IN VITRO STIMULATION OF HUMAN LYMPHOCYTES BY BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS
作者:
V. Andersen,
J. B. Hertz,
S. F. SØrensen,
P. BÆkgaard,
P. E. Christensen,
W. RamhØj,
G. A. Hansen,
A. C. Wardlaw,
Y. Sato,
期刊:
Acta Pathologica Microbiologica Scandinavica Section C Immunology
(WILEY Available online 1977)
卷期:
Volume 85C,
issue 1
页码: 65-72
ISSN:0304-1328
年代: 1977
DOI:10.1111/j.1699-0463.1977.tb03612.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
关键词: Bordetella pertussis;lymphocyte transformation;T‐lymphocyte mitogen
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
Bordetella pertussis(B.p.) induces blast transformation of human lymphocytes; whole killed B.p. are more efficient than extracts obtained by sonication. Similar responses were obtained with each of the four strains used in the Danish pertussis vaccine. B.p. with low amounts of Protective Antigen and Histamine‐Sensitizing Factor also induced lymphocyte transformation, but were less toxic to the lymphocytes at high concentrations. The supernatants of B.p. cultures were purified with respect to Lymphocytosis Promoting Factor; evidence is presented that these purified fractions possess T‐lymphocyte mitogenic activity. Lymphocytes from all normal humans were stimulated by B.p., including cells from cord blood. Cells from child‐bearing women, obtained immediately after delivery, showed a general depression of lymphocyte transformation including the response to B.p. Children with whooping cough had a lower lymphocyte response to B.p. than healthy children. A highly significant correlation was observed between the responses to B.p. and toE. coliin the adults and newborn examined. It is concluded that the major part of the lymphocyte transformation induced by B.p. is non‐s
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