Role of antigen-specific T cell help in the generation of in vivo antibody responses. I. Antigen-specific T cell help is required to generate a polyclonal IgG1 response in anti-IgD antibody-injected mice

A system in which injection of mice with an antibody to mouse IgD that they recognize as foreign stimulates a large, T cell-dependent IgG response was used to study whether Ag-specific T cell help is required to stimulate polyclonal (non-Ag-specific) IgG production in vivo. Igha x Ighb allotype heterozygous mice were injected with a conjugate of a foreign Ag coupled to a mAb specific for one of the two IgD allotypes expressed in these mice. This conjugate cross-links mIgD on B cells that express the recognized allotype. These cells process the conjugate and present the foreign Ag to Ag-specific T lymphocytes, which become activated. Thus, B cells of the recognized allotype can be stimulated by cross-linking of their mIgD, Ag-specific T cell help, non-Ag-specific cytokines, and non-Ag-specific contact with activated T cells. In contrast, B cells that express the Igh allotype not recognized by the Ag-anti-IgD antibody conjugate (bystander B cells) can be stimulated in this system only by non-Ag-specific cytokines and non-Ag-specific contact with activated T cells. Although both recognized and bystander B cells in conjugate-injected mice demonstrated substantial increases in size and Ia expression, only the recognized B cells were induced to synthesize DNA and to make a substantial polyclonal Ig response. Bystander B cells still failed to secrete IgG when mice were injected with an anti-IgD-Ag conjugate specific for the other Igh allotype as well as a mAb that cross-linked IgD of the bystander B cell allotype. These observations demonstrate that although non-Ag-specific cytokine and contact-mediated T cell help are sufficient to induce B cells to increase in size and Ia expression in anti-IgD antibody-injected mice, Ag-specific T cell help is required to stimulate the generation of an IgG response in these mice.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1992

Erschienen:

1992

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:149

Enthalten in:

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 149(1992), 12 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 3836-44

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Morris, S C [VerfasserIn]
Lees, A [VerfasserIn]
Inman, J [VerfasserIn]
Finkelman, F D [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

1391-06-6
207137-56-2
Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic
Conalbumin
Epitopes
Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
Immunoglobulin D
Immunoglobulin G
Interleukin-4
Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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Date Completed 14.01.1993

Date Revised 14.11.2007

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM012614459