Activation via the T lymphocyte cell surface molecule CD28 provides a potent amplification signal for interleukin 2 (IL-2) production in several in vitro systems. The B lymphocyte activation antigen, B7/BB1, is a natural ligand for CD28. Here we investigate the role of CD28 and B7/BB1 in primary activation of CD4+ T lymphocytes stimulated with allogeneic B lymphoblastoid cell lines. A subset of...

Selimeyer, E., Bhettay, E., Truswell, A. S., Meyers, 0. L., and Hansen, J. D. L. (1972). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 47, 429. Lymphocyte transformation in malnourished children. In vitro lymphocyte stimulation with phytohaemagglutinin gave subnormal transformation values in children with proteincalorie malnutrition. It is suggested that impaired cell-mediated immunity may be one important...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by generalized immune activation. Part of this might be explained by a decreased rate of apoptosis, possibly related to elevated levels of soluble Fas (sFas) which can inhibit Fas mediated apoptosis of lymphocytes. In order to substantiate the relation between levels of sFas and lymphocyte activation in SLE we monitored sFas levels, lymphocyte...

The 90 kDa heat shock protein (Hsp90) is a molecular chaperone aiding the folding of nuclear hormone receptors and protein kinases. Hsp90-mediated folding can be disrupted by the Hsp90-specific drug, geldanamycin. Here we provide evidence for the inhibition of the CD28-specific BW 828 antibody-mediated activation of human T lymphocyte proliferation, IL-2 secretion and IL-2 receptor expression b...

The capacity of retinole acid to modulate human T-lymphocyte and B-lymphocyte activation by mitogens was examined. Tlymphocyte proliferation stimulated by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) or phytohemagglutinin was enhanced by 5 nw to 5 U.Mretinoic acid in a dose-dependent manner with a 65 ± 35% (SD) increase (n = 6, P < 0.01) in TPA-stimulated proliferation induced by 5 U.Mretinoic a...

We have shown that a mixture of murine leukemia viruses (MuLV) causes the acute onset of lymphoproliferation and immunosuppression when injected into adult C57BL/6 mice. The ecotropic/MCF (mink cell focus-inducing) mixture of MuLV stimulates polyclonal B lymphocyte proliferation and differentiation to antibody-secreting cells. Serum Ig levels are elevated for all isotypes except IgA. The viral ...

In this report, we describe the characterization of a novel activation antigen on porcine lymphocytes recognized by mAb 5A6/8. This antigen was detected on B and T cells 24 h after treatment with various stimuli. It was also found on alveolar macrophages, and at low levels on untreated monocytes. MAb 5A6/8 precipitated two bands of 45 and 50 kDa under non-reducing conditions, and of 22 and 28 k...

Recent research indicates that T-lymphocyte dysfunction may contribute to sepsis-associated morbidity and mortality. B and T lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA) is a co-inhibitory receptor expressed by T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes that is important in regulating lymphocyte activation during inflammation and infection. Shubin and colleagues report that higher mean BTLA expression in critically ill p...

T cell antigen recognition involves the formation of a structured interface between antigen-presenting and T cells that facilitates the specific transmission of activating and desensitizing stimuli. The molecular machinery that organizes the signaling molecules and controls their disposition in response to activation remains poorly understood. We show here that in T cells Discs large (Dlg1), a ...