TABLE 3.
Treatment | Response (cpm) for straina
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7968 | 6995 | |
None | 37,000 ± 3,000 | 21,000 ± 1,600 |
MAb 2H1b | ||
0.1 μg/ml | 38,000 ± 1,800 | 23,000 ± 3,000 |
0.25 μg/ml | 34,000 ± 1,500 | 21,000 ± 3,600 |
5 μg/ml | 39,000 ± 3,000 | 32,000 ± 1,900c |
10 μg/ml | 36,000 ± 5,000 | 36,000 ± 2,800c |
Proliferation of T lymphocytes was measured by [3H]thymidine incorporation after 7 days of incubation. The results are the means of four separate experiments from four different donors ± SEMs.
MAb 2H1 was added together with a C. neoformans encapsulated (6995) or acapsular (7698) strain (2 × 105) at the indicated doses to PBM (2 × 104) for 2 h. Then, monocyte monolayers were washed and, subsequently, autologous T cells [T(E+), 105] were added.
P < 0.01 (MAb 2H1 plus C. neoformans [6995]-treated versus C. neoformans [6995]-treated cells) according to Student’s t test.