title: Anti-immunoglobulin stimulation of human B lymphocytes is inhibited by anti-class II major histocompatibility complex antibodies.
abstract: The effect of murine monoclonal antibodies binding monomorphic epitopes of Class II, HLA-DR molecules on responding human B lymphocytes stimulated by anti-immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies was studied. Goat F(ab')2 anti-human IgM coupled to Sepharose beads (insoluble), or in solution, was added to macrophage-depleted B cells in culture with, or without, anti-human HLA-DR monoclonal antibodies. The addition of monoclonal anti-HLA-DR antibodies to anti-human IgM-stimulated B lymphocytes inhibited this T-independent B-cell proliferation by 82-94%. The role of Class II, HLA-DR molecules on B cells may therefore exceed that of antigen presentation alone, to include responding B-cell activation induced by anti-immunoglobulin.
mesh_terms: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology; D000955:Antigens, T-Independent / Q000276:immunology*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000955:Antigens, T-Independent; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D007518:Isoantibodies; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell