Two types of T helper cells in mice: Differences in cellular immune functions and cytokine secretion - selective reduction of one type after total lymphoid irradiation
Thesis/Dissertation
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OSTI ID:6789720
As observed from a large panel of mouse T helper clones, there are at least two subsets of CD4{sup +} T cells that both differ in function and demonstrate distinct patterns of cytokine secretion after antigen or mitogen stimulation. Th1 cells synthesize IL-2, INF-{gamma} and lymphotoxin. They produce a DTH reaction in the footpads of naive mice. In addition, Th1 cells are required for the generation of CTL, and they appear to augment IgG2a antibody production. In contrast, by secreting IL-4, IL-5, and IL-6, Th2 cells play an essential role in humoral immunity. TLI consists of high dose, fractionated irradiation delivered selectively to the major lymphoid tissues. Four to six weeks after TLI, the CD4{sup +} cells of the treated mice (counted as a percentage of the total spleen lymphocytes) recover to the similar levels as those in normal BALB/c mice. These CD4{sup +} cells can help normal syngeneic B cells to produce a vigorous antibody response to TNP-KLH in adoptive cell transfer experiments, but the same cells are inactive in the MLR, and they fail to transfer DTH in TNP-KLH primed syngeneic BALB/c mice.
- Research Organization:
- Stanford Univ., CA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6789720
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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560152* -- Radiation Effects on Animals-- Animals
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMAL CELLS
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
BLOOD
BLOOD CELLS
BODY FLUIDS
CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS
FRACTIONATED IRRADIATION
FUNCTIONS
GROWTH FACTORS
IRRADIATION
LEUKOCYTES
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
LYMPHOCYTES
LYMPHOKINES
MAMMALS
MATERIALS
MICE
MITOGENS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PROTEINS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RODENTS
SECRETION
SOMATIC CELLS
VERTEBRATES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMAL CELLS
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
BLOOD
BLOOD CELLS
BODY FLUIDS
CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS
FRACTIONATED IRRADIATION
FUNCTIONS
GROWTH FACTORS
IRRADIATION
LEUKOCYTES
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
LYMPHOCYTES
LYMPHOKINES
MAMMALS
MATERIALS
MICE
MITOGENS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PROTEINS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RODENTS
SECRETION
SOMATIC CELLS
VERTEBRATES