Interleukin-12 and -10 and gamma interferon regulate polyclonal and ligand-specific expansion of murine B-1 cells.
AUTOR(ES)
Velupillai, P
RESUMO
B-1 cells (CD5+ B220+) are a self-replenishing lineage of B cells which are autoreactive and capable of producing large amounts of interleukin-10 (IL-10). In mice experimentally infected with the human helminth parasite Schistosoma mansoni, expansion of B-1 cells is seen in the peritoneal cavity just prior to egg laying. In naive mice, B-1 cell expansion can be elicited by intraperitoneal injection of saline soluble egg antigens (SEA) or the polylactosamine sugar lacto-N-fucopentaose III (LNFPIII), which contains the Lewis-X trisaccharide. In this study, we demonstrate that LNFPIII is the major stimulus in SEA responsible for expansion of B-1 cells, since SEA-induced B-1 outgrowth is blocked by multiple injections of non-cross-linked free LNFPIII. IL-10 is an autocrine growth factor for B-1 cells, and we show that B-1 outgrowth after SEA and LNFPIII administration is inhibited by injection of anti-IL-10 antibodies. Furthermore, SEA- and LNFPIII-induced expansion of B-1 cells is inhibited by in vivo administration of recombinant murine IL-12 or recombinant gamma interferon. These data suggest that activation and expansion of IL-10-producing B-1 cells are governed via cross-regulatory cytokines.
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