Xh. Peng et al., INTERLEUKIN-12 AND B7 CD28 INTERACTION SYNERGISTICALLY UP-REGULATE INTERLEUKIN-10 PRODUCTION BY HUMAN T-CELLS/, Cytokine, 9(7), 1997, pp. 499-506
Interleukin 12 (IL-12) is a heterodimeric cytokine which promotes the
development of Th1 cells and their interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) produc
tion after TCR/CD3 triggering, Previous reports indicate that IL-12 sy
nergizes with accessory signalling through B7/CD28 interaction in indu
cing proliferation and IFN-gamma production by human T cells, In this
study, we investigated the capacity of IL-12 to modify cytokine synthe
sis by freshly purified human peripheral blood T cells stimulated with
anti-CD3 as the primary signal and with CD80 on transfected mouse cel
ls as an accessory signal, Our data demonstrate that IL-12 indeed syne
rgizes with B7/CD28 interaction, not only in inducing IFN-gamma produc
tion, but also in enhancing IL-10 synthesis in a dose-dependent manner
, In contrast, IL-4 and IL-5 production were slightly inhibited by IL-
12, The effect of IL-12 on the secretion of IL-10 was confirmed by sti
mulating T cells in the absence of accessory cells with immobilized an
ti-CD3 mAb and soluble anti-CD28 mAb, CD80 and IL-12 mainly costimulat
ed CD4(+)CD45RO(+) T cells but not CD8(+) or CD45RA(+) T cells to prod
uce IL-10, Cyclosporin A (CsA) partially inhibited, and a neutralizing
anti-IL-2 mAb in combination with anti-IL-2R mAbs (anti-Tac and Mik b
eta 1) strongly reduced IL-10 production, On the other hand, IL-12 did
not affect IL-2 production. The data thus suggest a model in which op
timal IL-10 production by stimulated peripheral blood T cells results
from the co-operation of IL-12, B7/CD28 interaction and the ensuing IL
-2 activity. (C) 1997 Academic Press Limited.