title: Hyper-reactivity of mouse CD45RA- T cells.
abstract: Mouse CD4 T cells have been partitioned into CD45RA and CD45RA- subpopulations by means of the monoclonal antibody 14.8. The CD45RA- subpopulation proliferated more actively and generated more interleukin-4 (IL-4) in response to stimulation with anti-CD3 antibody and phytohemagglutinin, and more IL-2 in response to anti-CD3. This subpopulation is therefore hyper-reactive to these polyclonal stimulators, but does not show the bias towards T helper type 2 activity that has been found in studies with other related CD45 isoforms. No evidence of suppression was obtained by comparing proliferation of CD45RA- cells in the presence and absence of CD45RA cells. Thus mouse CD4 T cells behave in these respects similarly to those of man, as is evident in a brief review of the quiescence-activation-quiescence cycle in the two species.
authors.affiliation: Imperial Cancer Research Fund Tumour Immunology Unit, University College London, GB.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lightstone
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marvel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mitchison
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens