title: Reactivity of mitogen-induced autorosette-forming cells to interleukin 2 (T-cell growth factor).
abstract: The reactivity of mitogen-induced autologous rosette-forming cells (ARFC) to interleukin 2 (IL-2; T-cell growth factor) was studied in the present report. Both ARFC-enriched T cells and ARFC-depleted T cells, which were separated from concanavalin A (Con A)-activated T cells, were reactive to this factor. The IL-2 activity was absorbed by both ARFC-enriched and ARFC-depleted T cells, although ARFC-enriched T cells could absorb more IL-2 activity. Furthermore, ARFC were further inducible by IL-2 from non-ARFC. These results suggest the expression of the receptors for IL-2 on both ARFC and non-ARFC following mitogen stimulation. They further support the possibility that mitogen-induced ARFC, rather than being recruited only from such a minor T-cell subset as the spontaneous ARFC, are more likely the result of most T cells being responsive to mitogenic stimulation and expressing the receptors for autologous erythrocytes by the effects of IL-2 and mitogen.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002469:Cell Separation; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000502:physiology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology; D011975:Receptors, Mitogen; D012397:Rosette Formation; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D011975:Receptors, Mitogen; D003208:Concanavalin A