title: [Effects of beta-adrenergic compounds on IgE production].
abstract: We studied the effects of beta 2-adrenoceptor agonist on IgE production in vitro in human and in vitro and in vivo in mouse. We observed that salbutamol and fenoterol potentiate the IL-4-induced IgE production from peripheral blood mononuclear cells. This effect is associated by an enhanced mRN expression for IgE. Fenoterol also potentiated, but in a lesser extent, the IgE production from purified B lymphocytes stimulated by both IL-4 and CD40, suggesting that the activity of beta 2-adrenoceptor agonist is mediated through T lymphocyte or monocyte modulation. Fenoterol also inhibited the PHA-induced IFN-gamma production by T lymphocytes. Analogues of cAMP or activator of PKA also elicited an increase in IgE production. Moreover, the effect of fenoterol on IgE production was suppressed in the presence of PKA inhibitor. Salbutamol also potentiated the IL-4-induced IgE production from murine splenocytes activated by LPS. Furthermore, mice sensitized to ovalbumin elicited increased IgE responses after daily injection of salbutamol. This was accompanied by an increased in cytokines of Th2 subtypes. Our results showed that beta 2-adrenoceptor agonist, which are currently used in the treatment of asthma, potentiate the IgE production in vitro and in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Oncology group, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Coqueret
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lagente
mesh_terms: D058666:Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000420:Albuterol / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000187:drug effects; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000096:biosynthesis; D019013:CD40 Antigens / Q000502:physiology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005280:Fenoterol / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000378:metabolism; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000494:pharmacology; D008211:Lymphocyte Cooperation / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D058666:Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D019013:CD40 Antigens; D016207:Cytokines; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D015847:Interleukin-4; D005280:Fenoterol; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D000420:Albuterol