title: Soluble interleukin-2 receptor secretion defect in vitro in HLA-B8, DR3 positive subjects.
abstract: Several studies have shown that HLA-B8,DR3 positive subjects may display T cell dysfunctions. Recently, a soluble form of the receptor for IL-2 (sIL-2R) has been demonstrated in human sera and in vitro-stimulated culture supernatant from human T lymphocytes. In the present paper we report sIL-2R serum levels and sIL-2R production from peripheral blood mononuclear cells in HLA-B8,DR3 positive subjects. We found that HLA-B8,DR3 positive subjects have the highest values of serum sIL-2R, but comparing the values of these subjects with those of negative ones no significant difference was observed. As regards the in vitro production of sIL-2R, no difference exists for unstimulated cultures, whereas after stimulation, the HLA-B8,DR3 positive subjects showed the lowest values compared with negative ones. It is noteworthy that these changes are observed in autoimmune diseases linked to this HLA phenotype.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Patologia generale dell'Università di Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Modica
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: di Lorenzo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galluzzo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Portelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Candore
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caruso
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D004198:Disease Susceptibility / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D015795:HLA-B8 Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D015803:HLA-DR3 Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D012802:Sicily; D012995:Solubility; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015795:HLA-B8 Antigen; D015803:HLA-DR3 Antigen; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2