title: Production of fibroblast proliferative cytokines from T lymphocytes stimulated by a B cell lymphoma line and their functional heterogeneity.
abstract: Human mononuclear leukocytes (MNL) produced several factors with fibroblast proliferation activity (FPA) for HFL-1, a human lung fibroblast cell line, when MNL were cocultured with irradiated BALL-1, a B cell lymphoma line (BCLL), but not with other BCLL. The cellular source of BALL-1-induced FPA seemed to be CD4-positive T lymphocytes. On isoelectric electrophoresis, major activity of BALL-1-induced FPA was detected in the fractions around pH 4-5, and minor activity was present in the fractions around pH 6-7. Major BALL-1-induced FPA consisted of at least 4 different fibroblast proliferation factors (FPFs) according to their molecular weight; 320-600 kDa (P-I), 50-110 kDa (P-II), 22-38 kDa (P-III) and 4.6-11 kDa (P-IV). P-I had affinity to heparin though the rest had little or no affinity. FPA of P-I was suppressed by an antibody against acidic FGF, and FPA of P-III was suppressed by an antibody against IL-6. On the other hand, FPA of P-II and P-IV was suppressed by none of the antibodies against cytokines with FPA, such as FGF, IL-4, IL-6, IFN-gamma, TGF-beta and TNF-alpha. It was thus suggested that P-I was acidic FGF, that P-III was IL-6, and that P-II and P-IV were different cytokines from those described above. Furthermore, it was found that P-II and P-IV failed to exhibit proliferation activity for human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Takasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saita
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iyonaga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirashima
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000276:immunology; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D010450:Endopeptidases; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology; D018093:Gelatinases; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000276:immunology*; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D000099167:Fibroblast Activation Protein Alpha
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D010450:Endopeptidases; D018093:Gelatinases; D006133:Growth Substances; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; D000099167:Fibroblast Activation Protein Alpha