title: IL-10 inhibits human T cell proliferation and IL-2 production.
abstract: Human IL-10 has been reported previously to inhibit the secretion of IFN-gamma in PBMC. In this study, we have found that human IL-10 inhibits T cell proliferation to either mitogen or anti-CD3 mAb in the presence of accessory cells. Inhibited T cell growth by IL-10 was associated with reduced production of IFN-gamma and IL-2. Studies of T cell subset inhibition by human IL-10 showed that CD4+, CD8+, CD45RA high, and CD45RA low cells are all growth inhibited to a similar degree. Dose response experiments demonstrated that IL-10 inhibits secretion of IFN-gamma more readily than T cell proliferation to mitogen. In addition, IL-2 and IL-4 added exogenously to IL-10 suppressed T cell cultures reversed completely the inhibition of T cell proliferation, but had little or no effect on inhibition of IFN-gamma production. Thus, in addition to its previously reported biologic properties, IL-10 inhibits human T cell proliferation and IL-2 production in response to mitogen. Inhibition of IFN-gamma production by IL-10 appears to be independent of the cytokine effect of IL-2 production.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cytokine Biology, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taga
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tosato
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000187:drug effects; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D016753:Interleukin-10; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007371:Interferon-gamma