title: Interleukin-10 downregulates protective immunity to Brucella abortus.
abstract: In vivo neutralization of interleukin-10 (IL-10) with an anti-IL-10 monoclonal antibody resulted in up to 10-fold fewer bacteria in the spleens of BALB/c mice infected with the virulent Brucella abortus strain 2308. In vitro neutralization of endogenous IL-10 in brucella antigen-stimulated cultures of splenocytes from infected mice resulted in increased gamma interferon production in these cultures, whereas exogenous recombinant IL-10 inhibited the ability of peptone-elicited peritoneal macrophages to control intracellular brucellae. These data suggest that IL-10 may be downregulating the immune response to B. abortus by affecting both macrophage effector function and the production of the protective Th1 cytokine gamma interferon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Baldwin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002003:Brucella abortus / Q000276:immunology*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015536:Down-Regulation; D005260:Female; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000276:immunology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D016753:Interleukin-10; D007371:Interferon-gamma