title: Effect of culture supernatant of MT-2 cells on human immunodeficiency virus-producing cells, MOLT-4/HIVHTLV-IIIB cells.
abstract: The effect of culture supernatant of MT-2 cells on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-producing cells, MOLT-4/HIVHTLV-IIIB cells, was examined. As compared to the effect on MOLT-4 cells, parent cells not infected with HIV, a selective cytotoxic/cytostatic effect on MOLT-4/HIVHTLV-IIIB cells was observed 4 days after treatment with up to 640-fold-diluted MT-2 supernatant. Furthermore, under similar conditions, a 2- to 6-fold increase in the number of HIV particles was detected in the culture of MOLT-4/HIVHTLV-IIIB cells 6 hr after treatment. Complete blocking of these effects by anti-lymphotoxin monoclonal antibody, but not by anti-tumor necrosis factor antibody, indicates that these effects of MT-2 supernatant on MOLT-4/HIVHTLV-IIIB cells are attributable to a lymphotoxin-related cytotoxic factor.
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival; D003470:Culture Media; D006678:HIV / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans; D008233:Lymphotoxin-alpha / Q000502:physiology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D003470:Culture Media; D008233:Lymphotoxin-alpha; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha