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Mouse spleen cells treated with glutaralde lose their stimulating ability in the MLR. If the spleen cells are first converted to a blastogenic state by lipopolysaccharide and subsequently fixed with glutaraldehyde, their stimulating capacity is maintained.
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PMID:Mitogen-stimulated glutaraldehyde-fixed spleen cells: ability to stimulate in the mixed lymphocyte reaction and generate effector cells in cell-mediated lympholysis. 13 9

The technique of separating lymphocytes on nylon wool columns has been applied to sheep lymphocytes obtained from efferent lymph. The non-immunoglobulin-bearing (sIg-) lymphocytes which pass through the column were MLR-reactive, responsive only to T cell mitogens, and migrated in vivo like T lymphocytes described in rodents. Immunoglobulin-bearing (sIg+) lymphocytes were MLR-non-reactive, responsive to lipopolysaccharide and migrated in vivo like B lymphocytes in rodents. It is considered that the majority of sIg- lymphocytes obtained in this way are T lymphocytes and the majority of sIg+ lymphocytes are B lymphocytes.
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PMID:Behaviour of sheep-immunoglobulin-bearing and non-immunoglobulin-bearing lymphocytes isolated by nylon wool columns. 14 55

Mouse spleen cells transformed by certain mitogens and subsequently fixed with glutaraldehyde can be utilized as stimulators in the mixed lymphocyte reaction. In addition to bacterial lipopolysaccharide which has been shown previously to be effective, we have found the other B cell mitogens, dextran sulfate and Concanavalin A-Sepharose, to be functional. The ability of the treated cells to activate allogeneic cells in MLR depends upon the concentration of glutaraldehyde and the type of tissue culture medium utilized.
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PMID:Factors affecting the stimulating capacity of mitogen-transformed, glutaraldehyde-treated mouse spleen cells in the mixed lymphocyte reaction. 14 88

The VH and V kappa gene families expressed by 20 monoclonal auto-anti-idiotypes (Ab2) derived from unmanipulated MLR-lpr/lpr mice were determined by Northern blotting. Complete variable region sequences of six Ab2, along with three additional V kappa-JH Ab2 sequences, were obtained. These auto-anti-idiotypes arose spontaneously in the animals, and they bound specifically to an idiotypic determinant (Id/r) on mAb 28/12, a monoclonal IgG2b MLR-lpr/lpr anti-small nuclear ribonucleoprotein antibody. The 16 Ab2 heavy chains belonged to 7 different VH gene families, and the 10 Ab2 light chains were derived from 8 V kappa families. The light chains of two Ab2 were approximately 99% identical; the remaining variable region sequences were highly heterogeneous. There was no correlation between primary amino acid sequence of either heavy or light chain and idiotypic properties of the auto-anti-idiotypes. Six Ab2 used VH or V kappa genes that are identical to known germ-line genes. A high proportion of the spontaneous auto-anti-idiotypes was shown to have autoantibody activity (anti-DNA, anti-ribonucleoprotein), or specific binding reactions with lipopolysaccharide of Salmonella RE, or both properties. The structural diversity of spontaneous MLR-lpr/lpr auto-anti-idiotypes differs sharply from the structural homogeneity reported for Ab2 induced in normal animals against syngeneic Ab1. Our results suggest that auto-anti-idiotypes might arise independently of an immunogenic stimulus from an Ab1.
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PMID:Molecular heterogeneity of auto-anti-idiotypic antibodies in MLR-lpr/lpr mice. 190 45

