title: Role of calcium in induction of dengue virus-specific helper T cells.
abstract: Dengue type 2 virus (DV) induces the generation of T helper cells (TH) in the mouse spleen. These TH on adoptive transfer to DV primed syngeneic mice enhance the clonal expansion of antigen-specific antibody plaque forming cells. The present study was undertaken to investigate the role of M phi and Ca2+ in the induction of DV-specific TH. The results show that M phi are obligatory for the induction of DV-specific TH. It was observed that DV antigen stimulate the influx of calcium ion (Ca2+) into T cells as shown by radiolabelled (45Ca) and the influx of Ca2+ increases with time of incubation, reaching a maximum level after 1 hr of incubation. The proliferation of T cells was found to be dependent on presence of Ca2+ as it was inhibited by Ca channel blocking drugs and in the absence of Ca in the medium. Thus showing that Ca2+ plays an important role in the induction of DV-specific TH cells.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Department of Microbiology, K G Medical College, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dhawan
authors.forename: U C
authors.initials: UC
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000276:immunology*; D016219:Immunotherapy, Adoptive; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D002118:Calcium