The Journal of Immunology, Vol 137, Issue 4 1133-1137, Copyright © 1986 by American Association of Immunologists

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Immunoregulatory activity of human bone marrow. Identification of suppressor cells possessing OKM1, SSEA-1, and HNK-1 antigens

F Mortari, MA Bains and SK Singhal

Human bone marrow contains natural regulatory cells capable of suppressing the in vitro primary IgM response of normal tonsillar cells. The suppression is mediated by non-T cells possessing Fc receptors, OKM1, SSEA-1, and HNK-1 antigens on their surface. The suppression was abrogated by treatment of bone marrow cells (BMC) with anti-HNK-1 or anti-SSEA-1 antisera and complement. Furthermore, BMC depleted of HNK-1+ cells could respond in a primary in vitro antibody response when provided with accessory T cells and macrophages from tonsillar cells. Our findings support the idea that HNK-1+ and HNK-1- BMC populations act antagonistically in the regulation of antibody synthesis. Further, the finding of HNK-1+, SSEA-1+, and OKM1+ suppressor cells in human bone marrow may represent a precursor phenotype of mature natural killer cells with potent immunoregulatory activity.

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