Terminal B-cell maturation and immunoglobulin (Ig) synthesis in vitro in patients with major injury.
This study evaluated B-lymphocyte function in 30 patients following major trauma with frequent screening over a period of 21 days post-trauma. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were phenotyped with monoclonal antibodies and in vitro B-cell function was tested both for unstimulated cells (spontaneous) and following stimulation with pokeweed mitogen (PWM). The capacity for terminal B-cell maturation into plasma cells was assessed by the number of cells bearing cytoplasmic immunoglobulin (CIg+). Although the number of circulating B cells in the trauma patients was not decreased following injury (12 +/- 2%), the number of CIg+ cells was significantly decreased (0.2 +/- 0.1 to 3.0 +/- 1.5) compared to controls (5 +/- 1) up to 21 days post-trauma (p less than or equal to 0.01). Spontaneous B-cell synthesis of IgA, IgM, and IgG was significantly depressed on day 1, but IgA was within normal range (159 +/- 30 ng/ml) by day 3, and IgA levels were supranormal (118 to 300% of control) on days 5-10 before returning to normal on days 14 to 21. Synthesis of IgG was 100 +/- 20 ng/ml on day 3 (control, 165 +/- 31 ng/ml), and IgG levels were supranormal (+45 to +139%) thereafter. On the other hand, IgM synthesis was decreased on all days studied (120 +/- 35 to 220 +/- 70 ng/ml) compared to controls (366 +/- 105 ng/ml). Synthesis of all Ig subclasses in PWM cultures followed a similar pattern. There was a marked monocytosis (30 +/- 2% LeuM3 + PBMC's) compared to control values (13 +/- 2% LeuM3+ PBMC's).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Department of Surgery, L.M. University München, Klinikum Grosshadern, W. Germany.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009000:Monocytes / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000276:immunology*; D010641:Phenotype; D011043:Pokeweed Mitogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
D007136:Immunoglobulins; D011043:Pokeweed Mitogens