Abstract |
Immune responses to trinitrophenylated hemocyanin ( TNP-KLH), Ficoll ( TNP-Ficoll), and Brucella abortus (TNP-BA) were examined in BALB/c mice bearing subcutaneous transplants of TEPC-1017 and TEPC-1033, the two known IgD-secreting BALB/c plasmacytomas. Both primary and secondary 19S and 7S splenic plaque-forming cell (PFC) responses in spleen to intravenously injected TNP-KLH were enhanced three to fivefold. Primary responses to TNP-Ficoll were 1.5-2 times higher than in control mice (particularly the 7S PFC response). Primary responses to TNP-BA were enhanced by TEPC-1017 but suppressed by TEPC-1033, while secondary responses to TNP-BA were enhanced three to sevenfold by both tumors. Intraperitoneal injections of ascites fluid from mice bearing TEPC-1017 or TEPC-1033, or of IgD isolated from such ascites fluid, caused a similar enhancement of the primary response to TNP-KLH, as did the tumor itself, particularly when injected approximately 1 wk before antigen injection. IgD-containing ascites fluid had no effect on the response of athymic (nu/nu) BALB/c mice to TNP-KLH. These findings suggest the existence of an IgD-responsive immunoregulatory T cell.
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Authors | B Xue, R Coico, D Wallace, G W Siskind, B Pernis, G J Thorbecke |
Journal | The Journal of experimental medicine
(J Exp Med)
Vol. 159
Issue 1
Pg. 103-13
(Jan 01 1984)
ISSN: 0022-1007 [Print] United States |
PMID | 6363593
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Antigens
- Immunoglobulin D
- Immunoglobulin G
- Immunoglobulin M
- Trinitrobenzenes
- Hemocyanins
- keyhole-limpet hemocyanin
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Topics |
- Animals
- Antibody-Producing Cells
(immunology)
- Antigens
(immunology)
- Ascitic Fluid
(immunology)
- Hemocyanins
- Hemolytic Plaque Technique
- Immunoglobulin D
(biosynthesis, physiology)
- Immunoglobulin G
(biosynthesis)
- Immunoglobulin M
(biosynthesis)
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Nude
- Plasmacytoma
(immunology, metabolism)
- T-Lymphocytes
(immunology)
- Trinitrobenzenes
(immunology)
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