scholarly journals Spontaneously increased B cell growth factor and B cell differentiation factor activities in the synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

1989 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 400-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Mulero ◽  
M Alvarez-Mon ◽  
L F de Villa ◽  
M Rodriguez ◽  
E Noguera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Cell Differentiation ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Cell Growth ◽  
Synovial Fluid ◽  
B Cell ◽  
B Cell Differentiation ◽  
Differentiation Factor ◽  
B Cell Growth Factor ◽  
Cell Differentiation Factor

scholarly journals B cell growth factors and B cell differentiation factor from human T hybridomas. Two distinct kinds of B cell growth factor and their synergism in B cell proliferation.

1983 ◽  
Vol 157 (2) ◽  
pp. 583-590 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Okada ◽  
N Sakaguchi ◽  
N Yoshimura ◽  
H Hara ◽  
K Shimizu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factors ◽  
Cell Differentiation ◽  
B Cells ◽  
Cell Growth ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Culture Supernatant ◽  
B Cell Differentiation ◽  
Differentiation Factor ◽  
A Cells ◽  
Cell Differentiation Factor

Human T hybridomas secreting B cell growth factors (BCGF) and B cell differentiation factor (BCDF) have been established. Hybrid clones 77-A, 94-C, and 98-F secreted BCGF that induced proliferation of anti-IgM-stimulated normal B cells. The culture supernatant from 77-A cells could also maintain continuous proliferation of colony-forming B cells, but the factor from 94-C could not. The addition of the supernatant from 94-C cells to that from 77-A cells, however, synergistically augmented the proliferation of colony-forming B cells, demonstrating the existence of two distinct kinds of BCGF and the synergism between them. These supernatants, however, showed no interleukin 2 (IL-2) or BCDF activity. A hybrid clone, 90-E, secreted BCDF. The culture supernatant induced Ig production in Cowan I-stimulated normal B cells or in a transformed B cell line, CESS. However, the supernatant had no BCGF or IL-2 activity. Anti-Ig-stimulated B cells, but not IL-2-dependent T cells, absorbed BCGF activity and CESS cells absorbed BCDF activity but not BCGF activity in the culture supernatants from T hybridomas. Taken collectively, the results demonstrated that IL-2, BCGF, and BCDF were different molecules and acceptors specific for the each molecule are present on the each target cell.

scholarly journals Identification of a B cell differentiation factor(s) spontaneously produced by proliferating T cells in murine lupus strains of the lpr/lpr genotype.

1983 ◽  
Vol 157 (2) ◽  
pp. 730-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
G J Prud'Homme ◽  
C L Park ◽  
T M Fieser ◽  
R Kofler ◽  
F J Dixon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Cell Differentiation ◽  
B Cells ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Mouse Strain ◽  
Interleukin 2 ◽  
Lymphoid Cells ◽  
B Cell Differentiation ◽  
Differentiation Factor ◽  
Cell Differentiation Factor

Lymph node and spleen cells of the autoimmune MRL/Mp-lpr/lpr mouse strain spontaneously produce (in the absence of mitogenic stimulation) a factor(s) that induces B cell differentiation. This factor is not produced by the congenic MRL/n mouse strain that lacks the lpr gene or by normal mouse strains. However, lymphoid cells of the B6-lpr/lpr (B6/1) strain also produce a B cell differentiation factor. Although the factor acts on resting B cells, its effect is greatly magnified by activating the B cells with anti-mu or lipopolysaccharide. MRL/l mice begin producing the factor as early as 1 mo of age but levels increase with age and appearance of lymphoproliferation. Cell depletion studies reveal that this factor is produced by T cells of the Lyt-1+2-phenotype. Because of its association with the lpr/lpr genotype, we term this B cell differentiation factor L-BCDF. Functional analysis of L-BCDF reveals that it acts regardless of cell density in culture and in the absence of interleukin 2 (IL-2). In fact, the increase in the production of L-BCDF by MRL/1 T cells with aging occurs concomitantly with a marked decrease in their ability to produce IL-2. No T cell replacing factor activity or B cell growth factor-like activity can be detected in MRL/l-derived supernatants. L-BCDF induces both IgM and IgG synthesis in lipopolysaccharide-activated B cells; however, it has a greater effect on IgG secretion. In particular, the production of IgG1, IgG2a, and IgG2b are markedly enhanced in the presence of L-BCDF. The spontaneous production of L-BCDF by T cells of SLE mice of lpr/lpr genotype suggests an association of this factor with autoimmunity.

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