Table 2.

Effect of IL-7 and 2.4G2 on B-Lymphopoiesis in C57BL6/129

Total No. of B220+ Cells No. of B220+/IgM+ Cells
−IL-7  
 Control* 30,831 ± 9,302  18,197 ± 4,570  
 +2.4G2 44,737 ± 13,804  27,774 ± 10,259 
 (1.54 SI)  (1.52 SI)  
+IL-7 
 Control* 99,560 ± 11,623  44,045 ± 6,448 
 +2.4G2  128,660 ± 5,006  60,295 ± 3,867 
 (1.29 SI)  (1.36 SI) 
Total No. of B220+ Cells No. of B220+/IgM+ Cells
−IL-7  
 Control* 30,831 ± 9,302  18,197 ± 4,570  
 +2.4G2 44,737 ± 13,804  27,774 ± 10,259 
 (1.54 SI)  (1.52 SI)  
+IL-7 
 Control* 99,560 ± 11,623  44,045 ± 6,448 
 +2.4G2  128,660 ± 5,006  60,295 ± 3,867 
 (1.29 SI)  (1.36 SI) 

Values were determined after 72 hours of culture using the cytokines and conditions described in the text.

Abbreviation: SI, stimulation index.

*

In some experiments, control cultures contained isotype-matched rat antibody of irrelevant specificity; in others, antibody was omitted.

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