title: A central role for IL-2 in fate determination of mature T cells--I: role in determining the Th1/Th2 profile in primary T cell cultures.
abstract: IL-2 signaling appears to play a significant role in enabling the synthesis of T(h)2 cytokines in an in vitro system for studying primary T cell responses. When T cells from C57BL/6J or BALB/c strains of mice were activated in vitro and re-stimulated through their TCR complex 48 h later, CD4(+) T cells producing the T(h)2 cytokines IL-4 and IL-10 were found only when IL-2 was present. IL-2 also enhanced IFN-gamma synthesis in C57BL/6J cells but not in BALB/c cells. By up-regulating production of anti-inflammatory T(h)2 cytokines during a primary response, IL-2 may play a critical role in limiting T(h)1-mediated responses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biophysics and Immunology, University of Toronto and Ontario Cancer Institute, 610 University Avenue, Toronto M5G 2M9, Canada.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Raju
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Rabinovich
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Radvanyi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Spaner
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000494:pharmacology; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000502:physiology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D016513:Mice, SCID; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D016207:Cytokines; D007376:Interleukin-2; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell