| Literature DB >> 6459343 |
J S Smolen, T A Luger, T M Chused, A D Steinberg.
Abstract
Isolated human T4+ cells proliferate in the autologous mixed lymphocyte reaction (AMLR), whereas isolated T8+ cells do not. However, in the presence of Interleukin 2 or T4+ cells, the T8+ cells demonstrated substantial proliferation. These studies suggest that T8+ cells recognize signals from autologous non-T cells, but require an additional factor for the subsequent proliferative response. Since this stimulus can be provided by T4+ cells, the AMLR appears to constitute an inducer circuit. Different defects in this circuit may be responsible for the common abnormality of the AMLR in different diseases.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 6459343 PMCID: PMC370966 DOI: 10.1172/jci110416
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Invest ISSN: 0021-9738 Impact factor: 14.808