title: Properties of lymph-borne (veiled) dendritic cells in culture. II. Expression of the IL-2 receptor: role of GM-CSF.
abstract: Fresh lymph-borne (veiled) dendritic cells (L-DC) in the rat are almost totally negative for the interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor detected by the monoclonal antibody (mAb) MRC OX39. After 16 hr culture more than 90% of L-DC are OX39 positive, and increased levels of expression can be seen within 5 hr culture. In cultures of L-DC and allogeneic lymphocytes. L-DC appear to express the IL-2 receptor more rapidly than lymphocytes. The intensity of labelling of L-DC is variable but maximal levels are similar to those seen on lymphoblasts. Culture in the presence of concanavalin A (Con A)-stimulated spleen cell supernatants or recombinant granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) results in a more rapid and intense expression of the IL-2 receptor by L-DC. L-DC cultured following rigorous T-cell depletion, or derived from athymic rats also express the IL-2 receptor after culture with GM-CSF. Cultured, but not fresh, L-DC bind iodinated recombinant IL-2 in a dose-dependent manner and binding is inhibited by excess unlabelled ligand. The amount of IL-2 bound varies but maximal amounts are similar to those bound by lymphoblasts. Following intravenous endotoxin injection, a large proportion of freshly collected L-DC express the IL-2 receptor and the number of L-DC released into the lymph is increased. An antibody to the IL-2 receptor which blocks an allogeneic MLR has no effect on a xenogeneic MLR using rat L-DC as stimulators and mouse lymphocytes as responders.
authors.affiliation: Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford, U.K.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: MacPherson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fossum
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000032:analysis*; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000494:pharmacology; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008196:Lymph / Q000166:cytology*; D051381:Rats; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000032:analysis*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; D004731:Endotoxins; D006133:Growth Substances; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor