THE EFFECTS OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS ON INVITRO PRODUCTION OF HUMAN-IMMUNOGLOBULINS

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STEVENS, C [1 ]
LEMPERT, N [1 ]
FREED, BM [1 ]
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[1] UNION UNIV,DEPT SURG,TRANSPLANTAT IMMUNOL LAB,ROOM ME-524,A-62,ALBANY,NY 12208
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10.1097/00007890-199106000-00018
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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We have evaluated the effects of CsA, methylprednisolone (MP), 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP), and FK506 on T cell-dependent and T cell-independent immunoglobulin production. FK506 and 6-MP were potent inhibitors of IgG and IgM production by PWM-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells, which depend on the presence of T cells. CsA was less effective in this system and MP actually enhanced IgG and IgM production. In order to assess the direct effects of these various immunosuppressive agents on B cells, we utilized human B cell lines representing different stages of B cell differentiation. The B cell lines CESS and SKW6.4 exhibit increased production of IgG and IgM, respectively, in response to interleukin-6. These cells represent activated, but not fully differentiated, B cells. CsA inhibited IL-6-induced IgG production by CESS cells by 64% at 100 ng/ml and 6-MP inhibited this response by 82% at 250 ng/ml. Neither CsA nor 6-MP effectively inhibited IL-6-induced IgM production by SKW6.4 cells. MP at 250 ng/ml inhibited IL-6-induced IgG production by 89%, but enhanced IL-6-induced IgM production more than two-fold. FK506 did not inhibit IL-6-induced IgG or IgM production, suggesting that it has no direct effect on the ability of B cells to respond to this differentiation factor. These experiments clearly demonstrate that CsA, MP, and 6-MP have direct inhibitory effects on the response of human B cells to IL-6. In contrast, FK506 has no direct effect on these B cells lines, but is more potent than the other agents at inhibiting T cell-dependent immunoglobulin production.
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