title: Role of Ia antigens and interleukin 1 in T-cell proliferation to phytohemagglutinin.
abstract: Highly purified human T cells were obtained by a four-step purification procedure which included: removal of plastic adherent cells, rosetting with sheep red cells, passage over nylon-wool columns, and treatment with mouse monoclonal antibodies to human Ia antigens and complement. The resulting T cells did not proliferate to phytohemagglutinin (PHA). Purified human interleukin 1 (IL-1) could not substitute for accessory cells in supporting a PHA response. Reconstitution with as little as 0.03% adherent cells resulted in a proliferative response to PHA. T-Cell proliferation to PHA was supported by monocytes, by Ia+ Epstein-Barr virus-transformed lymphoblastoid B-cells lines, and by Ia- cultured human dermal fibroblasts but not by Ia-containing liposomes. Addition of anti-Ia antibodies to monocyte-containing cultures did not inhibit the T-cell proliferative response to PHA. These results suggest that Ia antigen expression by accessory cells is neither necessary nor sufficient to support T-cell proliferation to PHA and that IL-1 is not sufficient to support the proliferation of T cells to PHA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gesner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gorga
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Geha
mesh_terms: D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002450:Cell Communication; D002460:Cell Line; D002472:Cell Transformation, Viral; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D009000:Monocytes / Q000276:immunology; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D007375:Interleukin-1; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins