title: Antibodies against membrane interleukin 1 alpha activate accessory cells to stimulate proliferation of T lymphocytes.
abstract: Some monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against interleukin (IL) 1 alpha have been found to activate antigen-presenting cells (APC, human peripheral blood monocytes and B lymphocytes), so that unstimulated T lymphocytes cultured with them are induced to proliferate and secrete IL-2. Control mAbs of the same isotypes and mAbs against IL-1 beta do not activate APC. In the absence of APC, mAbs against IL-1 alpha do not induce proliferation of T lymphocytes. Mitomycin C-treated activated APC still induce T-cell proliferation. Proliferation of T lymphocytes cannot be induced by culture supernatants and requires contact with APC activated by mAbs against IL-1 alpha. The observations imply that surface membrane IL-1 alpha can function as a triggering molecule on APC, which could play an important role in the initiation of immune responses by T lymphocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Syntex Research, Palo Alto, CA 94304.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Eugui
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Almquist
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000276:immunology* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D009000:Monocytes / Q000276:immunology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D007375:Interleukin-1; D011994:Recombinant Proteins