title: Inhibition of T cell-dependent human B cell proliferation and B cell differentiation by polyspecific monomeric IgG.
abstract: A commercially available polyspecific, monomeric IgG preparation suitable for intravenous administration (IgSRK; Sandoglobulin) can inhibit pokeweed mitogen (PWM)-induced proliferation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) by a small, but statistically significant, amount compared to control cultures. Such inhibition could not be demonstrated when PBMC were stimulated with the T cell mitogen phytohaemagglutinin. Surface phenotype analysis of the PWM-stimulated cells indicated that in IgSRK-containing cultures, the proportion of B cells was decreased and the proportion of T cells was increased compared to control cultures. This alteration in T:B ratio was not due to antigenic modulation of B or T cell markers from their surfaces. In addition, IgSRK inhibited the proliferation of T cell-depleted PBMC cultures stimulated by B cell proliferation factors (BCPF) but not by fixed protein A-bearing Staphylococcus aureus strain Cowan I. The capacity to inhibit B cell proliferation was independent of and distinct from its capacity to inhibit B cell differentiation, since IgSRK inhibited the differentiation of a B cell differentiation factor (BCDF)-sensitive line by BCDF (which contains no BCPF activity). IgSRK inhibited PWM-induced generation of cytoplasmic Ig+ cells but had no effect on Ig secretion from mature Ig-secreting cells. Taken together, these findings suggest that IgSRK (which contains the IgG fraction from pooled plasma from 2,000 healthy donors) can inhibit T cell-dependent or T cell factor-dependent B cell proliferation and B cell differentiation.
mesh_terms: D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008211:Lymphocyte Cooperation; D011043:Pokeweed Mitogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D011043:Pokeweed Mitogens