title: T cell regulated hematopoiesis--molecular interactions in hematopoietic control by CD2 and interleukin 2.
abstract: Studies are reviewed, which establish a novel regulatory role for the T cell surface molecule CD2 and the T cell lymphokine IL-2: Immunoregulation of hematopoiesis. IL-2 induces a receptor-specific inhibition of early erythroid progenitors. IL-2-induced inhibition of erythropoiesis is mediated by interferon-gamma protein release and is associated with interferon-gamma mRNA accumulation. CD3-triggered p55 IL-2 receptor expression is a prerequisite for IL-2-induced erythropoietic inhibition and is associated with p55 mRNA synthesis. Hematopoietic effects of IL-2 are mediated by CD2/LFA-3 receptor ligand interactions. The studies demonstrate that the regulatory roles of IL-2 and CD2 extend beyond governance of the immune system itself and can subserve to control red cell production in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Pädiatrische Hämatologie/Onkologie, Medizinische Einrichtungen der Universität Düsseldorf, W. Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Burdach
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Levitt
mesh_terms: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D018801:CD2 Antigens; D004920:Erythropoiesis; D006410:Hematopoiesis; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000502:physiology*; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D018801:CD2 Antigens; D007376:Interleukin-2; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2