The Journal of Immunology, Vol 132, Issue 1 223-228, Copyright © 1984 by American Association of Immunologists

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Interleukin 1-mediated induction of kappa-light chain synthesis and surface immunoglobulin expression on pre-B cells

JG Giri, PW Kincade and SB Mizel

In this study we have examined the effect of interleukin 1 (IL 1) on the maturation of normal and neoplastic pre-B cells. We have found that IL 1 can enhance the in vitro functional maturation of surface immunoglobulin negative (sIg-) pre-B cells from normal bone marrow. In addition, IL 1 specifically induced sIg expression on an established pre-B cell line, 70Z/3. These effects of IL 1 were obtained with the same concentrations of IL 1 that are effective in assays for T cell proliferation and functional activation. Previous studies by other investigators have demonstrated that LPS can also induce the expression of sIg on 70Z/3 cells. The stimulatory effect of LPS was dependent on the stimulation of kappa-light chain synthesis, the synthesis of mu- chains being constitutive. Our results indicate that IL 1 may also enhance sIg expression via the induction of kappa-light chain synthesis. The stimulatory effect of IL 1 was not due to contaminating LPS in the IL 1 preparations, because removal of the IL 1 by using specific antibodies against IL 1 and fixed Staphylococcus aureus cells resulted in the disappearance of kappa-chain inducing activity. In addition to IL 1, a pH 2-sensitive mediator(s) present in concanavalin A (Con A)-stimulated spleen cell supernatants was also shown to induce kappa-chain synthesis and the appearance of sIg on 70Z/3 cells. Removal of IL 1 or the inhibition of any contaminating LPS activity with polymyxin B did not diminish the activity of the pH 2-sensitive Con A supernatant factor(s). On the basis of our findings, we have concluded that IL 1 may enhance antibody responses by not only increasing the number of helper T cells but also by stimulating the maturation of B cell precursors.

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