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Autosensitization in vitro.

I R Cohen, A Globerson, M Feldman

    The Journal of Experimental Medicine
    |April 1, 1971
    PubMed
    Summary

    Researchers induced autosensitization in lymphoid cells against self-antigens in cell culture. This loss of self-tolerance in vitro suggests pre-existing, reversibly tolerant lymphocytes, offering new insights into immune tolerance and regulation.

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    Area of Science:

    • Immunology
    • Cell Biology
    • Autoimmunity

    Background:

    • Natural self-tolerance prevents autoimmune reactions.
    • Mechanisms of self-tolerance, particularly in lymphocytes, are not fully understood.
    • Cell culture systems offer unique environments to study immune responses.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the induction of autosensitization against self-antigens in lymphoid cells in vitro.
    • To explore the implications of this induced self-reactivity for understanding natural self-tolerance.
    • To examine the role of regulatory mechanisms in maintaining self-tolerance in vivo versus in vitro.

    Main Methods:

    • Induction of autosensitization in rat and mouse lymphoid cells against syngeneic fibroblast antigens in cell culture.
    • Assessment of immunospecific lysis of target fibroblasts by autosensitized rat lymphoid cells in vitro.
    • Evaluation of graft-versus-host (GvH) reactions mediated by autosensitized rat and mouse cells in vivo.

    Main Results:

    • Autosensitized rat lymphoid cells induced immunospecific lysis of target fibroblasts and GvH reactions.
    • Autosensitized mouse spleen cells mediated GvH reactions in vivo.
    • The results suggest that lymphocytes potentially reactive against self-antigens pre-existed in the donors, rather than arising by mutation.
    • Induced immune reactions in vivo indicate accessibility of sensitizing antigens in intact animals.

    Conclusions:

    • Loss of natural self-tolerance in vitro can be explained by the presence of reversibly tolerant lymphocytes.
    • Ontogenic elimination of self-reactive cells may not be the sole basis for natural tolerance.
    • In vivo regulatory mechanisms, such as antigen excess, likely prevent self-reactive lymphocyte differentiation and are disrupted in cell culture.
    • This cell culture system provides a novel model for studying immune tolerance and the regulation of cellular immunity.

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