Stimulation of human T cell colony growth by a lymphocyte colony enhancement factor derived from lymphocyte subpopulations

R. Lenz, A. Alter, J. Radnay, J. Goldman, O. Cooper, D. Sredni, L. A. Rozenszajn

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Abstract

Blood mononuclear cells (MNC) develop into T cell colonies when the cell are sensitized with PHA and seeded in a two-layer soft agar system. Conditioned medium (CM) derived from MNC enhanced lymphocyte colony formation when it was added to the culture system. CFU-TL appear to be stimulated into colony formation by molecules secreted by lymphocyte subpopulations contained in the seeded cells. In this study, human peripheral blood MNC were fractionated by a battery of techniques into adherent, E+, CD4+, CD8+, B and null cells. CM was prepared from each of the subpopulations and its effects on T cell colony growth assayed. All the lymphocyte subpopulations were found to generate lymphocyte colony enhancement factor (LCEF). After several purification procedures, CM prepared from CD4 and CD8+, displayed LCEF activity corresponding to proteins of molecular weight 30-40 and 100-140 kD.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)228-236
Number of pages9
JournalNatural Immunity and Cell Growth Regulation
Volume9
Issue number3
StatePublished - 1990

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