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Difference in Capacity between Macrophages and Dendritic Cells from Rat Incisor Pulp to Provide Accessory Signals to Concanavalin-A-stimulated T-lymphocytes

C. Eklöf

Department of Endodontology and Oral Diagnosis, Faculty of Odontology, Göteborg University, Box 33070, 400 33 Goteborg, Sweden

V.I. Dahlgren

Department of Endodontology and Oral Diagnosis, Faculty of Odontology, Göteborg University, Box 33070, 400 33 Goteborg, Sweden, Department of Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Göteborg University, Box 33070, 400 33 Goteborg, Sweden

G. Bergenholtz

Department of Endodontology and Oral Diagnosis, Faculty of Odontology, Göteborg University, Box 33070, 400 33 Goteborg, Sweden

The present study compared the ability of dendritic cells and macrophages derived from the dental pulp to provide accessory signals to Concanavalin A (Con A)-stimulated T-lymphocytes. Pulpal cells from maxillary and mandibular rat incisors were enzymatically released with collagenase. T-lymphocytes were isolated from rat cervical lymph nodes. In initial experiments, suspensions of unseparated pulpal cells were found to provide co-stimulatory help to Con-A-treated T-lymphocytes. The proliferation rate correlated well with the number of cells in the pulp suspension and followed a time course characteristic of a Con-A-driven proliferation of T-lymphocytes. Depletion of class II molecule-expressing cells from the unpurified suspension of pulpal cells resulted in lost ability to provide accessory signals to Con-A-stimulated T-lymphocytes. In contrast, removal of ED2-positive cells, i.e., macrophages, did not affect the ability of the suspension to give this assistance. Partially purified class II molecule-expressing cells enhanced the proliferative response, while addition of enriched macrophages did not. It was concluded that cells in the normal dental pulp with the characteristics of dendritic cells have the capacity to provide help to Con-A-stimulated T-lymphocytes, while cells with the macrophage phenotype lack this ability.

Key Words: Dendritic Cells • Dental Pulp • Macrophages • Rats • T-lymphocytes

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Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 73, No. 5, 1056-1060 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345940730050701


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