title: Analysis of the negative allogeneic effect using B cells and helper T cell lines as an indicator system: B cells identified as target cells for suppression.
abstract: The target cells for H-2b T lymphocytes mediating a negative allogeneic effect in vitro were analyzed by using carrier-specific helper T cell lines of H-2b, H-2d, or F1 origin and hapten-primed T-depleted spleen cells also expressing one or both of these haplotypes. The helper T cell lines were shown to be carrier specific and H-2b or H-2d restricted. Most importantly, the lines derived from H-2b homozygous mice were devoid of alloreactivity against H-2d and vice versa. Titration of naive H-2b T lymphocytes to the indicator cultures resulted in suppression of the secondary anti-DNP response of the indicator cells whenever the B cells expressed H-2d antigens. The lack of suppression observed in mixtures in which only the helper T cell lines expressed H-2d antigens was not reversed by the increased addition of naive H-2bxd cells, indicating that an insufficient amount of H-2d antigens present on the low number of helper T cells used did not account for this finding. Moreover, the polyclonal plaque-forming cell responses of F1 spleen cells to LPS were also suppressed by naive parental T cells. From these findings it is concluded that the suppressor T cells directly recognize and inhibit allogeneic B cells without the involvement of helper T cells. In addition, it was shown that the suppression of secondary anti-hapten responses by naive allogeneic T cells is blocked by monoclonal anti-Lyt-2 antibody added at the onset of culture. Addition late in culture had no effect, pointing to a functional role of the Lyt-2-bearing structure at an early stage of the suppressive events resulting in the negative allogeneic effect.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vöhringer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schimpl
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hünig
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000502:physiology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D002460:Cell Line; D006183:H-2 Antigens / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D006433:Hemocyanins / Q000276:immunology; D006462:Hemolytic Plaque Technique; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000502:physiology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000276:immunology*; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D006183:H-2 Antigens; D007518:Isoantibodies; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; C029805:Lyt antibodies; D006433:Hemocyanins; C032808:keyhole-limpet hemocyanin