Abstract
Surface properties of low density lipoprotein (LDL)-binding lymphocytes were evaluated to determine whether LDL binds with a subpopulation of human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL). B- and T-cell rich fractions were prepared from PBL using E-rosette formation or nylon reticulum columns. Binding of FITC-labelled LDL with these cell fractions was determined with a fluorescent microscope and a fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS II). The specificity of the binding was evaluated by a dose-dependent inhibition of LDL binding with the addition of unlabelled lipoproteins. In parallel studies, surface properties including E-rosette formation, surface immunoglobulins, and receptors for IgG-Fc, as well as human and mouse C3 were examined. LDL binding lymphocytes were enriched in the B-cell rich fraction, and depleted in the T-cell rich fraction. In addition, FITC-LDL binding lymphocytes were selectively collected by the FACS II. These LDL binding cells restored surface immunoglobulins after incubation in serum-free medium following trypsinization. The majority of lymphocytes stimulated by PHA and PWM in vitro bound with LDL. It is concluded that LDL binds with B cells in fresh human PBL, while it binds with B and T cells in mitogen-stimulated lymphocytes. It is suggested that the selective collection of LDL binding lymphocytes by the FACS II can be applied to the evaluation of cellular interaction of these cells in various immunological reactions.
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