title: Decreased interleukin-2 beta-chain receptor expression by interleukin-4 on LGL: influence on the IL-2 induced cytotoxicity and proliferation.
abstract: Addition of increasing amounts of interleukin-4 (IL-4) to large granular lymphocytes (LGL) had a selective downregulative effect on the interleukin-2 beta-chain (p70) receptor expression. A 40% inhibition of the p70 expression compared to untreated cells was already observed after a 24-h incubation with IL-4. This decrease in p70 receptor expression had a marked suppressive effect on their proliferative response to IL-2. In addition, LGL cultured in the presence of both IL-2 and IL-4 substantially decreased the cytotoxic activity against the erythroleukemia cell line K562. Our data therefore indicate an important regulative role for IL-4 on the LAK-generation.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Biotechnology, Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lindqvist
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ostman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Okerblom
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akerman
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic / Q000187:drug effects; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D010455:Peptides / Q000187:drug effects; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D010455:Peptides; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D015847:Interleukin-4; C041640:poly(lysyl-(leucyl-poly-alanine))