title: H-2-controlled suppression of T cell response to lactate dehydrogenase B. Characterization of the lactate dehydrogenase B suppressor pathway.
abstract: We characterized the cell types involved in the H-2-controlled suppression of T cell response to lactate dehydrogenase B (LDHB). The suppressor effector (Tse) was found to be an Lyt-1+2+, J+ cell that recognizes antigen together with Ek molecules of antigen-presenting cells (APC). To become functional, the Tse cell requires a second signal from a nonspecific, Lyt-1+2-, J+ suppressor-inducer (Tsi) cell. The Tsi-Tse interaction is not subject to any genetic restriction. The target cell of suppression is an Lyt-1+2-, J- (most likely T helper [Th]) cell that recognizes LDHB in the context of A molecules on APC. The suppression is manifested in inhibition of the antigen-specific, A-restricted proliferation of Th cells. The interaction between Tse and Th is restricted by the A region of the H-2 complex. Because this restriction is determined by the receptor of Th cells, the mechanism of Th-Tse interaction most likely involves a concomitant recognition of LDHB and A region-controlled molecules by Th cells on the surface of Tse cells.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000950:Antigens, Ly; D005260:Female; D005802:Genes, MHC Class II; D006183:H-2 Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007519:Isoantigens; D007527:Isoenzymes; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000276:immunology*; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000950:Antigens, Ly; D006183:H-2 Antigens; D007519:Isoantigens; D007527:Isoenzymes; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase