title: CD4-/CD8-T cells: amplification in spleens of mice following in vivo treatment with monoclonal antibody anti-L3T4.
abstract: Amplification of L3T4-/Ly-2-(CD 4-/CD 8-) T cells following in vivo administration of anti-L3T4 monoclonal antibody was examined in the spleen of mice by flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry. BALB/c mice were given 4-7 weekly injections of either anti-L3T4 (1 mg/week) or phosphate-buffered saline (control group), and dispersed spleen cells and tissue sections analyzed for the presence of Thy-1.2+, L3T4+, or Ly-2+ cells, and for the absence of both L3T4 and Ly-2 on Thy-1.2+ cells. Prior to treatment, L3T4+ and Ly-2+ cells accounted for virtually all Thy-1.2+ cells in approximately a 2:1 ratio. Following anti-L3T4 treatment, L3T4+ cells were depleted, and Ly-2+ cells accounted for about 2/3 of the Thy-1.2+ cells. A population of L3T4-/Ly-2- T cells was generated that accounted for 20-30% of the Thy-1.2+ cells, accounted for most of the Thy-1.2+ cells in red pulp, and was also present among the predominant Ly-2+ cells in periarteriolar sheaths.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000276:immunology*; D000950:Antigens, Ly / Q000032:analysis; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008212:Lymphocyte Depletion; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010641:Phenotype; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology; D018800:Thy-1 Antigens
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000950:Antigens, Ly; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D018800:Thy-1 Antigens