Table 1.

Demonstration That Cells Responding to HA Are B Cells

MitogenCell Proliferation (CPM ± SE)*
Experiment 1Experiment 2
Absence of PBPresence of PBC57BL/6C3H/HeJ
None 3,041 ± 225 3,370 ± 865 5,552 ± 223 10,823 ± 466 
HA 92,428 ± 510 80,958 ± 3,945 80,362 ± 1,809 111,222 ± 4,505 
LPS 1 μg/mL 137,833 ± 7,909 5,283 ± 204 100,080 ± 837 22,569 ± 1,318 
LPS 5 μg/mL 144,597 ± 6,893 18,491 ± 2,377 115,214 ± 8,048 37,718 ± 639 
LPS 10 μg/mL 156,766 ± 3,383 42,527 ± 5,751 124,387 ± 2,694 43,423 ± 975 
MitogenCell Proliferation (CPM ± SE)*
Experiment 1Experiment 2
Absence of PBPresence of PBC57BL/6C3H/HeJ
None 3,041 ± 225 3,370 ± 865 5,552 ± 223 10,823 ± 466 
HA 92,428 ± 510 80,958 ± 3,945 80,362 ± 1,809 111,222 ± 4,505 
LPS 1 μg/mL 137,833 ± 7,909 5,283 ± 204 100,080 ± 837 22,569 ± 1,318 
LPS 5 μg/mL 144,597 ± 6,893 18,491 ± 2,377 115,214 ± 8,048 37,718 ± 639 
LPS 10 μg/mL 156,766 ± 3,383 42,527 ± 5,751 124,387 ± 2,694 43,423 ± 975 

Abbreviation: PB, polymixin B.

*

Spleen cells from C57BL/6 mice were cultured with various mitogens for 48 hours and cell proliferation was measured by 3H-Thymidine uptake assay. The results are expressed as mean counts per minute (CPM) ± SE.

PB was used at a concentration of 5 μg/mL.

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