title: Human B cell differentiation. IV. Effect of monoclonal anti-immunoglobulin M and D antibodies on B cell proliferation and differentiation induced by T cell factors.
abstract: Monoclonal anti-mu and anti-delta antibodies and mixed lymphocyte reaction-derived T cell factors (MLR-TF) were examined alone and in combination for their effects on proliferation and differentiation of human B cells. MLR-TF induced proliferation and subsequent plasma cell differentiation of blood B cells without additional stimulation. The monoclonal anti-mu and anti-delta antibodies alone did not induce proliferation, but each was capable of augmenting B cell proliferation induced by MLR-TF. In contrast, the anti-mu antibody inhibited the MLR-TF induction of IgM plasma cell differentiation but did not affect the differentiation of IgG and IgA plasma cells. The anti-delta antibody had no effect on MLR-TF-induced plasma cell differentiation. Studies using density gradient separation of B cell subpopulations suggest that MLR-TF induce low-density B cells to proliferate and differentiate into plasma cells but that by themselves MLR-TF have little effect on B cells of relatively high density. The latter subpopulation of small resting B cells responded with proliferation to MLR-TF when combined with either the anti-mu or the anti-delta antibody, but these stimuli were insufficient for induction of terminal plasma cell differentiation.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000502:physiology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000502:physiology*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D002452:Cell Count; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006918:Hydroxyurea / Q000494:pharmacology; D007072:Immunoglobulin D / Q000276:immunology; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D007959:Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed; D051379:Mice; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007072:Immunoglobulin D; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D006918:Hydroxyurea