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The Journal of Immunology, Vol 149, Issue 7 2367-2371, Copyright © 1992 by American Association of Immunologists

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Cytokine network regulating terminal maturation of human bone marrow B cells capable of spontaneous and high rate Ig secretion in vitro

E Roldan, C Rodriguez, G Navas, C Parra and JA Brieva
Servicio de Inmunologia, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.

Human bone marrow (BM) B cells capable of spontaneous and high rate Ig secretion for 14 days in vitro have been described previously. We have shown recently that Ig secretion by these BM cells depends on stromal adherent BM cell-derived factors identified as IL-6 and fibronectin. Our report shows that the endogenous generation of IL-1 beta and TNF- alpha in serum-containing cultures of BM mononuclear cells (BMMC) is also involved in the control of Ig-secreting cells, because their blockade with specific antibodies markedly reduced Ig production. Further experiments revealed that IL-1 beta and TNF-alpha acted by regulating IL-6 production, as can be deduced from the following findings: 1) the inhibition of Ig secretion caused by either anti-IL-1 beta or anti-TNF-alpha antibodies could be reversed by exogenous IL-6; 2) the addition of either of these antibodies inhibited endogenous IL-6 production in BMMC cultures; 3) IL-1 beta plus TNF-alpha, but neither one alone, restored complete IL-6 and Ig production by BMMC in serum- free cultures. Moreover, adherent, but not nonadherent, BM cells were responsible for endogenous IL-1 beta and TNF-alpha secretion. Finally, IL-1 beta plus TNF-alpha induced the production of IL-6, but not of Ig, by adherent BM cells. Neither IL-6 nor Ig production was induced by adding this cytokine combination to nonadherent BM cell cultures, despite the fact that this fraction contained all the Ig-secreting cells. However, the addition of IL-6 restored Ig secretion in this cell fraction. These results suggest that IL-1 beta and TNF-alpha produced by adherent BM cells synergistically induce early IL-6 generation, which, in turn, drives BM B cell producers into the high rate Ig- secreting state.


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