PMID- 2529042 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19891115 LR - 20190720 IS - 0008-8749 (Print) IS - 0008-8749 (Linking) VI - 123 IP - 2 DP - 1989 Oct 15 TI - Murine T helper cell clones secrete granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GmCSF) by both interleukin-2-dependent and interleukin-2-independent pathways. PG - 445-55 AB - Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GmCSF) is a lymphokine secreted by class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-restricted T cells after lectin or antigen stimulation. To investigate the relationship between interleukin-2 (IL-2) and GmCSF production, we utilized long-term cultures of porcine myelin basic protein (PMBP)-specific T helper cell clones that were maintained with IL-2 in the absence of antigen or irradiated antigen-presenting cells (APC). We have found that supernatants of these T cell clones contained GmCSF activity after IL-2 stimulation. Inhibition of cell proliferation by irradiation failed to stop GmCSF production. When these clones were stimulated with PMBP and irradiated APC in the presence of anti-IL-2 receptor antibody, the T cell supernatants still contained GmCSF activity. These results indicate that (1) GmCSF production by T helper clones after IL-2 stimulation is independent of cell proliferation and (2) antigen/MHC-stimulated GmCSF production by T cell clones can occur by an IL-2-independent pathway. FAU - Wong, R L AU - Wong RL AD - Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06032. FAU - Lingenheld, E G AU - Lingenheld EG FAU - Fitzgerald, L AU - Fitzgerald L FAU - Clark, R B AU - Clark RB LA - eng GR - AM-20621/AM/NIADDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - Netherlands TA - Cell Immunol JT - Cellular immunology JID - 1246405 RN - 0 (Antigens) RN - 0 (Colony-Stimulating Factors) RN - 0 (Growth Substances) RN - 0 (Interleukin-2) RN - 0 (Receptors, Interleukin-2) RN - 83869-56-1 (Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antigens/immunology MH - Clone Cells MH - Colony-Stimulating Factors/*metabolism MH - Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor MH - Growth Substances/*metabolism MH - Interleukin-2/*physiology MH - Lymphocyte Activation MH - Mice MH - Receptors, Interleukin-2/immunology MH - T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/*physiology EDAT- 1989/10/15 00:00 MHDA- 1989/10/15 00:01 CRDT- 1989/10/15 00:00 PHST- 1989/10/15 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1989/10/15 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1989/10/15 00:00 [entrez] AID - 0008-8749(89)90304-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/0008-8749(89)90304-3 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Immunol. 1989 Oct 15;123(2):445-55. doi: 10.1016/0008-8749(89)90304-3.