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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-12-21
pubmed:abstractText
The Orthoclone monoclonal antihuman T lymphocyte antibody, OKT3, induced maximal DNA, RNA and protein synthesis in peripheral mononuclear blood cells (PMBC) at concentrations as low as 10 ng ml-1. This pronounced mitogenic activity was highly dependent on the presence of monocytes: removal of these cells from PMBC suspensions by complement (C)-dependent lysis with the antimonocyte antibody OKM1, completely abrogated the proliferative responsiveness of the remaining lymphocytes. The addition of adherent cells to OKM1-treated PMBC demonstrated the strict monocyte requirement for the mitogenic activity of OKT3. Mitogenic responses to OKT3 were most marked when PMBC were cultured in media containing heat-inactivated fetal calf serum (FCS) but they were considerably weaker in cultures supplemented with heat-inactivated human serum (HS). Moreover, aggregated human IgG and its Fc fragments (but not monomeric IgG and its Fab fragments) inhibited the mitogenicity of OKT3: their inhibition could be explained by stimulation of monocytes, resulting in increased prostaglandin E release, since (a) prostaglandin E2 itself strongly suppressed OKT3 activity and (b) indomethacin blocked the inhibitory effects of aggregated HuIgG. The present data demonstrate that OKT3 shows a particular pattern of mitogenicity: the strict monocyte requirement, the inhibitory effects of HS, aggregated human IgG and prostaglandin E2 were not observed for the phytomitogen PHA.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0192-0561
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
203-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Mitogenic actions of Orthoclone OKT3 on human peripheral blood lymphocytes: effects of monocytes and serum components.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't