Abstract
The immunoregulatory effects of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) and recombinant murine tumor necrosis factor alpha (rMuTNF-alpha) on CTL generation and activity were examined. The results demonstrate that TGF-beta, in a dose-dependent manner, inhibited CTL generation but not CTL activity. The inhibitory effects were detected only when TGF-beta was added within the first 48 h of the MLC. Little activity was seen when it was added thereafter, including the addition of TGF-beta to the cytotoxicity assay. The production of TNF-alpha, which occurs during early phases of the MLC and which is inhibited in the presence of TGF-beta, appears to have an important regulatory role, as altering the levels of TNF-alpha in an MLC can significantly influence CTL development. The inhibitory effects of TGF-beta on the MLC can be significantly reversed by the addition of rMuTNF-alpha to the cultures. These results demonstrate that TGF-beta can inhibit MLC and subsequent CTL generation at early stages of the reaction, and such inhibition may involve the suppression of TNF-alpha production.
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Created | 21 years, 2 months ago (June 24, 2004, 3:56 a.m.) |
Deposited | 2 years, 1 month ago (July 24, 2023, 9:12 p.m.) |
Indexed | 1 month ago (July 26, 2025, 4:57 a.m.) |
Issued | 37 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 1, 1987) |
Published | 37 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 1, 1987) |
Published Online | 37 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 1, 1987) |
Published Print | 37 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 1, 1987) |
@article{Ranges_1987, title={Inhibition of cytotoxic T cell development by transforming growth factor beta and reversal by recombinant tumor necrosis factor alpha.}, volume={166}, ISSN={1540-9538}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.166.4.991}, DOI={10.1084/jem.166.4.991}, number={4}, journal={The Journal of experimental medicine}, publisher={Rockefeller University Press}, author={Ranges, G E and Figari, I S and Espevik, T and Palladino, M A}, year={1987}, month=oct, pages={991–998} }