title: Possible role of human lymphocyte receptor for IgE (CD23) or its soluble fragments in the in vitro synthesis of human IgE.
abstract: The present study demonstrates that human rIL-4 is capable of inducing the secretion of IgE by PBMC. At a concentration of 200 U/ml, an IgE response was observed in 11/26 cultures of PBMC from normal donors and in 12/15 cultures from allergic individuals. The same rIL-4-stimulated cells released significant amounts of IgE-binding factors (IgE-BF) in their culture supernatant. These IgE-BF were shown for the first time to bind simultaneously to some mAb against Fc epsilon R II (mAbER) and to soluble IgE. The lack of correlation between the rIL-4-induced secretion of IgE-BF and IgE indicates that the production of IgE-BF or the expression of Fc epsilon R II is not the only factor involved in the induction of IgE synthesis by rIL-4. However, the observation that mAbER suppressed the rIL-4-induced IgE synthesis strongly suggests that either Fc epsilon R II or IgE-BF are necessary for an IgE response. Finally, the spontaneous in vitro synthesis of IgE by enriched B cell preparations isolated from atopic donors was suppressed in an isotype-specific manner by the same mAbER or by their F(ab')2 fragments. These observations suggest that the ongoing IgE synthesis by in vivo pre-activated B cells is also regulated by IgE-BF or Fc epsilon R II. It is concluded that Fc epsilon R II or IgE-BF play an essential role both in the induction of IgE synthesis by normal B cells and in the ongoing IgE synthesis by in vivo activated B cells from allergic donors.
authors.affiliation: Notre Dame Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarfati
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Delespesse
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000502:physiology; D000944:Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / Q000502:physiology; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007378:Interleukins / Q000494:pharmacology; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000378:metabolism; D011961:Receptors, Fc / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D017455:Receptors, IgE; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000944:Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; D007378:Interleukins; D011961:Receptors, Fc; D017455:Receptors, IgE; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007073:Immunoglobulin E