TY - JOUR
T1 - Macrophage-mediated suppression of immune responses in Toxoplasma-infected mice. I. Inhibition of proliferation of lymphocytes in primary antibody responses
AU - Suzuki, Yasuhiro
AU - Kobayashi, Akio
PY - 1984/5
Y1 - 1984/5
N2 - The suppressor cells induced by Toxoplasma infection were shown to be macrophages, since they adhered to plastic, and their suppressive activity in anti-sheep erythrocytes (SRBC) antibody responses was abrogated by treatment with silica or carrageenan, which are selectively cytotoxic for macrophages. The suppressor macrophages strongly inhibited the uptake of tritiated thymidine ([3H]TdR) by normal mouse spleen cells in the responses to SRBC and Toxoplasma antigens. Supernatant fluids from the suppressor macrophages could not passively transfer the suppressive effect on anti-SRBC antibody responses. Furthermore, when the suppressor macrophages were isolated by a cell-impermeable membrane from normal mouse spleen cells, the antibody responses of normal spleen cells were not suppressed. These results indicate that suppression of antibody responses in Toxoplasma-infected mice is caused by an inhibitory effect of the suppressor macrophages upon proliferation of lymphocytes via direct contact with responder target cells. The suppressive effect of the macrophages was not counteracted by indomethacin, a potent inhibitor of prostaglandin synthesis, or catalase, a catabolic enzyme for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2).
AB - The suppressor cells induced by Toxoplasma infection were shown to be macrophages, since they adhered to plastic, and their suppressive activity in anti-sheep erythrocytes (SRBC) antibody responses was abrogated by treatment with silica or carrageenan, which are selectively cytotoxic for macrophages. The suppressor macrophages strongly inhibited the uptake of tritiated thymidine ([3H]TdR) by normal mouse spleen cells in the responses to SRBC and Toxoplasma antigens. Supernatant fluids from the suppressor macrophages could not passively transfer the suppressive effect on anti-SRBC antibody responses. Furthermore, when the suppressor macrophages were isolated by a cell-impermeable membrane from normal mouse spleen cells, the antibody responses of normal spleen cells were not suppressed. These results indicate that suppression of antibody responses in Toxoplasma-infected mice is caused by an inhibitory effect of the suppressor macrophages upon proliferation of lymphocytes via direct contact with responder target cells. The suppressive effect of the macrophages was not counteracted by indomethacin, a potent inhibitor of prostaglandin synthesis, or catalase, a catabolic enzyme for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2).
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U2 - 10.1016/0008-8749(84)90255-7
DO - 10.1016/0008-8749(84)90255-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 6325025
AN - SCOPUS:0021352189
VL - 85
SP - 417
EP - 427
IS - 2
ER -