title: Characterization of an auto-rosette inhibitory fraction in mouse serum.
abstract: Normal mouse sera inhibited auto-erythrocyte rosette formation by mouse thymus cells. Serum inhibitory factor was associated with high density lipoprotein (HDL) isolated from mouse sera with sequential flotation ultra-centrifugation techniques. Other portions of normal mouse sera, i.e., very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), lipoprotein-free serum, and delipidated HDL had little or no inhibitory activity. A 20-fold purification with 68% recovery of total serum activity was obtained by this isolation procedure. HDL from the serum of BALB/c, C57BL/6, C3H, and NZB/BIN mice inhibited BALB/c auto-rosettes. Inhibition was observed when lymphocytes were preincubated with HDL and then washed before assaying, but there was no inhibition when erythrocytes were pretreated.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D001769:Blood; D005260:Female; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000494:pharmacology; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000494:pharmacology; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL / Q000494:pharmacology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008814:Mice, Inbred NZB; D012397:Rosette Formation
chemical_list: D008074:Lipoproteins; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL