Preferential generation of killer or helper T-lymphocyte activity directed to the tumour-associated transplantation antigens.
Induction of killer and helper T-cell activities towards transplantation antigens of two tumour cell lines was analysed in the allogeneic and syngeneic host combinations. The lymphoid cells from C57BL/6 mice immunized with allogeneic viable or mitomycin C-treated X-5563 plasmacytoma cells derived from C3H/He mice revealed both killer and helper T-cell activities against alloantigens, whereas cells from mice immunized with tumour cells killed by a freezing and thawing procedure revealed predominantly helper T-cell activity. On the other hand, when C3H/He mice were immunized with viable syngeneic X-5563 plasmacytoma or MM102 mammary tumour cells, the former generated preferentially killer T-cell activity, whereas the latter induced predominantly helper T-cell activity against tumour-associated transplantation antigens. Thus, immunization with transplantation antigen(s) does not always induce both helper and killer T-cell activities in parallel, but a certain antigenic system induces predominantly one type of T-cell response, thus indicating that two distinct subsets of helper and killer T cells against the transplantation antigen(s) can be raised independently without an absolute requirement of collaboration between these different T-cells subsets.
D000818:Animals; D000921:Antibody-Producing Cells; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D002470:Cell Survival; D003601:Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic; D005260:Female; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007114:Immunization; D008297:Male; D008325:Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens