Adjuvant regulation of T cell function

Reinisch, C.L.; Gleiner, N.A.; Schlossman, S.F.

Journal of Immunology 116(3): 710-715

1976


ISSN/ISBN: 0022-1767
PMID: 1082892
Document Number: 100246
The effect of complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) on distinct T cell functions was investigated. Adjuvant was found to suppress the generation of cytolytic T cells in vivo when mixed with allogeneic P815 cells before immunization of C57BL/6 mice. Inoculation of the mice with either adjuvant or adjuvant emulsified with allogeneic cells resulted in whole splenic populations or immunoabsorbent-purified T cells that did not generate cytolytic activity in vitro against allogeneic cells. Mixing T cells from normal and adjuvant-treated mice before in vitro sensitization resulted in suppression of lytic activity. However, memory T cells were not subject to the same suppressive regulation as were precytotoxic T cells since adjuvant had no effect on subsequent boosting of memory.

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