title: Expression of IL-5 receptors on B cells: role in mucosal B cell responses.
abstract: IL-5 plays an important role in mucosal B cell responses. An in vitro model of IgA B cell differentiation, CH12LX, has been used to demonstrate that IL-5R are expressed on both IgM+ and IgA+ B cells and that IL-5 will enhance secretion of both IgM and IgA by CH12LX B cells, depending on the surface isotype of individual cells. Further, the enhanced secretion of Ig in response to IL-5 is associated with increased steady-state levels of Ig mRNA. Finally, normal Peyer's patch B cells are also capable of expressing IL-5R in response to appropriate stimuli (i.e. anti-IgM- or anti-IgD-dextran). Thus, mucosal B cell responses to IL-5 are brought about by interaction of IL-5 with specific receptors expressed on the surface of those cells.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Harriman
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Allison
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Strober
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002460:Cell Line; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015848:Interleukin-5 / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010581:Peyer's Patches / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000378:metabolism*; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin; D053649:Receptors, Interleukin-5
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D015848:Interleukin-5; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin; D053649:Receptors, Interleukin-5