Isolation and characterization of in vitro and in vivo functions of a tumor-specific T suppressor cell clone from a BALB/c mouse bearing the syngeneic ADJ-PC-5 plasmacytoma.
A spontaneously transformed T suppressor (Ts) clone, A12-D11/t, is described which arose from the antigen-specific Ts clone A12-D11 isolated from cells of the inguinal lymph node of a BALB/c mouse bearing the syngeneic plasmacytoma ADJ-PC-5. A12-D11/t Ts cells suppress in vitro specifically a primary syngeneic cytotoxic antitumor response with the consequence that no ADJ-PC-5-specific cytotoxic T cells can be generated. The in vivo effects of A12-D11/t Ts cells were studied by injecting them into BALB/c mice. Spleen cells from those mice subsequently failed to respond against ADJ-PC-5 plasmacytoma cells, whereas their response against other syngeneic BALB/c tumors remained unaffected. By using a model system which allows us to study the host's immune reactions to the antigenic load corresponding to initial stages of tumorigenesis, it has been shown previously that ADJ-PC-5-specific Ts cells are activated before the antigen threshold for the activation of cytotoxic T cells is reached. Regarding its phenotype and specificity, the A12-D11/t Ts clone seems to be the exact counterpart of such a Ts cell, and is therefore of special interest in the study of the role of Ts cells preventing immunity against a growing tumor.
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D000818:Animals; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000276:immunology*; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods*; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D007959:Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010641:Phenotype; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology
D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D000939:Epitopes