PMID: 9537023Jan 1, 1980Paper

Mitogenic activation of human lymphocytes: a protein A plaque assay evaluation of polyclonal B-cell activators

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology
L HammarströmC I Smith

Abstract

Using the protein A plaque assay, the capacity of various polyclonal B cell activators to induce differentiation in human B lymphocytes was investigated. Dextran sulphate and native dextran were both virtually devoid of mitogenic properties. Lipopolysaccharide, however, was found to be a potent mitogen in human cells that, although giving rise to low DNA synthetic response, induced high numbers of immunoglobulin-synthesizing cells. Mean plaque-forming cell (PFC) numbers in healthy blood donors assayed on the optimal day (days 5-7) were 23,493 IgM/10(6) cells, 11,288 IgG/10(6) cells, and 2643 IgA/10(6) cells. Values obtained in spleen cells, peaking at days 4-6, were slightly higher. Purified protein derivative (PPD) was equally or even more effective than lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in generating PFC of different subclasses in peripheral blood with mean of 29,241 IgM/10(6), 21,269 IgG/10(6), and 3681 IgA/10(6). PPD furthermore induced a marked DNA synthetic response in human lymphocytes. These data suggest that LPS and PPD may both be used as functional markers in human cells when analysing patients with a suspected immunodeficiency state. It is suggested that cultures should be assayed using the protein A plaque assay, thereby be...Continue Reading

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