Calcium ionophore and phorbol ester activation of proliferation and. gamma. -IFN production by neonatal mononuclear cells (MNCs)

Conference · Fri Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 1986 · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5388126

Bryson, Y J; Kuhls, T L; Pineda, E

Human neonatal MNCs have a dissociation between prolif. and ..gamma..-IFN prod. Although cord MNCs display normal-high prolif. following lectin stim., ..gamma..-IFN prod. is greatly diminished compared to adult MNCs. Increasing data support a 2-stimuli requirement for human T-cell activation as noted in the T-cell line Jurkat as well as in peripheral T-cells. They have compared prolif. and ..gamma..-IFN responses of cord and adult MNCs to the calcium ionophore A23187, phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), PHA and their combinations. Cord and adult MNCs had similar prolif. responses to A23187, PMA and PHA. PMA alone acted as a weak mitogen compared to PHA. Optimal A23187 alone caused very low amts of prolif. Either PMA or A23187 suppressed PHA-stim. prolif. while A23187 augmented PMA-induced prolif. A23187, PMA or PHA alone prod. ..gamma..-IFN in adult but not cord MNCs. The addition of PMA or A23187 augmented the PHA-induced ..gamma..-IFN prod. in both cord and adult MNCs (6..-->..80 IU vs 240..-->..480 IU resp). When combined, A23187 and PMA stim. optimal and comparable amts of ..gamma..-IFN in adult and cord MNCs (480 IU). From these findings they conclude that although the stimuli for ..gamma..-IFN and prolif. may be similar, there is an absolute requirement for 2 stimuli (PMA/A23187) for ..gamma..-IFN prod. by cord cells and optimal prod. in adult MNCs. The defect of ..gamma..-IFN prod. observed in PHA stim. neonatal MNCs can be corrected using a calcium ionophore and protein kinase C activator.

• Research Organization: UCLA, Los Angeles
• OSTI ID: 5388126
• Report Number(s): CONF-8604222-
• Journal Information: Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States), Journal Name: Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States) Vol. 45:3; ISSN FEPRA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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