title: Mitogen induction of murine C-type viruses. I. Analysis of lymphoid cell subpopulations.
abstract: We reported previously in vitro induction of endogenous C-type viruses from normal mouse spleen cells by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as well as by combination treatment with concanabalin A and 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (Con A/BrdU). To identify the cell types sensitive to virus induction and to study the relationship of mitogenicity to virus induction we have compared T cell populations (BALB/c thymus cells and cortisone-resistant thymus cells), B cell populations (nu/nu spleen cells and lymph node cells), adherent BALB/c peritoneal cells and mixed populations (BALB/c spleen cells, macrophage-depleted BALB/c spleen cells, and lymph node cells). LPS-induction occurred only in B cell-containing populations. In contrast, induction by Con A/BrdU depended on the presence of both T and B cells. In both instances, neither macrophages nor hemopoietic cells appeared to be a major source of virus. Treatment with anti-Ig serum and complement reduced virus induction by LPS/BrdU but not by Con A/BrdU suggesting that different cell populations produce virus after stimulation with these two different mitogens.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000382:microbiology; D003165:Complement System Proteins; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000166:cytology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000382:microbiology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D008934:Mitogens / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000254:growth & development*; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008934:Mitogens; D003208:Concanavalin A; D003165:Complement System Proteins