ANERGIC T-CELLS AS SUPPRESSOR CELLS IN-VITRO

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LOMBARDI, G [1 ]
SIDHU, S [1 ]
BATCHELOR, R [1 ]
LECHLER, R [1 ]
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[1] ROYAL POSTGRAD MED SCH,DEPT IMMUNOL,LONDON W12 0NN,ENGLAND
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10.1126/science.8202711
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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T cell-mediated suppression is an established phenomenon, but its underlying mechanisms are obscure. An in vitro system was used to test the possibility that anergic T cells can act as specific suppressor cells. Anergic human T cells caused inhibition of antigen-specific and allospecific T cell proliferation. In order for the inhibition to occur, the anergic T cells had to be specific for the same antigen-presenting cells (APCs) as the T cells that were suppressed. The mechanism of this suppression appears to be competition for the APC surface and for locally produced interleukin-2.
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