Interleukin-10 is localized to and released by human lung mast cells.
BACKGROUND
Mast cells control the local inflammation by producing many kinds of cytokines. Interleukin (IL)-10 is one of the important cytokine that upregulate or downregulate inflammation.


OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study is to ascertain whether IL-10 is produced from human lung mast cells by cross-linkage of high-affinity Fcepsilon receptors (FcepsilonRI).


METHODS
Mast cells were purified using affinity magnetic selection with mAb YB5.B8 (> 93% pure). Mast cells were precultured with human myeloma IgE (3 microg/mL) for 16 h and then washed, and stimulated with anti-IgE in the presence or absence of recombinant human stem cell factor (rhSCF). We have studied the production of IL-10 by using reverse transcription-PCR, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunocytochemistry.


RESULTS
We found that human lung mast cells were immunocytochemically stained with anti-IL-10 mAb after IgE-dependent stimulation. The activation of mast cells via FcepsilonRI enhanced the intensity of the IL-10 mRNA signal. Anti-IgE (1 microg/mL) induced a median IL-10 release of 301.7 (7.8-1532.4) pg/106 mast cells/24 h. In contrast, mast cells released only a small amount of IL-10 in the absence of anti-IgE. This difference was statistically significant (P = 0.02, n = 11).


CONCLUSIONS
Our findings indicate that human lung mast cells are capable of producing IL-10 in response to IgE-dependent stimulation.
Ishizuka
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The First Department of Internal Medicine, Gunma University, School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
Okayama
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Kobayashi
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Mori
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D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008168:Lung / Q000166:cytology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D019089:Stem Cell Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism
D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D019089:Stem Cell Factor; C026408:anti-IgE antibodies; D016753:Interleukin-10; D007073:Immunoglobulin E