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The Journal of Immunology, Vol 132, Issue 2 611-615, Copyright © 1984 by American Association of Immunologists

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NK and T cell subsets regulate antibody production by human in vivo antigen-induced lymphoblastoid B cells

JA Brieva, S Targan and RH Stevens

This study demonstrates the existence of two different suppressive systems for the regulation of antitetanus toxoid antibody production by human lymphoblastoid (LB) B cells. These B cells appear in the circulation 5 to 7 days after in vivo immunization and spontaneously secrete antibody during a 3-day in vitro culture. One suppressive system was mediated by large granular lymphocytes that exhibited high natural killer activity. This suppressive cell subset spontaneously inhibited the antibody production by autologous LB cells, and this effect could be enhanced by the addition of interferon. This inhibition of antibody synthesis could be readily reversed by the addition of as few as 10(2) K-562 cells to the culture. Additionally, the activity of this suppressive cell population could be reduced by complement (C)- mediated lysis with Leu-7 antibody. These results strongly suggest that this autologous suppression was mediated by NK cells. The other suppressor system was contained in the fraction of high density T cells depleted of Fc receptor-bearing cells, which was low in NK activity. This subset inhibited LB function in the presence of pokeweed mitogen but not interferon, and even the addition of up to 10(6) K-562 NK target cells only minimally reversed this inhibition. These results indicate that two distinct subsets of cells share regulatory functions on the in vivo induced B lymphoblastoid cells. The observation that NK cells can inhibit these highly differentiated B cells expands our view of the spectrum of natural targets recognized by NK cells.


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