Possible role of human lymphocyte receptor for IgE (CD23) or its soluble fragments in the in vitro synthesis of human IgE.
Possible role of human lymphocyte receptor for IgE (CD23) or its soluble fragments in the in vitro synthesis of human IgE.
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人淋巴细胞 IgE 受体 (CD23) 或其可溶性片段在人 IgE 体外合成中的可能作用。
作者:
M. Sarfati;G. Delespesse
The present study demonstrates that human rIL-4 is capable of inducing the secretion of IgE by PBMC. At a concentration of 200 U/ml, an IgE response was observed in 11/26 cultures of PBMC from normal donors and in 12/15 cultures from allergic individuals. The same rIL-4-stimulated cells released significant amounts of IgE-binding factors (IgE-BF) in their culture supernatant. These IgE-BF were shown for the first time to bind simultaneously to some mAb against Fc epsilon R II (mAbER) and to soluble IgE. The lack of correlation between the rIL-4-induced secretion of IgE-BF and IgE indicates that the production of IgE-BF or the expression of Fc epsilon R II is not the only factor involved in the induction of IgE synthesis by rIL-4. However, the observation that mAbER suppressed the rIL-4-induced IgE synthesis strongly suggests that either Fc epsilon R II or IgE-BF are necessary for an IgE response. Finally, the spontaneous in vitro synthesis of IgE by enriched B cell preparations isolated from atopic donors was suppressed in an isotype-specific manner by the same mAbER or by their F(ab')2 fragments. These observations suggest that the ongoing IgE synthesis by in vivo pre-activated B cells is also regulated by IgE-BF or Fc epsilon R II. It is concluded that Fc epsilon R II or IgE-BF play an essential role both in the induction of IgE synthesis by normal B cells and in the ongoing IgE synthesis by in vivo activated B cells from allergic donors.