title: In vitro T cell-mediated killing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. III. The role of suppressor T cells in nonresponder mice.
abstract: T lymphocytes from immune BALB/c mice can adoptively transfer protection against infection with the extracellular Gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa to nonimmune recipients, and in vitro, immune T cells are able to kill these bacteria. Earlier studies indicated that this killing is mediated by a bactericidal lymphokine. The current studies demonstrate that T cells from immunized CB.20 mice, a strain congenic with BALB/c, fail to kill Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro. This nonresponsiveness is attributable to the activity of suppressor T cells of the Lyt-1-, 2,3+, I-J+ phenotype. CB.20 mice are known to differ from BALB/c mice only at a single locus, which includes the Igh-1 allotype CH genes. These results suggest a critical role for this locus or closely linked genes in the control of T cell killing of this extracellular bacterium.
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Powderly
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Pier
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Markham
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000235:genetics; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D010641:Phenotype; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000276:immunology*; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains