Cell-Growth Kinetics and Karyotype Analysis of Human Memory Lymphocytes Responding to Alloantigen and Mitogen

Peripheral-blood lymphocytes were primed in vitro with the mitogen phytohemagglutinin (PHA) or with allogeneic cells and their memory responses studied following sequential restimulation with either mitogen or alloantigen. Chromosome preparations were made every 12 hours following exposure to the st...

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Published in:Immunobiology (1979) 1981-01, Vol.159 (3), p.269-282
Main Authors: Miller, K., Schendel, D.J., Wank, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Humans
Immunologic Memory
Isoantigens
Karyotyping
Kinetics
Lymphocytes - cytology
Mitosis
Mitotic Index
Phytohemagglutinins - pharmacology
Sister Chromatid Exchange
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Summary:Peripheral-blood lymphocytes were primed in vitro with the mitogen phytohemagglutinin (PHA) or with allogeneic cells and their memory responses studied following sequential restimulation with either mitogen or alloantigen. Chromosome preparations were made every 12 hours following exposure to the stimulating agents. Cultures were labeled with BUdR for sister-chromatid staining of the chromosomes which provided information about the kinetics of cell growth and rates of sister chromatid exchange. Cultures containing no BUdR were used for the investigation of cell karyotypes after chromosome-banding. Following PHA as well as alloantigen restimulation, an earlier reaction of the responding cells was observed. The peak response after the first stimulation was found at 120 h with allogeneic stimulation and at 60 h with mitogen stimulation. In the second round of stimulation, the peak occurred after 48 h (allogeneic) and 36 h (PHA) and following the third stimulation after 36 h (allogeneic) and 24 h (PHA). The speed of cell growth was decreased following restimulation with either alloantigen and mitogen. In contrast to the allogeneic restimulation, the number of cells responding after PHA restimulation was decreased. No systematic numerical or structural aberration of the karyotype was detected following repeated stimulation with either alloantigen or mitogen. In this sense, the lymphocyte subpopulations selected by repeated stimulation did not differ from the starting material. On the other hand, the sister-chromatid exchange (SCE) frequency was increased following allogeneic restimulation, whereas it remained constant with PHA restimulation.
ISSN:0171-2985
1878-3279
DOI:10.1016/S0171-2985(81)80085-X