Interleukin-12 amplifies the M. leprae hsp65-cytotoxic response in the presence of tumour necrosis factor-alpha and interferon-gamma generating CD56+ effector cells: interleukin-4 downregulates this effect.
Scand J Immunol
; 51(3): 262-70, 2000 Mar.
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Interleukin-12 (IL-12) is a major immunomodulatory cytokine that represents a functional bridge between the early resistance and the subsequent antigen specific adaptive immunity. TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma have an important role in the generation of hsp65 specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) that lyse hsp65-pulsed autologous macrophages (hsp65 CTL). Since a positive feedback mechanism between TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma and IL-12 has been described, we undertook to evaluate the role of IL-12 on the hsp65 CTL generation in leprosy patients. Our results show that the presence of IL-12 during the first 24 h of the in vitro antigen stimulation amplifies the hsp65 cytotoxic response whenever both IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha are present. The addition of these three cytokines (CKs) was able to abrogate the inhibitory effect of IL-10 on hsp65 CTL in cells from paucibacillary patients (PB) but not that of IL-4 in PB and normal controls (N). Both IL-12 or anti IL-4 enhanced the cytotoxic activity in cells from multibacillary patients (MB). Anti IL-4 upregulated the binding of IFN-gamma and did not modify that of TNF-alpha so the low CTL activity could be as a result of IL-4 by a decrease of the IFN-gamma binding on MB cells. Cells from those MB patients taking thalidomide (MB-T) did neither bind IFN-gamma nor TNF-alpha even when antigen or anti-IL-4 were added, demonstrating that thalidomide inhibits either the in vitro binding or receptor expression of both TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma. Development of CD56 effector cells during the hsp65 stimulation was observed in PB and N by the addition of IL-12 plus TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma, while in MB and MB-T anti IL-4 was also required. So, the inhibitory effect of IL-4 on either production of IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha and/or IL-12 or their receptors could be the mechanism underlying the lack of the hsp65 CTL generation in cells from MB.
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Assunto principal:
Proteínas de Bactérias
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Linfócitos T Citotóxicos
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Interleucina-4
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Interferon gama
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Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa
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Interleucina-12
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Chaperoninas
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Citotoxicidade Imunológica
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Mycobacterium leprae
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Scand J Immunol
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Reino Unido