title: Phenotypic and functional heterogeneity of thymic and splenic lymphokine activated killer cells relative to ornithine sensitivity.
abstract: We have previously reported the selective inhibition of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) by 10 mM ornithine (ORN) relative to natural killer (NK) cell-derived lymphokine activated killer cells (LAK). To determine if this were due to differences in the progenitor cells or the type of stimulus, we used cortisone-resistant thymocytes (CRT) as a source of mature T cells for induction of LAK and CTL, and compared the results with spleen. Thymic and splenic CTL precursors (CTLp) from C57B1/6 (B6) mice were CD8+, ASGM1-, ORN sensitive. Splenic LAK precursors (LAKp) were CD8-, ASGM1+, ORN resistant when assayed against both YAC-1 and P815 tumor targets. In contrast, CRT-derived LAKp were CD8-, ASGM1+, ORN resistant against YAC-1, whereas LAKp against P815 were CD8+, ASGM1+, ORN sensitive. ORN sensitivity was also observed among CTL and LAK in DBA/2 mice and was associated with CD8+ phenotype. Therefore, our initial observation of differential ORN sensitivity in CTL vs LAK was a function of the progenitor cells; furthermore, CD8+ cytolytic cells are ORN sensitive whether activated by antigen (CTL) or IL-2 (T-LAK).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Bear
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Susskind
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000032:analysis; D016827:CD8 Antigens; D003348:Cortisone / Q000494:pharmacology; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D005260:Female; D005677:G(M1) Ganglioside; D006028:Glycosphingolipids / Q000276:immunology; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000276:immunology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D015979:Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D009952:Ornithine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010641:Phenotype; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology*; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D016827:CD8 Antigens; D006028:Glycosphingolipids; D007376:Interleukin-2; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D005677:G(M1) Ganglioside; C018835:asialo GM1 ganglioside; D009952:Ornithine; D003348:Cortisone