title: B cell-stimulatory factor 1 (BSF-1) promotes growth of helper T cell lines.
abstract: T cell-derived supernatants (SN) that contain B cell-stimulatory factor 1 (BSF-1) and lack IL-2 promote the growth of the IL-2-dependent T cell line, HT-2, as well as three other clones or lines of T cells that can provide help to B cells. The BSF-1 purified from these SNs promotes growth of HT-2 cells approximately 50% as effectively as purified IL-2. A potential involvement for contaminating IL-2 in the BSF-1 preparations was excluded by the demonstration that anti-BSF-1 mAbs blocked the BSF-1-induced growth of HT-2 cells; in contrast, these antibodies did not block the IL-2-induced proliferation of the HT-2 cells. In addition, anti-IL-2 mAbs or anti-IL-2-R antibodies blocked the HT-2 growth-promoting activity of purified IL-2, but not BSF-1. Finally, BSF-1 promoted only a very modest growth of Con A-induced T cell blasts, and failed to induce significant growth in seven other cytotoxic, alloreactive, and long-term T cell lines. Taken together, these results indicate that in addition to its known effects on resting and LPS-stimulated B cells, BSF-1 can promote growth of certain subsets of activated T cells, in particular, those that provide help to B cells.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000502:physiology; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002455:Cell Division; D002460:Cell Line; D002474:Cell-Free System; D005260:Female; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D015847:Interleukin-4; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000276:immunology; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D006133:Growth Substances; D007376:Interleukin-2; D008222:Lymphokines; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015847:Interleukin-4