title: Human T cell responses to recombinant mite antigens of Dermatophagoides farinae.
abstract: We studied T cell responses to four glutathione S transferase (GST)-fused mite antigens prepared in our laboratory using peripheral blood lymphocytes from mite-sensitive patients with bronchial asthma. Of the four recombinant antigens, purified GST-Mag3 had the strongest ability to cause patients' lymphocytes to proliferate, and its potency was almost comparable to that of crude mite bodies (Dfb) and faeces (Dff) antigens and a purified major antigen, Der f 2. The responder lymphocytes were mainly T cells, because the proliferative response was depleted by the treatment of lymphocytes with anti-CD3 antibody and complement, but not with anti-CD20 antibody and complement. The responsiveness of lymphocytes to GST-Mag3 correlated with that to Der f 2, but GST-Mag3 displayed slightly higher activity to stimulate lymphocytes than Der f 2. Simultaneously, the levels of Dff- and GST-Mag3-specific IgE antibodies correlated with the responsiveness of lymphocytes to GST-Mag3. These results suggest that Mag3 is a new valuable antigen for the response of T cell proliferation in mite-sensitive patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fermentation Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shigeta
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jyo
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Yamashita
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D039741:Antigens, Dermatophagoides; D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000378:metabolism; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000378:metabolism; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008925:Mites / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D039741:Antigens, Dermatophagoides; D006023:Glycoproteins; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D005982:Glutathione Transferase