Major histocompatibility complex products restrict the adherence of cytolytic T lymphocytes to minor histocompatibility antigens or to trinitrophenyl determinants on schistosomula of Schistosoma mansoni.
AUTOR(ES)
Vadas, M A
RESUMO
We have previously shown that schistosomula passaged through mice acquire histocompatibility (H) antigens that can be recognized either by alloantibody or by alloreactive cytolytic T lymphocytes (CTL). The latter specifically adhere to but fail to damage the parasite. In this paper we describe the use of trinitrophenyl (TNP)-labeled schistosomula to show that the adherence of CTL with specificity for TNP-modified syngeneic cells is restricted by the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in a fashion similar to that seen in the lysis of TNP-labeled tumor targets. Thus, these CTL adhere only to schistosomula that have both the appropriate H antigens and TNP determinants on their surface, and not to schistosomula bearing either of these antigens by themselves. We note a significant degree of adherence to schistosomula bearing TNP determinants and H antigens allogeneic to the CTL. Anti-minor H antigen CTL are also restricted by the MHC in their adherence; thus, they only adhere to schistosomula that carry both the major and minor H antigens of the stimulator cells. These antigens can be acquired either by a single passage in vivo of schistosomula through congenic strains that possess both the relevant antigens or by sequential passage through two different strains, each contributing one of the antigens in question.
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