Cytotoxicity of lymphoid cells induced by Maclura pomifera (MP) lectin. |
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Authors: | J M Jones F Soderberg |
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Institution: | Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079 USA |
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Abstract: | The cytotoxic activity of lymphoid cells stimulated with Maclura pomifera (MP) lectin was investigated. Spleen cells of Lewis (LEW) or Brown Norway (BN) rats induced a cell-dependent release of 51Cr from syngeneic, allogeneic, and xenogeneic erythrocytes when incubated with MP for 4–16 hr. The activity of MP differed from that of concanavalin A (Con A). MP exhibited a greater activity with spleen cells while Con A was more active when bone marrow cells were tested. Activity induced by MP required the presence of the lectin for at least 4 hr and was inhibited by melibiose, an inhibitor of MP binding. MP also stimulated phagocytosis by peritoneal macrophages of LEW rats, but phagocytosis was not responsible for the cytotoxic effect measured by 51Cr release. The ability of aggressor cells to bind MP did not correlate with their cytotoxic activity. The cytotoxic activity of spleen cells from athymic nude mice was equivalent to that of cells from euthymic littermates when stimulated with MP. |
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