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The Journal of Immunology, 1998, 161: 3408-3415.
Copyright © 1998 by The American Association of Immunologists

IL-15 Promotes IL-12 Production by Human Monocytes Via T Cell-Dependent Contact and May Contribute to IL-12-Mediated IFN-{gamma} Secretion by CD4+ T Cells in the Absence of TCR Ligation1

Marie-Noëlle Avice, Christian E. Demeure, Guy Delespesse, Manuel Rubio, Myriam Armant2 and Marika Sarfati3

University of Montreal, Allergy Research Laboratory, Louis-Charles Simard Research Center, Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, Canada

At inflammatory sites, the number of activated bystander T cells exceeds that of Ag-activated T cells. We investigated whether IL-15, a monocyte-derived cytokine that shares several biologic activities with IL-2, may contribute to bystander T cell activation in the absence of IL-2 and triggering Ag. The addition of IL-15 to cocultures of monocytes and T cells stimulates CD4+ but not CD8+ T cells to produce IFN-{gamma}. IFN-{gamma} production requires endogenous IL-12, the production of which in turn is dependent upon CD40/CD154 interactions between CD4+ T cells and monocytes. Indeed, non-TCR-activated CD4+ but not CD8+ T cells express significant levels of CD154. IL-15 may enhance IFN-{gamma} in this system by up-regulating CD40 expression on monocytes and IL-12Rß1 expression on CD4+ T cells. Conversely, using neutralizing anti-IL-15 mAb, we show that the ability of IL-12 to augment IFN-{gamma} secretion is partly mediated by endogenous IL-15. Finally, in the absence of monocytes, a synergistic effect between exogenous IL-12 and IL-15 is necessary to induce IFN-{gamma} production by purified CD4+ T cells, while IL-15 alone induces T cell proliferation. It is proposed that this codependence between IL-12 and IL-15 for the activation of inflammatory T cells may be involved in chronic inflammatory disorders that are dominated by a Th1 response. In such a response, a self-perpetuating cycle of inflammation is set forth, because IL-15-stimulated CD4+ T cells may activate monocytes to release IL-12 that synergizes with IL-15 to induce IL-12 response and IFN-{gamma} production.




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