title: [Residual lymphocytes after specific depletion. Functional study].
abstract: We previously demonstrated that, following a 2-day stimulation of T cells by MHC incompatible cells, a ricin A-chain conjugated to a monoclonal anti-IL2 receptor p55 subunit can kill 1.5 log of the activated alloreactive T cells while non specific killing of alloreactive T cells of a third partner does not exceed 0.5 log. This methodology is of potential use for selective alloreactive T cell depletion in MHC incompatible bone marrow transplantation in order to prevent both graft versus host disease and graft rejection. This study shows that this T cell depletion method does not alter T cell reactivity to microorganism antigens encountered in infection following BMT. It was found that T cell proliferation to cytomegalovirus and to candida antigens is not affected as shown in proliferative assays and by limiting dilution analysis for the latter antigen.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Valteau-Couanet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cavazzana-Calvo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008212:Lymphocyte Depletion / Q000379:methods*; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000276:immunology; D012276:Ricin / Q000276:immunology; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D012276:Ricin
vernacular_title: Lymphocytes résiduels après déplétion spécifique. Etude fonctionnelle.