INDUCTION OF SUPPRESSOR ACTIVITY IN THE AUTOLOGOUS MIXED LYMPHOCYTE-REACTION AND IN CULTURES WITH CONCANAVALIN-A

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INNES, JB
KUNTZ, MM
KIM, YT
WEKSLER, ME
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10.1172/JCI109622
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R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
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T lymphocytes that are activated in the autologous mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) have suppressor activity. Concanavalin A (Con A) augments the suppressor activity generated in cultures containing both T and non-T lymphocytes and can induce suppressor activity in T-lymphocyte preparations that contain too few (10%) non-T cells to generate a significant autologous MLR. However, when such T-lymphocyte preparations are further depleted of adherent cells and contain <2% non-T cells, Con A fails to induce suppressor activity. These findings support the concept that an autologous MLR may play an important role in generation of suppressor cells by Con A.
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