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The Journal of Immunology, Vol 149, Issue 10 3278-3289, Copyright © 1992 by American Association of Immunologists

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Enhanced lymphokine production and lymphokine receptor expression in multiple antibody-stimulated human CD4+ peripheral blood lymphocytes

KC Conlon, AC Ochoa, WC Kopp, JR Ortaldo, WJ Urba, DL Longo and HA Young
Laboratory of Experimental Immunology, Program Resources, Inc./DynCorp, Frederick, MD.

Treatment of T lymphocytes with antibodies directed against the T cell receptor CD3 complex results in cellular activation that can be augmented by costimulation through other cell surface receptors. The activities of anti-CD3-stimulated human CD4+ PBL were compared to anti- CD3 plus anti-CD2-, anti-CD4-, or anti-CD11a (LFA-1)-stimulated cells. [3H]thymidine incorporation, lymphokine receptor expression, expansion of cell numbers, and lymphokine mRNA and protein were measured. Forty- eight hours after activation, costimulated CD4+ cells demonstrated increased numbers of cells positive for surface IL-2R alpha-chain, IL- 2R beta-chain, IFN-gamma receptors, and TNF-alpha receptors. By day 6, costimulated cells exhibited a sevenfold greater expansion in cell numbers compared to cells stimulated with anti-CD3 alone. Anti-CD3 plus anti-CD11a stimulation consistently induced the highest secretion of IL- 2 and IFN-gamma, whereas variation in secretion of TNF-alpha and IL-4 between different donors was noted. Analysis of lymphokine receptor mRNA demonstrated increased levels of mRNA for IL-2R alpha-chain and IFN-gamma receptor that preceded the phenotypic changes on the cell surface. In contrast, levels of IL-2R beta-chain and the TNF-alpha receptor mRNA decreased after stimulation. Amounts of IL-2, IL-4, and TNF-alpha, but not IFN-gamma, secreted also correlated with the levels of mRNA measured in the cells. Although costimulation through CD2, CD4, or LFA-1 appeared equally effective for the induction of the lymphokine receptors, these additional stimuli had a different impact on lymphokine secretion. These results indicate that specific control of lymphokine secretion and receptor induction can be another function of the CD2, CD4, and CD11a cell surface receptors. This control is evident at both transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels.


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