title: Suppression by IL-2 of IgE production by B cells stimulated by IL-4.
abstract: IgE production was obtained from B cells of BALB/c or nude mice when these cells were cultured with IL-4 plus LPS. IL-2 added to these cultures at the start (day 0), 1 or 2 days later completely suppressed the production of IgE. The production of IgG1 was also inhibited, but only if IL-2 was added on day 0. The production of other isotypes (IgM, IgG2a, IgG2b) was only slightly decreased by addition of IL-2. No suppression of IgE or IgG1 production was observed if monoclonal anti-IL-2 was added, whereas anti-IFN-gamma had no effect on the suppression of the production of these isotypes. The expression of CD23 on the third day of culture on B cells stimulated with LPS and IL-4 was markedly decreased when IL-2 was added to the cultures on day 0. Addition of monoclonal anti-IL-2 suppressed all effects produced by IL-2, whereas addition of anti-IFN-gamma had no effect. These results show that the suppression by IL-2, at least for the first signaling processes, are different from the suppression produced by IFN-gamma.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pathobiology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyajima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karasuyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okumura
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ovary
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000944:Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007132:Immunoglobulin Isotypes / Q000096:biosynthesis; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000502:physiology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000502:physiology*; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000502:physiology*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D011961:Receptors, Fc / Q000096:biosynthesis; D017455:Receptors, IgE; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000944:Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte; D007132:Immunoglobulin Isotypes; D007376:Interleukin-2; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D011961:Receptors, Fc; D017455:Receptors, IgE; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D007371:Interferon-gamma