Open AccessMycoplasma fermentans enhances concanavalin A‐induced apoptosis of mouse splenic T cells
Author(s) -
Shibata Kenichiro,
Watanabe Tsuguo
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
fems immunology & medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1574-695X
pISSN - 0928-8244
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-695x.1997.tb01002.x
Subject(s) - concanavalin a , biology , spleen , mycoplasma , apoptosis , microbiology and biotechnology , tumor necrosis factor alpha , immunology , biochemistry , in vitro
Mycoplasma fermentans , an AIDS‐associated mycoplasma, possessed the activity of enhancing concanavalin A‐induced apoptosis of T cells purified from mouse spleen by a nylon wool column, and tumor necrosis factor‐α played an important role in expression of the activity. M. salivarium , an oral mycoplasma, used for comparative purposes also possessed the activity, the level of which was lower than that of M. fermentans .