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The Journal of Immunology, Vol 156, Issue 12 4833-4838, Copyright © 1996 by American Association of Immunologists


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IL-13 released by and localized in human basophils

H Li, TC Sim and R Alam
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.

We and others have shown that human basophils can synthesize and release IL-4. However, IL-13, a cytokine that closely resembles IL-4, has not hitherto been described as a basophil product. The production of IL-13 by basophils was demonstrated by immunocytochemistry. Approximately 70% of basophils stimulated with anti-FcepsilonRIalpha (antibody to the alpha subunit of IgE receptor type I) stained for IL- 13. Under similar experimental conditions, mononuclear cells failed to stain for IL-13. The cytokine was localized to basophilic granules by electron microscopic examination of immunogold staining. The secretion of IL-13 into the culture supernatant was assayed by ELISA. Kinetic studies showed detectable IL-13 release at 3 h, which steadily increased up to 24 h. This is significantly different from the kinetics of basophil histamine and IL-4 release. IL-13 production was also observed upon stimulation with anti-IgE, anti-FcepsilonRIalpha, IL-3, and A23187 in a dose-dependent manner. PBMC, neutrophils, and eosinophils isolated from the same donors did not release IL-13 after anti-IgE stimulation. The anti-IgE-induced basophil IL-13 synthesis could be enhanced by IL-3 preincubation (with and without IL-3 preincubation, anti-IgE-induced IL-13 production was 227 +/- 99 and 42 +/- 13 pg/10(6) basophils, respectively). PBMC produced a significant amount of IL-1 3 upon stimulation with PHA, but a low level of IL-13 in response to A23187 and/or PMA. Eosinophils and neutrophils did not produce IL-13 when cultured with A23187, IL-5, and anti- FcepsilonRIalpha. This is the first demonstration of IL-1 3 production by basophils. Our data suggest that basophils, in addition to secreting mediators, can represent an important source of proallergic cytokines.


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