清（Ab3）用荧光和ELISA分别加以测定。结果表明,抗－抗独特型抗体可在体外识别EHF病毒,而不能同病病人恢复期血清发生结合,从而支持免疫网络学说,可能为我们提供一种新型的抗原来源途径。     

Endo-PG诱导培养小麦细胞PGIP产生的研究

内切多聚半乳糖醛酸酶（endo-polygalacturonase,endo-PG）是待异水解细胞壁成分多聚半乳糖醛酸的酶,水解产生的10～13个糖基的寡聚半乳糖醛酸片段是活性诱导因子,激活植物自身防御系统．我们已研究发现单子叶植物小麦中存在多聚半乳糖醛酸酶抑制蛋白（polygalacturonaseinhibitingprotein,PGIP）,并已将其分离纯化,对其性质作了初步研究[1,2]文献报导[3]PGIP是在未分化的细胞中合成的．本文报导在悬浮培养的小麦细胞中加入Endo-PG观察其PGIP的生成,比较赤霉病的高抗品种与低抗品种中PGIP的合成情况,探讨PGIP与植物防御作…     

Production of Polyclonal Antibody to the Bovine Adrenal Atrial Natriuretic Factor-R1 Receptor

Abstract

A polyclonal antibody monospecific for an intracellular epitope of the atrial natriuretic factor (ANF)-R₁ receptor was produced. The receptor protein (200 pmoles) was purified to homogeneity from bovine adrenal zona glomerulosa (BAZG), reduced, alkylated and digested with trypsin. The tryptic fragments were purified by reverse-phase h.p.l.c. on a C18 column. Based on the sequence of one of these fragments, a peptide was chemically synthesized, coupled to thyroglobulin and injected into rabbits. The antibody obtained was shown to be specific for the R₁-type as no receptor was detected in bovine red blood cells (RBC) (which are devoid of ANF receptors) and in NIH-3T3 cell membranes (where only the R₂-type is expressed). Several other tissues were screened and comparison of the immunoreactive receptor density estimates with those obtained by ANF binding yielded a correlation coefficient (r²) of 0.965. The minimal detectable dose was typically 3 fmoles/tube and the ED⁵⁰ of the RIA was 30 fmoles/tube. Cyanogen bromide digestion of the receptor was essential for antigenic detection, indicating that the epitope is probably hindered due to the tertiary structure of the native protein. Moreover, location of the epitope in the kinase homology domain of the receptor, combined with partial tryptic digestion, suggests that the proteolysis-sensitive region of the receptor is located between the transmembrane- spanning domain and the amino acid 586. This method of production of antibodies should be useful to precisely map the amino acids involved in various functions of the receptor.     

家蚕细胞和虫体产生抗人小细胞肺癌抗体

用重组昆虫病毒表达系统,在家蚕细胞和虫体表达了抗人小细胞肺癌人-鼠嵌合抗体。重组病毒rNPVL2,rNPVH17及双重组病毒rNPVLH19感染的家蚕细胞和虫体血淋巴中都检测到抗体分子的表达。双重组病毒的双基因共表达部分产物可装配。ELISA分析表明抗体重轻链基因共表达产物具有比单基因表达产物高得多的与小细胞肺癌细胞免疫结合功能。