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and TNF by CD40 Ligand or Cellular Contact with Stimulated T Cells Depends on the Maturation Stage of Human Monocytes1
Clinical Immunology Unit (Hans Wilsdorf Laboratory), Division of Immunology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Cellular contact with stimulated T cells potently induces cytokine production in monocytes, a mechanism that is likely to be relevant to chronic inflammation. Although the identity of surface molecules involved in this process remains elusive, CD40 and its ligand, CD40L, are thought to be implicated, considering that they are expressed at the inflammatory site. To ascertain the involvement of CD40L, we compared the activation of three different types of human monocytic cells, i.e., freshly isolated monocytes, monocytes primed with IFN-
(IFN--macrophages), and THP-1 cells. These cells were activated by either membranes isolated from stimulated T cells (HUT-78 or T lymphocytes) to mimic cellular contact, soluble extracts from isolated membranes, or CD40L trimer (CD40LT). The production of TNF and IL-1
was induced by membranes of stimulated T cells in the three types of target cells, whereas CD40LT induced TNF production in IFN--macrophages only. Similar results were obtained with soluble extracts of T cell membranes, demonstrating that the difference between membranes and CD40LT was not due to the particulate form of membranes. CD40LT induced neither transcript nor protein of cytokines in monocytes, whereas in IFN--macrophages, IL-1 and TNF mRNA were observed, but only TNF was measured in cell supernatants. Finally, anti-CD40L Abs failed to inhibit TNF and IL-1 production induced in IFN--macrophages by solubilized membranes, whereas TNF production induced by CD40LT was inhibited. These results demonstrate that CD40L is not required in monocyte activation by direct cellular contact with stimulated T cells, although soluble CD40LT induces the production of TNF in IFN--macrophages.
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