title: Stimulation of B cell growth and differentiation by murine recombinant interleukin 1.
abstract: Purified splenic B cells from C57BL/6 mice were separated into high-density (resting) and low-density (activated) B cells. Separated B cell populations were cultured at low cell densities (1 X 10(4) cells/well) with recombinant interleukin 1 (r-IL 1) alone or in combination with dextran sulfate (DXS) or anti-IgM monoclonal antibodies (alpha IgM mab), respectively, and proliferative responses were determined. R-IL 1 alone, as well as in synergy with alpha IgM mab or DXS, respectively, stimulated the growth of low-density B cells. Moreover, r-IL 1 and alpha IgM mab costimulated replication of high-density B cells. Separated B cell populations (1 X 10(5) cells/well) were cultured with r-IL 1 alone or in combination with DXS or alpha IgM mab, respectively, and the generation of plaque-forming cells was determined. R-IL 1 alone, as well as in synergy with DXS, stimulated the differentiation of low-density B cells into Ig-secreting cells. These findings suggest that r-IL 1 has B cell growth and differentiation factor activity and is operative on high- and low-density B cells. Thus, IL 1 may play an important role in B cell growth and maturation.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002469:Cell Separation; D016264:Dextran Sulfate; D003911:Dextrans / Q000494:pharmacology; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H / Q000276:immunology; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL / Q000276:immunology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D003911:Dextrans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007375:Interleukin-1; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016264:Dextran Sulfate