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The Journal of Immunology, 1999, 162: 6255-6262.
Copyright © 1999 by The American Association of Immunologists

Tyrphostin B42 Inhibits IL-12-Induced Tyrosine Phosphorylation and Activation of Janus Kinase-2 and Prevents Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis

John J. Bright1, Caigan Du and Subramaniam Sriram2

Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37212

IL-12 is a macrophage-derived cytokine that induces proliferation, cytokine production, and cytotoxic activity of T and NK cells. Signaling through its receptor, IL-12 induces these cellular responses by tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of Janus kinase-2 (Jak-2), Tyk-2, Stat3, and Stat4. We have used tyrphostin B42 (AG490), a Jak-2 inhibitor, to determine the role of Jak-2 kinase in IL-12 signaling and IL-12-induced T cell functions. Treatment of activated T cells with tyrphostin B42 inhibited the IL-12-induced tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of Jak-2 without affecting Tyk-2 kinase. In contrast, treatment with tyrphostin A1 inhibited the tyrosine phosphorylation of Tyk-2 but not that of Jak-2 kinase. Inhibition of either Jak-2 or Tyk-2 leads to a decrease in the IL-12-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of Stat3, but not of Stat4, protein. While inhibition of Jak-2 lead to programmed cell death, the inhibition of Jak-2 or Tyk-2 resulted a decrease in IFN-{gamma} production. We have further tested the in vivo effects of tyrphostin B42 in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis, a Th1 cell-mediated autoimmune disease. In vivo treatment with tyrphostin B42 decreased the proliferation and IFN-{gamma} production of neural Ag-specific T cells. Treatment of mice with tyrphostin B42 also reduced the incidence and severity of active and passive EAE. These results suggest that tyrphostin B42 prevents EAE by inhibiting IL-12 signaling and IL-12-mediated Th1 differentiation in vivo.




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