Abstract
Natural suppressor activity is defined as the ability of unstimulated effector cells to suppress responses of lymphoid cells to antigenic and mitogenic stimuli in an MHC unrestricted manner. We have described natural suppressor cells in bone marrow exerting such a function through a suppressor factor termed BDSF. In this report we demonstrate the ability of BDSF to regulate the in vitro EBV- and PWM-induced production of both IgM and IgM rheumatoid factor antibodies of lymphoid cells obtained from normal individuals and those with rheumatoid arthritis. BDSF therefore may play a role in the normal BM microenvironment suppressing primary IgM antibody responses. Since autoantibody responses are similarly suppressed, functional alteration or lack of BDSF may be responsible for the emergence of autoantibody-producing cells in bone marrow during certain autoimmune states.
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