Crosslinking of cell-bound IgE on mouse connective tissue-type mast cells (CTMC) by multivalent antigen or anti-IgE antibody induced clonal growth of CTMC in methylcellulose culture containing IL-3. Continuous presence of antigen, IgE antibody, and IL-3 in culture was required for extensive proliferation of CTMC. Optimal concentrations of antigen and anti-IgE antibody for proliferation of sensitized CTMC approximately corresponded to those for maximal histamine release from the cells, and it was observed that most dividing cells stimulated by antigen had pericellular degranulation halos in culture. Experiments of both single cell culture and serum free culture provided evidence for a direct effect of antigen stimulation on proliferation of CTMC. Neither accessory cells nor some factors in FCS were required for the clonal growth of CTMC in our culture condition. Compound 48/80, a direct stimulator of CTMC, also triggered histamine release from CTMC but failed to support their proliferation. These results suggest that stimulation of CTMC via IgE receptors not only triggers the release of chemical mediators from the cells but induces clonal growth of CTMC in the presence of IL-3. Our data indicate the possibility that antigen stimulation may play another role in the proliferation of CTMC.
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July 01 1989
Stimulation of connective tissue-type mast cell proliferation by crosslinking of cell-bound IgE.
M Takagi,
M Takagi
Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
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T Nakahata,
T Nakahata
Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
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K Koike,
K Koike
Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
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T Kobayashi,
T Kobayashi
Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
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K Tsuji,
K Tsuji
Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
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S Kojima,
S Kojima
Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
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T Hirano,
T Hirano
Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
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A Miyajima,
A Miyajima
Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
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K Arai,
K Arai
Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
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T Akabane
T Akabane
Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
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M Takagi
Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
T Nakahata
Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
K Koike
Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
T Kobayashi
Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
K Tsuji
Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
S Kojima
Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
T Hirano
Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
A Miyajima
Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
K Arai
Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
T Akabane
Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Online ISSN: 1540-9538
Print ISSN: 0022-1007
J Exp Med (1989) 170 (1): 233–244.
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M Takagi, T Nakahata, K Koike, T Kobayashi, K Tsuji, S Kojima, T Hirano, A Miyajima, K Arai, T Akabane; Stimulation of connective tissue-type mast cell proliferation by crosslinking of cell-bound IgE.. J Exp Med 1 July 1989; 170 (1): 233–244. doi: https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.170.1.233
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