title: Inhibitory effect of an antibody against alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (alpha 1-AGP) on autologous mixed lymphocyte reaction and anti-T3 T-lymphocyte activation.
abstract: The action of an anti-alpha 1-AGP antibody on AMLR, anti-T3 and PHA T-lymphocyte proliferative response was evaluated. We observed a strong dose-dependent inhibition on T-lymphocyte proliferative responsiveness to autologous non-T cells and to anti-T3 stimulus, whereas PHA activation was unaffected. A lower degree of inhibition of the proliferative response was also observed on pretreating both T and non-T cells with the antibody; the addition of anti-alpha 1-AGP in the culture containing cells pretreated with the antibody showed a further inhibition of thymidine incorporation. The data suggest a direct influence of the antibody on membrane alpha 1-AGP and support a positive role of this glycoprotein (distinct from Ia and T3 antigens) on both anti-T3 and autologous non-T cell T-lymphocyte responsiveness, thus indicating the involvement of alpha 1-AGP in the T3-Ti antigen-specific pathway of T-cell activation.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D007959:Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed; D008297:Male; D009961:Orosomucoid / Q000276:immunology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D009961:Orosomucoid