2003年4月
Nonredundant roles for CD1d-restricted natural killer T cells and conventional CD4(+) T cells in the induction of immunoglobulin e antibodies in response to interleukin 18 treatment of mice
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
- 巻
- 197
- 号
- 8
- 開始ページ
- 997
- 終了ページ
- 1005
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- DOI
- 10.1084/jem.20021701
- 出版者・発行元
- ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS
Interleukin (IL)-18 synergizes with IL-12 to promote T helper cell (Th)1 responses. Somewhat paradoxically, IL-18 administration alone strongly induces immunoglobulin (Ig)E production and allergic inflammation, indicating a role for IL-18 in the generation of Th2 responses. The ability of IL-18 to induce IgE is dependent on CD4(+) T cells, IL-4, and signal transducer and activator of transcription (stat)6. Here, we show that IL-18 fails to induce IgE both in CD1d(-/-) mice that lack natural killer T (NKT) cells and in class II-/- mice that lack conventional CD4(+) T cells. However, class II-/- mice reconstituted with conventional CD4(+) T cells show the capacity to produce IgE in response to IL-18. NKT cells express high levels of IL-18 receptor (R)alpha chain and produce significant amounts of IL-4, IL-9, and IL-13, and induce CD40 ligand expression in response to IL-2 and IL-18 stimulation in vitro. In contrast, conventional CD4(+) T cells express low levels of IL-18Ralpha and poorly respond to IL-2 and IL-18. Nevertheless, conventional CD4(+) T cells are essential for B cell IgE responses after the administration of IL-1.8. These findings indicate that NKT cells might be the major source of IL-4 in response to IL-18 administration and that conventional CD4(+) T cells demonstrate their helper function in the presence of NKT cells.
- リンク情報
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1084/jem.20021701
- ISSN : 0022-1007
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000182460000006