IL-18, Although Antiallergic when Administered with IL-12, Stimulates IL-4 and Histamine Release by Basophils

Overview

Journal Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Specialty Science

Date 1999 Nov 26

PMID 10570181

Citations 121

Authors

T Yoshimoto

H Tsutsui

K Tominaga

K Hoshino

H Okamura

S Akira

W E Paul

K Nakanishi

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Abstract

IL-18 is a proinflammatory cytokine that plays an important role in natural killer cell activation and T helper 1 (Th1) cell responses. Mast cells and basophils are major inducers and effectors of allergic inflammation. Here we show that basophils and mast cells derived by culture of bone marrow cells with IL-3 for 10 days express IL-18Ralpha chain and that basophils produce large amounts of IL-4 and IL-13 in response to stimulation with IL-3 and IL-18. Injection of IL-12 and IL-18 inhibits IgE production in helminth-infected wild-type mice and abolishes the capacity of their basophils to produce IL-4 and IL-13 in response to stimulation either with IL-3 and IL-18 or with FcepsilonR cross-linkage. By contrast, this combination of cytokines actually increases IgE levels in helminth-infected IFN-gamma(-/-) mice and enhances IL-4 and IL-13 production by their basophils. Furthermore, injection of IL-18 alone enhances basophil production of IL-4 and histamine both in wild-type and IFN-gamma(-/-) mice. Thus, IL-18 has the potential to stimulate basophils but, when given with IL-12, exhibits an antiallergic action in vivo.

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