Uncoupling lymphocyte proliferation from differentiation: Dissimilar dose-response relations for pokeweed mitogen-induced proliferation and differentiation of normal human lymphocytes

1981 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 332-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Yen ◽  
Diana Lewin
Keyword(s):  
Dose Response ◽  
Lymphocyte Proliferation ◽  
Human Lymphocytes ◽  
Pokeweed Mitogen ◽  
Proliferation And Differentiation ◽  
Normal Human

scholarly journals Effects of Euphorbia milii latex on mitogen-induced lymphocyte proliferation

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.F. Delgado ◽  
F.J.R. Paumgartten
Keyword(s):  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Lymphocyte Proliferation ◽  
Phorbol Esters ◽  
Human Lymphocytes ◽  
Human Monoclonal Antibody ◽  
Pokeweed Mitogen ◽  
Control Programs ◽  
Toxicological Studies ◽  
Euphorbia Milii

The crude latex of "Crown-of-Thorns" (Euphorbia milii var hislopii, syn E.splendens) is a potent plant molluscicide. For this reason, toxicological studies have been performed to evaluate the health risks posed by its use in schistosomiasis control programs. The present study is part of a more comprehensive immunotoxicological evaluation of this molluscicide. Here, we investigated the effects of E. milii latex on the proliferation of human lymphocytes in vitro. Lyophilized latex of E. milii (0, 0.5, 5, 25 and 50 µg/ml) was incubated with whole blood in the presence of proliferation stimulators, i.e. lectins (phytohemagglutinin, concanavalin A and pokeweed mitogen), as well as with human monoclonal antibody against CD3 and tetanus toxoid. Cell proliferation was measured by ³H-thymidine incorporation, and the effects of latex on mitogen-induced cell proliferation were compared to the effects of 10 ng/ml of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA). Results showed that mitogen-induced cell proliferation was markedly enhanced by E. milii latex. This synergistic effect of latex on mitogen-induced lymphocyte proliferation may be due to the presence of TPA-like phorbol esters and/or to mitogenic plant lectins.

scholarly journals Cytokine Gene Expression in Normal Human Lymphocytes in Response to Stimulation

1998 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Fan ◽  
Parunag Nishanian ◽  
Elizabeth C. Breen ◽  
Matthew McDonald ◽  
John L. Fahey
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
T Cell ◽  
T Cell Receptors ◽  
Human Lymphocytes ◽  
Interleukin 2 ◽  
Cytokine Gene Expression ◽  
Pokeweed Mitogen ◽  
Cytokine Gene ◽  
Cell Receptors ◽  
Normal Human

ABSTRACT Sequential gene expression of two type 1 cytokines (interleukin 2 [IL-2] and gamma interferon), one type 2 cytokine (IL-10), two monokines (IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor alpha), and one cytokine receptor (IL-2 receptor [IL-2R]) in normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) following in vitro stimulation was investigated by reverse transcription-PCR methods. Two stimuli were utilized: phytohemagglutinin (PHA), which acts on the CD2 molecule and T-cell receptors, and anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, which acts on the CD3 molecule and on T-cell receptors. Increased expression of all studied genes occurred between 1 and 4 hours after stimulation, except for that of the gene encoding IL-10, which was delayed. Expression of all but one of the genes was transient, with a maximal mRNA accumulation at about 8 h on average. IL-2R mRNA expression was an exception, showing a prolonged increase (72 h). The general profiles of expression of the five cytokine genes were similar but not identical, suggesting some shared regulatory mechanisms. When responses to four additional stimuli (pokeweed mitogen, Candida albicans, and IL-2 at high and low doses) were compared, similar profiles of cytokine gene expression were found. Thus, the various stimuli caused induction of all cytokines with quantitative, not qualitative, differences. Altogether, the present data are useful for defining the kinetics of gene expression for key cytokines in response to standard immune-cell stimuli.

Effect of tri-iodothyronine on normal human lymphocyte function

1984 ◽  
Vol 101 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. P. Weetman ◽  
A. M. McGregor ◽  
M. Ludgate ◽  
R. Hall
Keyword(s):  
T Cell ◽  
Cell Activation ◽  
Cell Function ◽  
Human Lymphocytes ◽  
T Cell Subsets ◽  
Pokeweed Mitogen ◽  
Lymphocyte Function ◽  
Normal Human

