title: Human recombinant interleukin-4 inhibits lymphokine-activated killer activity of sheep erythrocyte rosette-forming (E+) and -non-forming (E-) human lymphocytes.
abstract: The effect of human recombinant interleukin-4 (rIL-4) on lymphokine-activated killer activity (LAK) of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) as well as sheep erythrocyte rosette-forming (E+) and -non-forming (E-) lymphocytes stimulated by human recombinant interleukin-2 (rIL-2) has been investigated. rIL-4 drastically inhibited LAK activity of PBL cultured for 18 hr and for 5 days in the presence of rIL-2. Distribution of T, B and IgG Fc-receptor-bearing lymphocytes, as assessed by immunofluorescence and flow cytometry, was no different at the end of the culture in the presence of rIL-2 plus rIL-4 than with rIL-2 alone. LAK activity of E+ and E- lymphocytes was similarly inhibited. Finally, rIL-4 did not affect the natural killer (NK) activity of rIL-2-activated PBL as assessed by the capacity of these cells to kill the appropriate NK target.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Scienze Immunologiche, University of Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gerosa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tommasi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gerosa
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tridente
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007378:Interleukins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D012397:Rosette Formation; D012756:Sheep
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D007378:Interleukins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015847:Interleukin-4