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Interleukin (Il)-4 Is a Major Regulatory Cytokine Governing Bioactive IL-12 Production by Mouse and Human Dendritic Cells

Interleukin (IL)-12 may be secreted as a bioactive T helper type 1 (Th1) cell–inducing heterodimer, as a monomer, or as an antagonistic homodimer. We analyzed the IL-12 produced by mouse splenic dendritic cells (DCs), human thymic DCs, and cultured human monocyte-derived DCs. IL-12 production requir...

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Autores principales: Hochrein, Hubertus, O'Keeffe, Meredith, Luft, Thomas, Vandenabeele, Stéphane, Grumont, Raelene J., Maraskovsky, Eugene, Shortman, Ken
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 2000
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2193283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10993913
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Sumario:Interleukin (IL)-12 may be secreted as a bioactive T helper type 1 (Th1) cell–inducing heterodimer, as a monomer, or as an antagonistic homodimer. We analyzed the IL-12 produced by mouse splenic dendritic cells (DCs), human thymic DCs, and cultured human monocyte-derived DCs. IL-12 production required both a microbial or T cell–derived stimulus and an appropriate cytokine milieu. The different IL-12 forms were differentially regulated by the cytokines present rather than the stimulus used. IL-4 alone or together with granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor or interferon γ effectively enhanced the production of the bioactive heterodimer and selectively reduced the antagonistic homodimer of IL-12. Therefore, IL-4, the major Th2-driving cytokine, provides a negative feedback causing DCs to produce the major Th1-inducing cytokine, bioactive IL-12.