HLA-DQw6 transgenic C57BL/6 mice (DQw6-B6) were utilized to define the role of HLA-DQw6 gene product in immune-recognition. To investigate the responsiveness of lymph node cells from C57BL/6 mice (B6) or DQw6-B6 in response to DQw6 molecules expressed in the DQw6-B6, in vitro secondary MLR was performed. The lymph node cells from B6 proliferated in response to spleen cells from DQw6-B6, whereas those from DQw6-B6 did not. These results suggested that DQw6-B6 acquired tolerance to DQw6 molecules. The difference of T cell repertoire between B6 and DQw6-B6 was investigated using mAbs directed against T cell receptor V beta regions, V beta 3, V beta 5, V beta 6, V beta 8, V beta 11 and V alpha 3.2. Although the proportion of V beta 5+ CD8+ T cells and V beta 6+ CD4+ T cells were increased in the B6 anti-DQw6-B6 MLR T cell line, there was no significant difference in the proportion of peripheral T cells expressing each V alpha or V beta region between B6 and DQw6-B6. Both CD4+ and CD8+ long term-cultured T lymphocyte cell lines were generated from lymph node cells of B6 stimulated in vitro by irradiated spleen cells from DQw6-B6. The CD4+ T cell line proliferated in response to spleen cells of DQw6-B6 or L cell transfectant expressing HLA-DQw6 molecules and these responses were completely inhibited by either anti-DQ or anti-CD4 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) but not by anti I-Ab mAbs. The CD8+ T cell line lysed splenic cells activated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from DQw6-B6 spleen cells but not from B6. The CD8+ T cell line also exhibited a cytotoxicity to splenic LPS blast cells from backcross progenies between (DQw6-B6 x DBA1) F1 and DBA1, only when target cells expressed both HLA-DQw6 molecules and H-2b. These observations indicated that recognition of HLA-DQw6 by the CD8+ cytotoxic T cell line was restricted by H-2b. The cytolytic activity of the CD8+ T cell line was inhibited by either anti-CD8 or anti-H-2Db mAbs but not by anti-HLA-DQ nor anti-H-2Kb mAbs. These results show that HLA-DQ transgene products expressed in DQw6-B6 can induce xenogeneic MLR in both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. The CD4+ T lymphocytes recognize the HLA-DQw6 molecule itself whereas the CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes recognize the HLA-DQw6 gene product in the context of H-2Db.
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PMID:[Immunological function of HLA-DQw6 molecules expressed in DQw6 transgenic C57BL/6 mice]. 202 62

Proliferation of rat spleen cells in a mixed lymphocyte culture was amplified fivefold or more in the presence of 2000 units of catalase/ml, as measured by [3H]thymidine incorporation. A similar effect was observed with 1 microgram of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/ml. Addition of polymyxin B abrogated the promotional effect of LPS, but not that of catalase. These results indicate that the hydrogen peroxide generated by some cells in the rat spleen cell mixed lymphocyte culture suppresses the proliferative response. The demonstration that removal of plastic adherent cells (reducing the percentage of monocytes/macrophages by 75-80%) also results in a 5- to 10-fold increase in a subsequent MLR, indicates that some of the adherent cells may be the producers of hydrogen peroxide, which at higher concentrations suppresses the T-cell proliferation. The enhanced proliferation was not mainly due to increased interleukin 2 (IL-2) production, since the IL-2 concentrations of catalase and LPS-containing cultures were lower than those of control cultures.
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PMID:Catalase and lipopolysaccharide enhance proliferation in the rat mixed lymphocyte reaction. 295 28

The inheritance of antigens expressed by C3H/Tif B cells that stimulate MHC-unrestricted helper T cells from C3H/HeJ was investigated. F1 hybrids between C3H/HeJ and C3H/Tif and 39 C3H/HeJ X F1 backcross mice were characterized as to the ability of their spleen cells to stimulate a proliferative C3H/HeJ T helper cell response and to respond to helper cell activity by the development of polyclonal plaque-forming cell responses. Backcross progeny wee also typed for the following markers segregating in this cross: 1) Responsiveness to the B cell mitogen lipopolysaccharide (LPS); 2) LyM-1 allotype; 3) antigen(s) stimulating a primary non-H-2 MLR between these strains, previously ascribed to Mls locus differences, 4) expression of target antigens for cytotoxic T cells raised in the same strain combination. The antigen(s) recognized by helper cells and those stimulating primary MLR are controlled by autosomal gene(s) and segregate as a single trait. These antigens, however, are not encoded in genes linked to either the Lps or the Mls loci, and are not recognized by cytotoxic T cells raised in the same strain combination.
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PMID:Genetics of a non-H-2 antigen that stimulates "unrestricted" helper T cells and MLR. 645 95

