title: Experimental hypersensitivity pneumonitis: in vitro effects of interleukin-2 and interferon-gamma.
abstract: Cultured CD4+ cells are responsible for transfer of adoptive murine experimental hypersensitivity pneumonitis (EHP) (ARRD 1992; 146:1582-8). To characterize interactions that occur in vitro that result in cells able to transfer EHP, we added either antibody to IFN-gamma, antibody to IL-2, or 30 or 300 micrograms/ml IFN-gamma at the onset of 72-hour culture of C3H/HeJ spleen cells from either M. faeni or ovalbumin (control) sensitized donors with 30 micrograms/ml Micropolyspora faeni. We determined the phenotype of cells after culture and the amount of IL-2 or IFN-gamma in the culture supernatants, transferred cells to naive recipients, challenged the recipients intratracheally with M. faeni, and determined the extent of pulmonary inflammatory changes 4 days thereafter. Substantial amounts of IL-2 and IFN-gamma were detected in supernatants of cultures from M. faeni-sensitized animals, and lesser amounts were detected in culture supernatants from ovalbumin-sensitized donors. Treatment of cultures of M. faeni-sensitized cells with antibody to IL-2 or IFN-gamma blocked or reduced measurable IL-2 or IFN-gamma for the duration of culture. Treatment with IFN-gamma blocked increased levels of IL-2 at 48 and 72 hours of culture. Cultured M. faeni-sensitized cells adoptively transfer EHP. Cells from cultures depleted of either IL-2 or IFN-gamma or supplemented with IFN-gamma could transfer EHP equally well. We conclude that in vitro maturation of cells capable of adoptive EHP is not dependent on soluble IL-2 or IFN-gamma and is not altered by exogenous IFN-gamma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Albuquerque Veterans Administration Medical Center, NM 87108, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fei
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gott
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schuyler
mesh_terms: D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000494:pharmacology; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D016219:Immunotherapy, Adoptive; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008848:Micromonosporaceae / Q000276:immunology; D010047:Ovalbumin / Q000276:immunology; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000276:immunology; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D016207:Cytokines; D007376:Interleukin-2; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D010047:Ovalbumin