title: Anti-tumour activity of idiotype-specific, MHC-restricted Th1 and Th2 clones in vitro and in vivo.
abstract: Idiotypes (Id) can serve as individual markers on B cells; therefore, cytotoxic Id-specific T cells may play a significant role in immunological surveillance of Id+ B-cell tumours. We have investigated the anti-tumour activity of CD4+ BALB/c Th1 and Th2 clones which recognize a processed Id of the syngeneic lambda 2(315) L chain in the context of the class II MHC molecule I-Ed. Id-specific T cells and A20/46 B lymphoma cells transfected with the lambda 2(315) gene were injected s.c. into the same site of BALB/c mice (Winn assay). The results show that both Th1 and Th2 clones can protect against tumour development. The protection was Id-specific because T cells did not influence tumour development by an A20/46 B lymphoma cell line transfected with the pSV2neo expression vector alone. In vitro studies showed that the Th1 clones were cytotoxic to lambda 2(315)-transfected B lymphoma cells; by contrast, the Th2 clone was not cytotoxic in 51Cr-release assay even though the Th2 cells inhibited the growth of lambda 2(315) B lymphoma cells. The anti-lymphoma properties of both the Th1 and Th2 clones appear to involve as yet undefined cytotoxic and growth inhibiting molecules.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Lauritzsen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bogen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002999:Clone Cells; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000276:immunology*; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000494:pharmacology; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes; D008222:Lymphokines