In vitro erythrocidal activity of activated spleen cells from young and old mice

Saxena, Rajiv K. ; Adler, William H. (2000) In vitro erythrocidal activity of activated spleen cells from young and old mice Experimental Gerontology, 35 (3). pp. 409-416. ISSN 0531-5565

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Abstract

We have recently reported that activated mouse spleen mononuclear cells (MNCs) efficiently lyse autologous erythrocytes in vitro (Saxena and Chandrasekhar, 2000). In the present study, we have investigated erythrocyte-depleting ability (EDA) of spleen MNCs from young and old mice. Time kinetics of survival of erythrocytes in mitogen-activated spleen cell cultures indicated that the erythrocyte depletion was significantly faster in young spleen cell cultures than in the old. Poorer EDA of old MNCs was in spite of the fact that the susceptibility to lysis actually increased in erythrocytes from old mice. Erythrocytes opsonized by a hamster anti mouse Fas monoclonal antibody, were destroyed with a much greater efficiency by young MNCs, whereas the corresponding effect of opsonization was only moderate for old MNCs. Depletion of macrophages from MNC preparations by plastic adherence as well as carbonyl-iron and magnet treatment had a marginal if any effect on EDA of young and old mouse MNCs, indicating that a lower lymphocyte-associated erythrocidal activity as one of the factors responsible for overall lower EDA associated with spleen derived MNCs of old mice.

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Keywords:Erythrocytes; Aging; Fas; Cytotoxicity; Phagocytosis
ID Code:51761
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