Antibodies to the nuclear antigen SM are specific for systemic lupus erythematosus in humans and mice. In order to study the cellular mechanisms of anti-Sm generation, a hemolytic plaque assay to identify and enumerate lymphocytes secreting anti-Sm has been developed by using SRBC coated with purified Sm by a modified carbodiimide technique. Anti-Sm-specific PFC were found in MRL/Mp-Ipr/Ipr and MLR/Mp- +/+ mice whose sera contained anti-Sm, but were never detected in anti-Sm-negative MRL mice or in normals. Spleen cells from anti-Sm-positive MRL/Mp-Ipr/Ipr mice generated anti-Sm PFC spontaneously after 4 days of in vitro culture, whereas cells from normal mice or anti-Sm-negative MRL mice were never observed to produce spontaneous anti-Sm, even when cultured in the presence of bacterial lipopolysaccharide. The generation of anti-Sm by MRL cells in vitro was found to be dependent on the presence of T cells, but the ability of cells from individual MRL mice to generate anti-Sm appeared to be limited by the availability of Sm-specific B cell precursors and not due to a relative absence of T cells capable of providing help for the anti-Sm response. Analysis at the cellular level of the in vitro generation of a disease-specific autoantibody by using the methods described should facilitate understanding of mechanisms of autoreactivity.
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PMID:Anti-Sm autoantibodies in MRL mice: in vitro detection and generation of antibody-forming cells. 698 38

The purpose of this study was to correlate cellular immune responses and cytokine production in vitro between patients with one or two primary malignant neoplasms. One hundred and ninety-three patients (110 patients with one primary malignant neoplasm (group I), and 83 patients with two primary tumors (group II), entered this study. Mononuclear cells isolated from peripheral blood were tested in the following tests: (a) proliferative responses in the autologous and allogeneic mixed lymphocyte reaction (auto- and allo-MLR respectively): (b) natural killer cell activity; (c) production of interleukin-2 during the allo-MLR, and (d) interleukin-1 beta production by lipopolysaccharide-stimulated monocytes. All these parameters were found to be decreased in cancer patients as compared to normal donors (p < 10(-3)). In addition, we were able to detect significant differences between the values obtained from patients in groups I and II (p < 10(-2)). These data suggest a further impairment in cancer patients' immune status after the diagnosis of a second malignancy.
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PMID:Comparison of immune parameters in patients with one or two primary malignant neoplasms. 843 63

Langerhans cells (LCs) represent a subset of immature dendritic cells (DCs) specifically localized in the epidermis and other mucosal epithelia. As surrounding keratinocytes can produce interleukin (IL)-15, a cytokine that utilizes IL-2Rgamma chain, we analyzed whether IL-15 could skew monocyte differentiation into LCs. Monocytes cultured for 6 d with granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and IL-15 differentiate into CD1a(+)HLA-DR(+)CD14(-)DCs (IL15-DCs). Agents such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)alpha, and CD40L induce maturation of IL15-DCs to CD83(+), DC-LAMP(+) cells. IL15-DCs are potent antigen-presenting cells able to induce the primary (mixed lymphocyte reaction [MLR]) and secondary (recall responses to flu-matrix peptide) immune responses. As opposed to cultures made with GM-CSF/IL-4 (IL4-DCs), a proportion of IL15-DCs expresses LC markers: E-Cadherin, Langerin, and CC chemokine receptor (CCR)6. Accordingly, IL15-DCs, but not IL4-DCs, migrate in response to macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-3alpha/CCL20. However, IL15-DCs cannot be qualified as "genuine" Langerhans cells because, despite the presence of the 43-kD Langerin, they do not express bona fide Birbeck granules. Thus, our results demonstrate a novel pathway in monocyte differentiation into dendritic cells.
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PMID:Interleukin 15 skews monocyte differentiation into dendritic cells with features of Langerhans cells. 1158 22


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