Suppression of rabbit lymphocyte functions by antibodies specific for allotypic membrane determinants |
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Authors: | Y Ohama L T Adler |
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Affiliation: | Division of Immunology, St. Jude Children''s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38101 USA |
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Abstract: | Regulation of immunoglobulin synthesis and secretion was analyzed by exposing spleen cells of b4b4 rabbits to anti-b4 for 24 hr in culture. As noted previously, no lymphocytes with membrane-bound b4 were found immediately after pulse treatment, but substantial regeneration of membrane Ig (mIg) occurred on further culture in antibody-free medium. Splenocytes cultured either in the presence or absence of anti-b4 showed a marked loss of Ig-secreting cells (ISC) after 24 hr in culture but recovered and exhibited peak numbers of ISC on Day 2. However, ISC formation in cultures of antibody-treated cells was significantly suppressed and thereafter declined at a more rapid rate than in control cultures. Polyclonal B cell activators from Nocardia and from gram-negative bacteria stimulated ISC formation in cultures of normal spleen cells, but responsiveness to these activators was depressed following antibody treatment. Antibody-induced suppression of Ig synthesis was attributed to interference with differentiation of B lymphocytes to the secretory stage. |
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