title: Interleukin 9 is expressed by primary and cultured Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells.
abstract: We show by mRNA hybridization analysis and immunostaining using a mouse monoclonal antibody (moAb) to recombinant human interleukin 9 (IL-9) that both primary and cultured Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg (H-RS) cells produce IL-9 transcripts and protein and express surface binding sites for IL-9. In addition, the growth of H-RS cells obtained from the HDLM-2 line (abundantly producing IL-9 transcripts) was significantly inhibited when anti-IL-9 moAb or an IL-9 antisense oligodeoxyribonucleotide was added to cultures. Excess addition of recombinant human IL-9 relieved the effects of anti-IL-9 moAb on HDLM-2 growth. Growth of H-RS cells of the KM-H2 line, which displays only low amounts of IL-9 detectable upon hybridization of polyadenylic acid-selected RNA only, was not affected by anti-IL-9 moAb. The proliferative capacity of KM-H2 cells in soft agar and liquid suspension cultures was, however, augmented at least 3-fold when cells were exposed to recombinant human IL-9. In conclusion, our results show that IL-9 is expressed by H-RS cells and point to a possible role of this molecule as a growth factor for these cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Freiburg Medical Center, Germany.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Gruss
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Brach
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Drexler
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Bross
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Herrmann
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis; D001483:Base Sequence; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D015342:DNA Probes; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D016906:Interleukin-9 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000494:pharmacology; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense / Q000494:pharmacology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D016539:Reed-Sternberg Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD; D015342:DNA Probes; D016906:Interleukin-9; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense; D011994:Recombinant Proteins