Effect of melphalan in vitro on induction of murine suppressor T cells by ConA
- 1 December 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy
- Vol. 20 (3) , 209-213
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00205578
Abstract
The effect of treatment with melphalan in vitro on the activity of spleen cells from BALB/c mice was investigated. Incubation of spleen cells with 1.5–5 μg melphalan/1×107 inhibited subsequent mitogenic stimulation by ConA or PHA and the allogeneic response of BALB/c spleen cells against C57B1 target spleen cells. Incubation of spleen cells with ConA led to induction of suppressor T cells which when added to fresh cultures inhibited the allogeneic response. Preincubation of spleen cells with melphalan even at low concentrations (0.15–0.5 μg 1×107 cells) which do not directly affect mitogenic stimulation or allogeneic response partially inhibited the generation of suppressor T cells by ConA. Treatment with melphalan had no effect on already induced suppressor T cells as shown by incubation of spleen cells with melphalan (0.15–5 μg/1×107 cells) after incubation with ConA. Addition of cells treated with melphalan alone (without ConA) to fresh cultures led to an increase in the allogeneic response.Keywords
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