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The Journal of Immunology, Vol 131, Issue 3 1222-1228, Copyright © 1983 by American Association of Immunologists

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A study of the functional capabilities of human neonatal lymphocytes for in vitro specific antibody production

R Yarchoan and DL Nelson

The ability of neonatal B and T cells to participate in the in vitro production of anti-influenza virus antibody was studied. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from nearly all normal adults produce anti- influenza virus antibody when stimulated in vitro with type A influenza virus. Cord blood mononuclear cells, however, consistently failed to do so. Using Epstein-Barr virus activation or coculture with irradiated adult T cells in the presence of influenza virus to identify precursor B cells for anti-viral antibody production, newborns were found to have a decreased number of influenza-specific B cells as compared with adults. Thus, a paucity of precursor B cells for anti-influenza virus antibody was one factor contributing to the absent in vitro antibody response. Additional studies were undertaken to investigate the capabilities of newborn T cells in the in vitro response to influenza virus. Newborn T cells failed to proliferate when cultured with influenza virus. Irradiated newborn T cells were, however, able to provide help for specific antibody production in influenza virus- stimulated cocultures with allogeneic adult B cells, and newborn T cells proliferated when stimulated with alloantigens; their helper function in allogeneic coculture was, thus, likely mediated by T cells stimulated by alloantigens rather than by influenza virus. In the absence of T cell irradiation, no antibody was produced in cocultures of adult B cells and neonatal T cells, at least in part as the result of a radiosensitive suppressor T cell. Suppression in influenza virus- stimulated allogeneic cocultures was also observed with normal adult T cells and is, therefore, a property of both newborn and adult T cells. Thus, allogeneic help and suppression can both be manifested in exogenous antigen-stimulated allogeneic cocultures. In addition, both of these allogeneic effects can be mediated by neonatal T cells, indicating that these functions are present at the time of birth and do not require previous exogenous antigenic exposure for expression.


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