Abstract
The antigen-presenting capability of syngeneic rat glial cells was investigated under glioma-harboring conditions. Microglia induced a significant proliferation of glioma-primed splenocytes, but astrocytes did not. Furthermore, astrocytes suppressed the accessory cell function of microglia. The presence of both indomethacin and anti-interleukin (IL)-10 neutralizing antibody during priming of microglia enhanced splenocyte proliferation. The glioma culture supernatants down-regulated the interferon-γ-induced expression of major histocompatibility complex class II molecules on microglia. The down-regulation was blocked by indomethacin and anti-IL-10 antibody. The results suggest that microglia but not astrocytes may function as antigen-presenting cells in glioma, and that glioma may suppress the antigen-presenting abilities of microglia.
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