Engleman E G, McMichael A J, Batey M E, McDevitt H O
J Exp Med. 1978 Jan 1;147(1):137-46. doi: 10.1084/jem.147.1.137.
It has previously been shown that J.H., a human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-Dw2 homozygous multiparous woman, fails to respond in a mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) to her Dw1 homozygous husband W.H., and that her T cells suppress the responses of HLA matched responders to W.H. The present studies take advantage of the observation that J.H. suppressor cells resist a dose of gamma-irradiation which functionally eliminates her MLR responder cells. J.H. cells, depleted of alloreactive cells, suppress the responses of Dw2 heterozygous or homozygous cells to W.H., regardless of their associated HLA-A or B antigens. Only when W.H. or a few other cells are present as the irradiated stimulator is J.H. suppression of Dw2 responses detected. Thus, the J.H. suppressor T cell recognizes determinants in the irradiated stimulator cells as well as D locus products in the responder.
先前的研究表明,J.H.是一位人类白细胞抗原(HLA)-Dw2纯合多产女性,在混合淋巴细胞反应(MLR)中对其Dw1纯合丈夫W.H.无反应,并且她的T细胞抑制了HLA匹配的应答者对W.H.的反应。目前的研究利用了这样一个观察结果,即J.H.的抑制细胞能抵抗一定剂量的γ射线照射,而该剂量在功能上消除了她的MLR应答细胞。去除了同种反应性细胞的J.H.细胞,无论其相关的HLA-A或B抗原如何,均能抑制Dw2杂合或纯合细胞对W.H.的反应。只有当W.H.或其他少数细胞作为经照射的刺激细胞存在时,才能检测到J.H.对Dw2反应的抑制作用。因此,J.H.抑制性T细胞识别经照射的刺激细胞中的决定簇以及应答者中的D位点产物。