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. 1987 Jun;61(2):151–157.

Mechanism of action of a Db-specific helper clone and factor in cytotoxic responses to alloantigens.

P C Kwong, H S Teh
PMCID: PMC1453380  PMID: 2439444

Abstract

The mechanism by which a Db-specific helper clone (clone 9) and a hybridoma-derived Db-specific helper factor, referred to as ASHF, induced cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses to alloantigens was investigated. Clone 9 or ASHF helped CBA thymocytes to produce CTL against B6 (H-2b), but not D2 (H-2d), alloantigens. However, when BDF1 (H-2b/d) spleen cells or an equal mixture of B6 or D2 spleen cells were used as stimulator cells, CTL responses to both B6 and D2 were induced. This suggested that clone 9 cells or ASHF could induce the production of long-ranged, non-antigen-specific helper factor(s) in B6-stimulated cultures. One of these long-ranged factors produced in B6-stimulated cultures was found to be interleukin-2(IL-2). Thus, clone 9, which is a non-IL-2 producer, increased the production of IL-2 by irradiated B6 spleen cells and by CBA anti-B6 cultures by 4.7-and 5.7-fold, respectively. ASHF did not increase the amount of IL-2 produced by irradiated B6 spleen cells but increased the amount of IL-2 produced in CBA anti-B6 cultures by 3.8-fold. Clone 9 cells or ASHF did not increase IL-2 production in D2-stimulated cultures. Upon stimulation with concanavalin A or antigen, clone 9 cells also produced a non-antigen-specific helper factor. This factor (IL-X) synergized with excess human recombinant IL-2(rIL-2) in the polyclonal activation of BDF1 or D2 CTL precursors. A model that involves the participation of ASHF, clone 9 cells, IL-2 and IL-X in the induction of a cytotoxic response is proposed.

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