IgG anti-tetanus toxoid antibody synthesis by human bone marrow. I. Two distinct populations of marrow B cells and functional differences between marrow and peripheral blood B cells

Autor: Lum, Lawrence G., Burns, Edith, Janson, Marleen M., Martin, Paul J., Giddings, Bernadette R., Seigneuret, Margaret C., Noges, Jan E., Galoforo, Sandra C.
Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Immunology; September 1990, Vol. 10 Issue: 5 p255-264, 10p
Abstrakt: This investigation uses a system for inducing and detecting anti-tetanus toxoid antibody (anti-TT) synthesis to study specific antibody (Ab) synthesis by bone marrow mononuclear cells (MC). We measured the amounts of anti-TT secreted and the number of B cells secreting antibody (Ab). The ELISA plaque detects single B cells secreting specific Ab. The results show that (1) spontaneous anti-TT secretion by MC is higher than spontaneous anti-TT secretion by peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) using an ELISA plaque (P<0.01); (2) spontaneous anti-TT production by MC correlated with the serum anti-TT titers as measured by an ELISA (r=0.75,P=0.005); (3) two types of marrow B cells were identified—one that spontaneously secretes anti-TT and another that produces anti-TT after TT-stimulation; (4) the frequency of anti-TT-secreting B cells is higher in MC than in PBL; (5) the amount of Ab secreted per marrow B cell is not different from that secreted by a peripheral B cell; and (6) marrow B cells could be induced to produce anti-TTin vitro up to 10 months without added cytokines. These results show that bone marrow is a major repository for differentiated B cells that spontaneously produce Abs to maintain circulating Abs titers and for memory B cells that can be induced to produce specific Ab.
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