title: Inhibitory effects of histamine on interleukin 2 and gamma interferon production of different human T helper cell subsets.
abstract: We have previously demonstrated that histamine can inhibit human helper T cells by direct interaction with these cells. It has now been investigated whether histamine inhibits lymphokine production by various subsets of CD4+ human T cells separated with the Leu-8 (p80) and Leu-18 (anti-CD45R;p220) monoclonal antibodies (MoAb). Histamine was shown to suppress to a similar extent the production of interleukin 2 (IL-2) and gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) by Leu 3+, Leu 3+8+, and Leu 3+8- cell subsets. Mitogen-activated, unseparated Leu 3+ and purified Leu 3+8- cells produced maximal amounts of IL-2 after 24 h and IFN-gamma after 72 h of culture. In contrast, the Leu 3+18+ subset produced no IL-2 after 24 h, and maximal amounts of IL-2 no sooner than 48 h of culture, and only small amounts of IFN-gamma during the entire culture period of 96 h. Histamine suppressed the production of IL-2 by both subsets, both when produced early (after 24 h), as in the case of the Leu 3+18- subset, and late (after 48 h of culture), as for the Leu 3+18+ subset. The IFN-gamma production by the Leu 3+ and Leu 3+18- cells and the marginal production by Leu 3+18+ cells were significantly suppressed by histamine. Dual staining with Leu 8 and Leu 18 MoAb demonstrated that the Leu 18- cell compartment included both Leu 8+ and Leu 8- cells. It was shown that the inhibitory effect of histamine on the early production of IL-2 and the major production of IFN-gamma by T helper cells is mediated via action on both the Leu 3+18-8- and the Leu 3+18-8+ cells. The inhibitory effect of histamine on the late production of IL-2 is mediated mainly via action on Leu-18+ cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tumour Immunology, University of Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dohlsten
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hedlund
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Sjögren
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carlsson
mesh_terms: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D004261:DNA Replication / Q000187:drug effects; D006632:Histamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D010641:Phenotype; D013205:Staphylococcal Protein A; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D007376:Interleukin-2; D013205:Staphylococcal Protein A; D006632:Histamine; D007371:Interferon-gamma