title: Monocyte interleukin 2 receptor gene expression and interleukin 2 augmentation of microbicidal activity.
abstract: Activation of human peripheral blood monocytes results in the expression of interleukin 2 (IL 2) receptors, which are absent on resting monocytes. In a population of purified monocytes, the appearance of IL 2 receptors occurs on the majority of cells in association with increased levels of HLA-DR. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces maximum numbers of IL 2 receptors within 12 hr, whereas IFN-gamma requires 48 hr. We used cDNA encoding for the human IL 2 receptor to evaluate IL 2 receptor gene expression in resting and activated monocytes. Within 4 hr after LPS stimulation, IL 2 receptor mRNA species of 3500 and 1500 bases appear, reaching peak levels between 8 and 12 hr and declining thereafter. The LPS-activated monocyte IL 2 receptor protein is expressed on the cell surface within a few hours after the detection of IL 2 receptor mRNA. The addition of IL 2 to IL 2 receptor-positive monocytes augments their generation of reactive oxygen intermediates and their cytotoxic activity. Thus monocytes when activated undergo a series of morphologic, phenotypic, and functional changes, including the expression of IL 2 receptors, which may provide an important immunoregulatory pathway.
mesh_terms: D000119:Acetylmuramyl-Alanyl-Isoglutamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005872:Giardia / Q000276:immunology; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000502:physiology*; D008262:Macrophage Activation; D009000:Monocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000235:genetics*; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D013481:Superoxides / Q000502:physiology; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D007376:Interleukin-2; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D013481:Superoxides; D000119:Acetylmuramyl-Alanyl-Isoglutamine; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate