IgE receptor-positive non-B/non-T cells dominate the production of interleukin 4 and interleukin 6 in immunized mice.

AUTOR(ES)

Aoki, I

RESUMO

The phenotype and antigenic specificity of cells secreting interleukin (IL) 4, IL-6, and interferon gamma was studied in mice during primary and secondary immune responses. T lymphocytes were the major source of interferon gamma, whereas non-B/non-T cells were the dominant source of IL-4 and IL-6 in the spleens of immunized animals. Cytokine-secreting non-B/non-T cells expressed surface receptors for IgE and/or IgG types II/III. Exposing these cells to antigen-specific IgE or IgG in vivo (or in vitro) "armed" them to release IL-4 and IL-6 upon subsequent antigenic challenge. These findings suggest that non-B/non-T cells may represent the "natural immunity" analogue of CD4+ T helper type 2 cells and participate in a positive feedback loop involved in the perpetuation of T helper type 2 cell responses.

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