Lu C Y, Beller D I, Unanue E R
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1980 Mar;77(3):1597-601. doi: 10.1073/pnas.77.3.1597.
The ontogeny of Ia-bearing accessory cells was studied in mice. Ia-bearing adherent cells from the thymus, consisting predominantly of macrophages, were found from birth. These adherent cells were able to present antigen, as measured by their ability to induce immune T-cell proliferation. In contrast, Ia-bearing adherent cells from the spleen were not found until the second week of life, and their antigen-presentation function was not present until later. The differential ontogeny of Ia-bearing accessory cells at these sites may be important in both development of immune competence and the restriction of autoimmunity.
对小鼠中携带Ia的辅助细胞的个体发生进行了研究。从出生起就发现胸腺中携带Ia的贴壁细胞,主要由巨噬细胞组成。这些贴壁细胞能够呈递抗原,这通过它们诱导免疫T细胞增殖的能力来衡量。相比之下,脾脏中携带Ia的贴壁细胞直到出生后第二周才被发现,并且它们的抗原呈递功能直到更晚才出现。这些部位携带Ia的辅助细胞的个体发生差异在免疫能力的发展和自身免疫的限制中可能都很重要。