title: Activation of a murine T-cell hybridoma by cationized bacteria.
abstract: Cationic particles interact by electrostatic forces with membrane components of diverse cell types, including lymphocytes. Contact with cationized streptococci was shown to induce a murine T-cell hybridoma to transcribe lymphokine mRNA as well as secrete interleukin-2. This activation was accompanied by a rise in intracellular calcium. Cationized streptococci-induced activation of this T-cell hybridoma could be specifically inhibited by either chelating extracellular calcium or by treating with CD4 monoclonal antibody. These data indicate that the in vitro behaviour of T cells can be modulated by charged microbial particles; such interactions may have relevance for chronic inflammation associated with some bacterial infections.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Varani
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ginsburg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002412:Cations; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000235:genetics; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000276:immunology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002412:Cations; D007376:Interleukin-2; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D002118:Calcium