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High level IL-12 production by murine dendritic cells: upregulation via MHC class II and CD40 molecules and downregulation by IL-4 and IL-10.

High level IL-12 production by murine dendritic cells: upregulation via MHC class II and CD40... We have shown previously that dendritic cells (DC) produce IL-12 upon interaction with CD4+ T cells. Here we ask how this IL-12 production is induced and regulated. Quantitative PCR and in situ hybridization for IL-12 p40 and an ELISA specific for the p70 heterodimer were used to determine IL-12 production. We demonstrate that ligation of either CD40 or MHC class II molecules independently trigger IL-12 production in DC, and that IL-12 production is downregulated by IL-4 and IL-10. The levels of bioactive IL-12 that can be released by triggering with an anti-CD40 mAb or with a T cell hybridoma are high (range 260-4700 pg/ml from 1 X 10(6) DC in 72 h). The CD40-mediated pathway indicates that IL-12 production is induced in DC upon interaction with activated, CD40 ligand-expressing helper T cells, even in the absence of cognate antigen recognition. Side-by-side comparison of IL-12 production, and blocking experiments employing an anti-CD40 ligand mAb, suggest that the CD40-mediated pathway is quantitatively more significant than induction via the MHC class II molecule. The importance of the CD40/CD40 ligand interaction for IL-12 induction in DC likely contributes to the recent finding that mice lacking the CD40 ligand are impaired in mounting Th1 type cell-mediated immune responses. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Experimental Medicine Rockefeller University Press

High level IL-12 production by murine dendritic cells: upregulation via MHC class II and CD40 molecules and downregulation by IL-4 and IL-10.

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Rockefeller University Press
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© 1996 Rockefeller University Press
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0022-1007
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1540-9538
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10.1084/jem.184.2.741
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Abstract

We have shown previously that dendritic cells (DC) produce IL-12 upon interaction with CD4+ T cells. Here we ask how this IL-12 production is induced and regulated. Quantitative PCR and in situ hybridization for IL-12 p40 and an ELISA specific for the p70 heterodimer were used to determine IL-12 production. We demonstrate that ligation of either CD40 or MHC class II molecules independently trigger IL-12 production in DC, and that IL-12 production is downregulated by IL-4 and IL-10. The levels of bioactive IL-12 that can be released by triggering with an anti-CD40 mAb or with a T cell hybridoma are high (range 260-4700 pg/ml from 1 X 10(6) DC in 72 h). The CD40-mediated pathway indicates that IL-12 production is induced in DC upon interaction with activated, CD40 ligand-expressing helper T cells, even in the absence of cognate antigen recognition. Side-by-side comparison of IL-12 production, and blocking experiments employing an anti-CD40 ligand mAb, suggest that the CD40-mediated pathway is quantitatively more significant than induction via the MHC class II molecule. The importance of the CD40/CD40 ligand interaction for IL-12 induction in DC likely contributes to the recent finding that mice lacking the CD40 ligand are impaired in mounting Th1 type cell-mediated immune responses.

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The Journal of Experimental Medicine – Rockefeller University Press

Published: Aug 1, 1996

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