| Literature DB >> 300780 |
B Inkeles, J B Innes, M M Kuntz, A S Kadish, M E Weksler.
Abstract
The basis for the age-associated defect in the response of lymphocytes to plant lectins has been studied. Using three independent assays we have shown that the number of mitogen-responsive cells is markedly reduced in lymphocyte preparations from old persons. In addition, studies using colchicine bloock and thymidine pulse techniques have revealed a failure of mitogen-responsive cells from old persons to expand into a proliferating pool of lymphocytes as is observed when lymphocytes from young persons are cultured with phytohemagglutinin. Thus, the impaired response of lymphocytes from old persons to mitogens is attributable to a reduced number of mitogen responsive cells and their failure to undergo clonal expansion.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 300780 PMCID: PMC2180656 DOI: 10.1084/jem.145.5.1176
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Exp Med ISSN: 0022-1007 Impact factor: 14.307