In susceptible mice, Leishmania major induce very rapid interleukin-4 production by CD4(+) T cells which are NK1.1(-)
In susceptible mice, Leishmania major induce very rapid interleukin-4 production by CD4(+) T cells which are NK1.1(-)
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DOI：
10.1002/eji.1830251215
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发表时间：
1995-12-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Louis, JA
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作者：
Launois, P;Ohteki, T;Louis, JA
Susceptibility of BALB/c mice to infection with Leishmania major is associated with a T helper type 2 (Th2) response. Since interleukin-4 (IL-4) is critically required early for Th2 cell development, the kinetics of IL-4 mRNA expression was compared in susceptible and resistant mice during the first days of infection. In contrast to resistant mice, susceptible mice exhibited a peak of IL-4 mRNA in their spleens 90 min after i.v. injection of parasites and in lymph nodes 16 h after s.c. injection. IL-12 and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) down-regulated this early peak of IL-4 mRNA; the effect of IL-12 was IFN-gamma dependent. Treatment of resistant C57BL/6 mice with anti-IFN-gamma allowed the expression of this early IL-4 response to L. major. The increased IL-4 mRNA expression occurred in V beta 8, 7, 2(-) CD4(+) cells in BALB/c mice and NK1.1(-) CD4(+) cells in anti-IFN-gamma treated C57BL/6 mice. These results show that the NK1.1(+) CD4(+) cells, responsible for the rapid burst of IL-4 production after i.v. injection of anti-CD3, do not contribute to the early IL-4 response to L. major.
