title: [Mechanism of activation of B lymphocytes in idiopathic UIP: evaluation of BCGF and BCDF-production from blood T lymphocytes].
abstract: The activation of B lymphocytes and formation of immune complexes were suggested to play important roles in the pathogenesis of idiopathic UIP. To investigate the mechanism of the activation of B lymphocytes, we studied the production of B cell growth factor (BCGF) and B cell differentiation factor (BCDF) in patients with idiopathic UIP and those with IP-CVD, in comparison with healthy controls. Culture supernatants of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with idiopathic UIP induced more IgM- and IgA-production than those from healthy controls, indicating a higher production of BCDF. Culture supernatants of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with idiopathic UIP did not induce higher proliferation of B lymphocytes than those from healthy controls, indicating that production of BCGF was not enhanced in the patients. Increase of production of BCGF and BCDF from patients with IP-CVD was not observed. From these results, it was suggested that T lymphocytes that release lymphokines like BCDF are activated in patients with idiopathic UIP, but not in those with IP-CVD, and that the process of activation of B lymphocytes might be different between these fibrotic diseases.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Emura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D015847:Interleukin-4