title: Synergistic effect of concanavalin A and Bu-WSA on DNA synthesis in human peripheral blood lymphocytes.
abstract: Butanol-extracted water soluble adjuvant (Bu-WSA) obtained from Bacterionema matruchotii was not mitogenic for human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBM) but was capable of enhancing (3H) thymidine uptake of T cells stimulated by concanavalin A (Con A) in the presence of B cells or macrophages (M phi) in vitro. The mechanisms of the synergy of Con A and Bu-WSA were studied by using separated cell populations from PBM. Both subfractioned OKT4+ and OKT8+ cells were responsive to co-stimulation by Con A and Bu-WSA in the presence of an accessory cell population. Allogeneic B cells and M phi as well as autologous cells had helper function as accessory cells. Heavy irradiation with gamma-rays did not affect the function of the accessory cells, but previous treatment of B cells with anti-Ig serum plus complement (C) or treatment of M phi with anti-M phi serum plus C deprived them of their function. The treatment of accessory cells with anti-HLA-DR serum, regardless of the presence or absence of C, resulted in loss of their helper function. Cultures in Marbrook-type vessels showed that a mixed cell population of T cells and accessory cells in the lower chamber produced some active factor(s) after co-stimulation with Con A and Bu-WSA, and by passing through the membrane filter separating the chambers, the factor(s) enhanced the proliferation of the Con A-activated T cell population in the upper chamber. The factor(s) was presumed to be interleukin 2 (IL 2), because it supported the growth of IL 2-dependent CTLL cells. These results indicate that the synergy of Con A and Bu-WSA on the proliferative response of human PBM is due to the elevation of growth factor production from T cells stimulated by those mitogens.
mesh_terms: D000191:Actinomycetaceae / Q000276:immunology*; D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D002450:Cell Communication; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008211:Lymphocyte Cooperation; D008297:Male; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D007376:Interleukin-2; D003208:Concanavalin A; D004247:DNA