Spleen cell cultures from young adult mice of a variety of strains were stimulated to incorporate tritiated thymidine ([3H]TdR) by a goat anti-mouse IgM antiserum and by purified anti-mu antibodies prepared from this serum. This stimulation was shown to depend upon the anti-mu activity of the antiserum. In addition, ultracentrifuged anti-mu and F(ab')2 fragments of anti-mu were shown to be stimulatory. The anti-mu preparation lacked detectable endotoxin contamination and was also shown to stimulate response by two strains (C57BL/10ScCr and C3H/HeJ) which are unresponsive to the mitogenic effects of endotoxin, while it failed to stimulate a response by cells from a mouse strain (CBA/N) which responds to endotoxin. In addition purified goat anti-mouse gamma, kappa antibodies and rabbit anti-mouse kappa-antib odies stimulated uptake of [3H]TdR by mouse spleen cells, although to a lesser degree than the anti-mu preparation. The cell density, culture requirements, and kinetics of the response are presented.
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March 01 1978
Activation of mouse lymphocytes by anti-immunoglobulin. I. Parameters of the proliferative response.
D G Sieckmann
R Asofsky
D E Mosier
I M Zitron
W E Paul
Online ISSN: 1540-9538
Print ISSN: 0022-1007
J Exp Med (1978) 147 (3): 814–829.
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D G Sieckmann, R Asofsky, D E Mosier, I M Zitron, W E Paul; Activation of mouse lymphocytes by anti-immunoglobulin. I. Parameters of the proliferative response.. J Exp Med 1 March 1978; 147 (3): 814–829. doi: https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.147.3.814
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