title: Leukaemic B-cell maturation: studies on immunoglobulin secretion mediated by two signalling systems in vitro.
abstract: The in vitro production and secretion of the immunoglobulins IgM, IgG, Kappa and lambda light chains by peripheral blood lymphocytes from chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients was examined. The ELISA system was employed to quantitate the immunoglobulins secreted in the culture supernatants. Lipopolysaccharide and phorbol esters with CA++ ionophore were used as lymphocyte stimulators. The maturation of cultured lymphocytes was demonstrated by synthesis of cytoplasmic immunoglobulins and Ig secretions typical for plasma cells. In one case an isotype switch C mu for C gamma was observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Genetics, Medical Academy Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Antosz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koczkodaj
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kwiatkowska-Drabik
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wach
mesh_terms: D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000378:metabolism; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000378:metabolism; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains / Q000378:metabolism; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains / Q000378:metabolism; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D015448:Leukemia, B-Cell; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000276:immunology*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate