Interferon γ stabilizes the T helper cell type 1 phenotype

被引:68
作者
Zhang, YK
Apilado, R
Coleman, J
Ben-Sasson, S
Tsang, S
Hu-Li, J
Paul, WE
Huang, H
机构
[1] Loyola Univ, Stritch Sch Med, Dept Cell Biol Neurobiol & Anat, Maywood, IL 60153 USA
[2] NIAID, Immunol Lab, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
[3] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Sch Med, Lautenberg Ctr Gen & Tumor Immunol, IL-91120 Jerusalem, Israel
关键词
IL-4; IL-12; differentiation; commitment; cell cloning;
D O I
10.1084/jem.194.2.165
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
T helper cell (Th)1-primed CD4 T cells from wild-type donors make little interleukin (IL)-4 when restimulated under Th2 conditions. However, such restimulation of Th1-primed cells from interferon (IFN)-gamma (-/-) or IFN-gamma receptor (IFN-gammaR)(-/-) mice resulted in substantial production of IL-4 and other Th2 cytokines. Adding IFN-gamma to the priming culture markedly diminished the capacity of Th1-primed IFN-gamma (-/-) cells to express IL-4. Even IFN-gamma -producing cells from IFN-gammaR(-/-) mice could acquire IL-4-producing capacity. Thus, IFN-gamma is not required for the development of IFN-gamma -producing capacity, but it plays a critical role in suppressing the IL-4-producing potential of Th1 cells.
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页码:165 / 172
页数:8
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