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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-11-19
pubmed:abstractText
Ag do not elicit T lymphocyte responses unless they are presented in conjunction with MHC molecules on the surface of an appropriate APC. In the case of CD4+ T lymphocytes dendritic cells can deliver all signals required for complete induction as can macrophages and (activated) B cells. The function of CTL also depends on the presence of specialized accessory cells. Here we show that these accessory cells can behave like scavenger cells. They use foreign Ag in the form of cellular debris as immunogen. They are also crucial for CTL induction because in vivo depletion of phagocytotic cells completely inhibits CTL responses. In these animals CTL activity could be restored by transfer of macrophages. All of the reappearing CTL used MHC restriction elements expressed by the infused macrophages. These experiments suggest that a cognate interaction between macrophages and CTL precursors initiates class I MHC-restricted immune responses.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
147
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2846-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Macrophages as accessory cells for class I MHC-restricted immune responses.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO 80206.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.