title: Alloimmunization-induced changes in beta-adrenoceptor expression and cAMP on B lymphocytes.
abstract: In this report we have examined the effect of alloimmunization on beta-adrenergic expression in lymphocytes. We have observed a variation in the number of beta-adrenoceptors (Bmax) according to the degree of immunization without modifications in their affinity (Kd). This phenomenon was accompanied with parallel variations of intracellular cAMP levels. A decrease in Bmax values was observed during the first and second immunizations. Then the Bmax began to increase, exceeding control values up to the fourth and fifth immunizations, and remaining constant at the sixth immunizations. Only B cell-enriched populations showed variation in Bmax values of beta-adrenoceptors with alloimmunization. In contrast, the Bmax values of T cell-enriched populations did not change. Kd values were similar in all cell types tested. The number of binding sites was not dependent on the animal's age. Modifications in cAMP levels of B cell-enriched populations were correlated with changes in beta-adrenoceptor expression. These results suggest that beta-adrenoceptor expression and cAMP intracellular levels in B cell-enriched populations vary with the number of alloimmunizations. In addition, the antibody synthesis induced by allogenic stimulus was inversely proportional to the number of beta-adrenoceptors expressed on B cells. Perhaps these findings are evidence of a control mechanism that regulates antibody synthesis during the immune response.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y de Principios Naturales (CEFAPRIN), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Genaro
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Borda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D003601:Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic; D004082:Dihydroalprenolol / Q000378:metabolism; D007114:Immunization; D007519:Isoantigens / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007519:Isoantigens; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D004082:Dihydroalprenolol; D000242:Cyclic AMP