... 217025,26clearly had an effect,decreasing cell proliferation (as measured by [3H]-thymidine incorporation) by 35% and the produc-tion of IgM and IgG by the isolated tonsillar cells by 45 to 75%. This ... lymphocytesfrom apoptosis.32,33A novel factor secreted by FDCs, 8D6, is not involved in rescue from apop-tosis and is not solely responsible for maintaining the growth of B-lymphocyte lines ... cells in culture and stainednegatively for CD20 and CD3 and positively forCD14 and VLA-4 by flow cytometry (data notshown). In addition, viability testing indicatedthat by day 6, all B cells...