B-cell exposure to self-antigen induces IL-10 producing B cells as well as IL-6-and TNF-α-producing B-cell subsets in healthy humans
B-cell exposure to self-antigen induces IL-10 producing B cells as well as IL-6-and TNF-α-producing B-cell subsets in healthy humans
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10.1016/j.clim.2012.07.004
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发表时间:
2012-10-01
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8.6
通讯作者:
Nielsen, Claus H.
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Langkjaer, Anina;Kristensen, Birte;Nielsen, Claus H.
Human B cells are able to secrete IL-10 after stimulation with mitogens, but their ability to produce IL-10 and regulate T-cell responses after stimulation with self-antigens is unclear. We co-cultured thyroglobulin-pulsed B cells from healthy donors with autologous T cells and observed production of IL-10 and TGF-beta, in addition to TNF-alpha and IL-6. Pulsing with foreign antigen, tetanus toxoid (TT), induced a Th1-response with minimal IL-10 production. After thyroglobulin-pulsing, 1.10 +/- 0.50% of B cells and 1.00 +/- 0.20% of CD4(+) T cells produced IL-10, compared to 0.29 +/- 0.19% of B cells (P=0.01) and 0.13 +/- 0.15% of CD4(+) T cells (P=0.006) following TT-pulsing. Thyroglobulin-stimulated, IL-10-secreting B cells were enriched within CD5(+) and CD24(high) cells. While thyroglobulin-pulsed B cells induced only modest proliferation of CD4(+) T cells, B cells pulsed with TT induced vigorous proliferation. Thus, B cells mediate self-antigen-specific IL-10, TNF-alpha and IL-6 production in co-cultures with T cells and contribute actively to these cytokine secretions. (c) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.