title: Regulation of interleukin-12 receptor beta1 chain expression and interleukin-12 binding by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
abstract: The interleukin-12 receptor (IL-12R)beta1 chain is an essential component of the functional IL-12R on both human T and natural killer cells. In this report it is shown that activation of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) with anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (mAb) or phytohemagglutinin resulted in the up-regulation of IL-12Rbeta1 expression and IL-12 binding. Kinetic studies revealed that maximum expression of IL-12Rbeta1 and IL-12 binding occurred on days 3-4. Anti-CD3-induced expression of IL-12Rbeta1 chain and IL-12 binding by PBMC was augmented by anti-CD28 mAb, indicating that the potentiating effect of anti-CD28 on T cell responses to IL-12 could be mediated, at least in part, by the enhancement of IL-12R expression. Among 16 cytokines tested, IL-2, IL-7 and IL-15 markedly induced IL-12Rbeta1 expression and IL-12 binding on resting PBMC, whereas IL-1alpha and tumor necrosis factor-alpha had a minimal enhancing effect. In contrast, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, interferon (IFN)-alpha, IFN-gamma, granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor and transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta2 had no detectable enhancing effect. Anti-CD3-induced expression of IL-12Rbeta1 and of low-affinity IL-12 binding sites was partially inhibited by TGF-beta2, IL-10 and IL-4; however, TGF-beta2 and IL-10 completely abolished anti-CD3-induced expression of high-affinity IL-12 binding sites. Consistent with the reduction of high affinity IL-12 binding sites, PBMC activated with anti-CD3 mAb in the presence of TGF-beta2 or IL-10 failed to produce IFN-gamma or to proliferate in response to IL-12. These results suggest that Th2 cell-derived cytokines can inhibit IL-12-induced biological functions by inhibiting IL-12R expression and that expression of a second subunit of the IL-12R (IL-12Rbeta2), required for the formation of high-affinity IL-12 binding sites, may be more highly regulated by TGF-beta2 and IL-10 than is expression of IL-12Rbeta1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Inflammation/Autoimmune Diseases, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, NJ 07110, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Warrier
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Presky
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Gately
mesh_terms: D018106:CD28 Antigens / Q000502:physiology; D017252:CD3 Complex / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000502:physiology; D018664:Interleukin-12 / Q000502:physiology*; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000502:physiology; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin / Q000502:physiology*; D053707:Receptors, Interleukin-12; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D018106:CD28 Antigens; D017252:CD3 Complex; C508438:IL12RB1 protein, human; C508439:IL12RB2 protein, human; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin; D053707:Receptors, Interleukin-12; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D016753:Interleukin-10; D018664:Interleukin-12; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007371:Interferon-gamma