title: The effect of the supernatant of the thymic epithelial cell line, IT-45R1 (STEL), on thymocyte reactivity to mitogens.
abstract: The supernatant of the thymic epithelial cell line, IT-45R1 (STEL), previously proven to induce the differentiation of T-lymphocyte progenitors in the rat bone marrow, was examined for its influence on the differentiation of rat thymocytes. Preincubation with STEL increased the reactivity of rat thymocytes to Con A and PHA. The effect of STEL was found to be significant within a wide range of STEL dilution even at 1:1000, but not at 1:10000, showing dose-dependency of this effect. It took about 24 h for STEL to increase the responses of thymocytes to Con A and PHA. From these results, it is concluded that STEL could also induce the differentiation of rat thymocytes.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002460:Cell Line; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D003208:Concanavalin A