title: Inhibition by anti-HLA class II monoclonal antibodies of monocyte-dependent T cell proliferation induced by monoclonal antibody OKT3.
abstract: The inhibitory effect of monoclonal antibodies (mAb) to monomorphic (locus-restricted and locus-shared) and polymorphic determinants of HLA class II antigens on the monocyte-dependent proliferation of T cells stimulated with mAb OKT3 has been studied. The effect appears to be specific, dose dependent, is not mediated by the Fc portion of mAb and reflects their interaction with the corresponding determinants. The anti-HLA class II mAb do not have to be present in the culture throughout the incubation period, but are essential in early phases of mAb OKT3 T cell activation. Both monocytes and T cells are the targets of the inhibition exerted by the anti-HLA class II mAb. Their inhibitory effect involves several steps in the sequence of events which leads to T cell proliferation, including interleukin (IL) 1 and 2 secretion, and IL2 receptor expression.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia e Patologia Cellulare e Molecolare, Università di Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ruggiero
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manzo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fontana
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scala
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pirozzi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferrone
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zappacosta
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002455:Cell Division; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D006681:HLA-D Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D018127:Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D006681:HLA-D Antigens; D007376:Interleukin-2; D018127:Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7