Hapten-specific tolerance induced by hapten conjugates of D-glutamic acid, D-lysine (D-Gl) or isologous gamma-globulin: evidence for central B cell tolerance in the presence of carrier-primed helper T cells.
A comparison has been made of the well known hapten-specific tolerance systems induced, respectively, by hapten-D-GL or hapten-isologous gamma-globulin conjugates. The principal question addressed in this study concerned the comparative maintenance of B cell tolerance, induced by one or the other method, after adoptive transfer into carrier-primed, irradiated recipient animals and, in addition, what role, if any, might be played by T lymphocytes in the tolerant donor cell population in maintaining such tolerance. The results clearly show that insofar as the hapten-specific B cell is concerned, no obvious difference exists in the capacity to maintain tolerance adoptive transfer between the hapten-D-GL and hapten-isologous gamma-globulin systems; such cells remained tolerant even in the presence of excess helper T cell activity. Moreover, under the conditions employed, depletion of T lymphocytes from the tolerant donor cell population did not affect the maintenance of hapten-specific B cell tolerance after adoptive transfer to irradiated recipients.
D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D004136:Dinitrobenzenes / Q000276:immunology; D005971:Glutamates / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006241:Haptens; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D008239:Lysine / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D005719:gamma-Globulins / Q000494:pharmacology*
D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004136:Dinitrobenzenes; D005971:Glutamates; D006241:Haptens; D005719:gamma-Globulins; D008239:Lysine