title: Effect of mite antigens on antigen presenting cells/macrophages in mice.
abstract: The effect of mite antigens on murine lymphocytes and macrophages was studied in vitro. Antigens prepared from Dermatophagoides farinae bodies (Dfb) or recombinant Mag3, glutathione-S transferase (GST)-fused mite antigen, stimulated murine spleen cells to proliferate. The responder cells were B cells, because the response was sensitive to anti-Ig antibody and C treatment, but not to anti-Thy 1 antibody and C treatment. The response was not due to lipopolysaccharide contamination, a representative B-cell mitogen, because polymyxin B column-passed Dfb significantly stimulated B cells, and GST protein alone did not stimulate them. Alloantigen presenting activity was increased in mite antigen-treated B cells and spleen adherent cells. Mite antigens stimulated CD80 and the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecule expression, but suppressed CD86 expression on B cells and spleen adherent cells that were detected by a flow cytofluorometer. Antibodies to the MHC class II molecules, CD80 and CD86 blocked the alloantigen-presenting activity. Furthermore, mite antigens stimulated B cells and spleen adherent cells to produce cytokines. These results suggest that mite antigens have a stimulating activity on antigen-presenting cells/macrophages and modulate immune responses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Yamashita
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002469:Cell Separation; D016207:Cytokines / Q000032:analysis; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D007959:Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008925:Mites / Q000276:immunology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D016207:Cytokines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins