title: Establishment of long-term CD154-dependent porcine B-cell cultures.
abstract: Cells of the B-cell lineage play an essential part in the immune response, not only as the producers of antigen-specific antibodies, but also as antigen-presenting cells. Unlike T cells, however, the establishment of long-term normal B-cell lines has proved to be exceedingly difficult. In this paper we demonstrate that cell membrane-expressed CD154 (CD40 ligand) is able to support the continual growth of porcine mesenteric lymph node B-cell cultures for more than 4 months without the addition of exogenous cytokines, such as interleukin-4 (IL-4). Addition of IL-4, but not interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) or IL-13, to these cultures enhanced proliferation, as, to a lesser extent, did addition of IL-2. Interestingly, however, whilst IFN-gamma-supplemented cultures largely consisted of immunoglobulin M (IgM)-positive cells, cultures with IL-13 or IL-4 contained a significantly increased proportion of IgG-positive cells.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Animal Health Pirbright Laboratory, Woking, Surrey, UK.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takamatsu
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Denyer
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Parkhouse
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D019013:CD40 Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D023201:CD40 Ligand; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002455:Cell Division / Q000276:immunology; D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000276:immunology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000276:immunology; D008024:Ligands; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000276:immunology*; D013552:Swine; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D019013:CD40 Antigens; D016207:Cytokines; D008024:Ligands; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D023201:CD40 Ligand