ABSTRACT The effect of excessive tri-iodothyronine (T3) in vivo was assessed using normal human lymphocytes. Cells from normal subjects were frozen in liquid nitrogen before and after oral administration of T3 for 1 week to permit a direct comparison under identical culture conditions. Within the group of individuals studied, some subjects did show changes in B or T cell function but hypertri-iodothyroninaemia produced no consistent effect for the whole group on circulating T cell subsets or T and B cell activation measured by short-term culture or stimulation of lymphocyte cultures with phytohaemagglutinin or pokeweed mitogen. Tri-iodothyronine supplementation of cultures in vitro did not affect pokeweed mitogen stimulation. These findings suggest that the immunological abnormalities in Graves' disease are not the result of increased circulating thyroid hormone levels and that remission following medical treatment is due to an immuno-suppressive effect of the drug rather than the restoration of euthyroidism. J. Endocr. (1984) 101,81–86

scholarly journals A monoclonal antibody to a human neutrophil-specific plasma membrane antigen. Effect of the antibody on the C3bi-mediated adherence by neutrophils and expression of the antigen during myelopoiesis.

1988 ◽  
Vol 167 (2) ◽  
pp. 421-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Pytowski ◽  
T G Easton ◽  
J E Valinsky ◽  
T Calderon ◽  
T Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Bone Marrow Cells ◽  
Human Lymphocytes ◽  
Leukemic Cell ◽  
Human Neutrophils ◽  
Binding Studies ◽  
Granulocytic Differentiation ◽  
Average Molecular Mass ◽  
Cytochemical Analysis ◽  
Normal Human

We have used mice selectively tolerized to antigens of human lymphocytes by treatment with cyclophosphamide to raise an mAb, BH2-C6, that reacts with a plasma membrane antigen specific for human neutrophils. This specificity is demonstrated by indirect immunofluorescence microscopy, cytochemical analysis of fluorescence-positive and -negative cell populations separated by flow cytometry, and by the selective, complement-mediated killing of mAb BH2-C6-treated neutrophils. Additional evidence for the neutrophil specificity of mAb BH2-C6 is shown by immunoelectron microscopy, which demonstrates a lack of reactivity with human eosinophils. Immunoblotting of SDS-PAGE-separated proteins of polymorphonuclear leukocytes with 125I-labeled BH2-C6 identifies protein with an average molecular mass of 157 kD. Binding studies show that, at saturation, neutrophils bind 214,000 molecules of 125I-BH2-C6 per cell. Addition of mAb BH2-C6 to neutrophils significantly reduces the number of C3bi-opsonized sheep erythrocytes (EIgMC3bi) bound by these cells. This reduction is partly reversed by the presence of soybean trypsin inhibitor (SBTI), indicating that at least one part of this inhibition is due to BH2-C6-stimulated secretion of a serine protease that may affect ligand binding. Cytochemical analysis of normal human bone marrow cells sorted by cytofluorimetry identifies the promyelocyte as the precursor cell that first expresses BH2-Ag on the plasma membrane. Using the leukemic cell line HL-60, we demonstrate that only inducers of granulocytic differentiation, cis-retinoic acid, and dimethyloxazolidine stimulate the expression of BH2-Ag. These results show that the expression of BH2-Ag during myelomonocytic differentiation is a property uniquely possessed by cells committed to the neutrophilic lineage.

scholarly journals SELECTIVE TRIGGERING OF HUMAN T AND B LYMPHOCYTES IN VITRO BY POLYCLONAL MITOGENS

1974 ◽  
Vol 140 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melvyn Greaves ◽  
George Janossy ◽  
Michael Doenhoff
Keyword(s):  
B Cells ◽  
B Lymphocytes ◽  
Human Lymphocytes ◽  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Pokeweed Mitogen ◽  
Cell Populations ◽  
T And B Cells ◽  
Activated T Cells ◽  
Lymphocyte Responses

Human lymphocytes from spleen and tonsils have been cultured with a variety of polyclonal mitogens. Cultures consisted of either unseparated T and B cells or alternatively purified T or B lymphocytes. The purity of the starting cell populations and the origin of activated lymphoblasts was analyzed with a panel of seven markers which discriminate between T and B cells. The selectivity of the lymphocyte responses was influenced by cell populations in a given culture, the mitogen used, and to a limited extent on culture conditions. Purified T lymphocytes from tonsil and spleen responded to phytohemagglutinin (PHA), pokeweed mitogen (PWM), and staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB). Purified B cells from spleen responded well to PWM, weakly to SEB and lipopolysaccharide, but not at all to PHA. Tonsil B cells responded weakly to PWM and SEB but not to PHA. Some B lymphocytes do respond to PHA in the presence of activated T cells. These results are discussed in relation to previously reported selective responses of human cells and parallel studies in animal species.

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