The influence of the membrane sodium pump activity on the ability of human peripheral blood lymphocytes to form early rosettes with SRBC.

Abstract:

:The influence of changes of the cation-transporting activity of the membrane Na,K ATP-ase of human peripheral blood lymphocytes on their ability to form 'early' and 'late' rosettes with SRBC was investigated. It was shown that inhibition of the Na,K ATP-ase-dependent cation transport through the lymphocyte membrane by means of incubation of the cells with various specific inhibitors of the enzyme (ouabain, vanadate) or depletion of the magnesium cations from the incubation medium caused the rise in the percentage of early rosettes, having no influence on the late E rosette percentage. The possible explanation of the observed phenomena is discussed with regard to (ion transport-dependent) electrical forces present at the surface of resting and activated lymphocytes.

journal_name

Immunology

journal_title

Immunology

authors

Witkowski J

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1985-06-01 00:00:00

pages

339-45

issue

2

eissn

0019-2805

issn

1365-2567

journal_volume

55

pub_type

杂志文章