title: The BCL1 B lymphoma responds to IL-4, IL-5, and GM-CSF.
abstract: Proliferation in vitro of the in vivo passaged murine B cell tumor line BCL1 has been used as a standard assay for mouse interleukin-5 (IL-5) for a number of years. We demonstrate that this line will also respond to human IL-5. The response to murine IL-5 is abrogated by transforming growth factor-beta and to a lesser extent by interferon-gamma. This suggests a possible regulatory role for these lymphokines in the proliferation of B cells induced by IL-5. Other purified recombinant lymphokines were also tested for their ability to induce BCL1 proliferation. The lymphokines IL-1, IL-2, IL-3, and IL-6 had no effect on the growth of BCL1. In contrast, IL-4 and more surprisingly granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) also induced proliferation of this cell. These effects could be inhibited by specific antibodies directed against the respective lymphokines. These data suggest that GM-CSF, as well as IL-4 and IL-5, may be yet another regulator of neoplastic and possibly even normal B-cell growth and differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, DNAX Research Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Palo Alto, California 94304-1104.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: O'Garra
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Barbis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Hodgkin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abrams
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Howard
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002460:Cell Line; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000494:pharmacology; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D015847:Interleukin-4; D015848:Interleukin-5; D007378:Interleukins / Q000494:pharmacology; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; D006133:Growth Substances; D015848:Interleukin-5; D007378:Interleukins; D008222:Lymphokines; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015847:Interleukin-4; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor