Cutting edge:: Human B cell function is regulated by interaction with soluble CD14:: Opposite effects on IgG1 and IgE production
Cutting edge:: Human B cell function is regulated by interaction with soluble CD14:: Opposite effects on IgG1 and IgE production
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DOI:
10.4049/jimmunol.164.7.3480
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发表时间:
2000-04-01
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Labéta, MO
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作者:
Arias, MA;Nores, JER;Labéta, MO
The mechanism(s) controlling activation of naive B cells, their proliferation, Ag receptor affinity maturation, isotype switching, and their fate as memory or plasma cells is not fully elucidated. Here we show that between 24 and 60% of CD19(+) cells in PBMC bind soluble CD14 (sCD14), Tonsillar B cells also bind sCD14, but preferentially the CD38(-ve/low) cells. Interaction of sCD14 with B cells resulted in higher levels of IgG1 and marked inhibition of IgE production by activated tonsillar B cells and Ag-stimulated PBMC. We found that sCD14 interfered with CD40 signaling in B cells, inhibited IL-6 production by activated B cells, and increased the kinetics and magnitude of CD40 ligand expression on T cells. Together with the previously reported effects on T cells, these findings define sCD14 as a novel soluble regulatory factor capable of modulating cellular and humoral immune responses by interacting directly with T and B cells.