title: Immunoglobulin secretion by human splenic lymphocytes in vitro: the effects of antibodies to IgM and IgD.
abstract: The effects of F(ab')2 fragments of affinity-purified rabbit anti-human mu chain antibody (RaHmu) and rabbit anti-human delta chain antibody (RaHdelta) on spontaneous and mitogen-stimulated immunoglobulin (Ig) secretion by normal human spleen cells were studied. IgM and IgG secretion by human spleen cells cultured in vitro was measured by incubating the cells with 3H-amino acids precipitating the secreted labeled Ig with anti-Ig, and analyzing the precipitates by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Both RaHmu and RaHdelta suppressed spontaneous and LPS-induced IgM and IgG secretion as well as PWM-stimulated IgG secretion. In different experiments, RaHmu and RaHdelta either suppressed or augmented PWM-induced IgM secretion. The anti-Ig induced augmentation of PWM-triggered IgM secretion was most apparent when spleen cells were cultured at lower cell densities or when lower concentrations of anti-Ig were employed. These date indicate that perturbation of B cell surface immunoglobulin receptors with specific anti-Ig antibody can alter markedly the ability of these cells to differentiate into antibody-secreting cells.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D006801:Humans; D007072:Immunoglobulin D / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007138:Immunoglobulin delta-Chains; D007148:Immunoglobulin mu-Chains; D007700:Kinetics; D037102:Lectins / Q000494:pharmacology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007072:Immunoglobulin D; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007138:Immunoglobulin delta-Chains; D007148:Immunoglobulin mu-Chains; D037102:Lectins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell