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Uchida Y, Kurasawa K, Nakajima H, Nakagawa N, Tanabe E, Sueishi M, Saito Y, Iwamoto I. Increase of dendritic cells of type 2 (DC2) by altered response to IL-4 in atopic patients. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2001; 108:1005-11. [PMID: 11742280 DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.119741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies have shown that there are 2 dendritic cell subpopulations, DC1 and DC2, which induce T(H)1 and T(H)2 cell differentiation in vitro, respectively. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine whether there exists a deviation of DC1 and DC2 subsets and to investigate their functional abnormalities in T(H)2 cell-mediated atopic diseases. METHODS We analyzed the frequencies of DC1 (CD11c(+)CD123(-)) and DC2 (CD11c(-)CD123(+)) cells in peripheral blood of atopic patients; we also studied the responses of DC2 cells from atopic patients to IL-3 and IL-4 for their survival. RESULTS DC2 cells but not DC1 cells were significantly increased in peripheral blood of atopic patients in comparison with that of healthy subjects. DC2 cell numbers were positively correlated with serum IgE levels and blood eosinophil counts, the increase of which reflects T(H)2-type immune response in atopic diseases. IL-4 inhibited IL-3-induced survival of DC2 cells from healthy controls, but IL-4 failed to suppress the IL-3-induced survival of DC2 cells from atopic patients. Furthermore, IL-4 alone enhanced the survival of DC2 cells from atopic patients but not from healthy controls. However, no significant differences were found in the expression levels of activation/maturation markers on DC2 cells between atopic patients and healthy controls. CONCLUSION These results indicate that DC2 cells are preferentially increased in atopic patients in correlation with the state of atopic allergy and that DC2 cells in atopic patients, unlike those in healthy subjects, exhibit altered responses to IL-4 for survival, suggesting that DC2 cells in atopic patients might contribute to the enhanced T(H)2 cell differentiation in atopic diseases.
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- Y Uchida
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Chiba University School of Medicine, Chiba City, Japan
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Zhao H, Yan M, Wang H, Erickson S, Grewal IS, Dixit VM. Impaired c-Jun amino terminal kinase activity and T cell differentiation in death receptor 6-deficient mice. J Exp Med 2001; 194:1441-8. [PMID: 11714751 PMCID: PMC2193683 DOI: 10.1084/jem.194.10.1441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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During an immune response naive T helper (Th) cells differentiate into two functionally distinct subsets, Th1 and Th2, based on their cytokine secretion profile and immunomodulatory function. c-Jun amino terminal kinase (JNK) regulates Th cell differentiation by activating a transcriptional program required for cytokine production. We have recently identified a TNFR superfamily death domain-containing molecule, death receptor (DR)6, which potently activates JNK. T cells from DR6-deficient mice are substantially impaired in JNK activation. When DR6(-/-) mice were challenged with protein antigen, their T cells hyperproliferate and display a profound polarization toward a Th2 response whereas Th1 differentiation is not equivalently affected. In addition, DR6(-/)- T cells showed preference toward Th2 differentiation in vitro. The phenotype seen in the DR6(-/)- mice is not due to the apoptotic pathway. Therefore, DR6, working through JNK, rather than apoptosis, functions to attenuate the Th2 response. This is the first demonstration of a role in the activation and differentiation of Th cells by DR6 in particular and DRs in general.
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- H Zhao
- Department of Molecular Oncology, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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Bottini E, Palmarino R, Lucarelli P, Lista F, Bottini N. ACP1 and human adaptability: association with past malarial morbidity in the Sardinian population. Am J Hum Biol 2001; 13:753-60. [PMID: 11748814 DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.1121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Acid Phosphatase locus 1 (ACP1) is a polymorphic enzyme controlled by a locus on chromosome 2 with three common codominant alleles: *A, *B, and *C. ACP1 shows two major isoforms, F and S. The ratio of their concentration differs markedly among genotypes. Two functions have been proposed for the enzyme: flavin-mononucleotide phosphatase and tyrosine phosphatase activity. An association between ACP1 polymorphism and past malarial morbidity in Sardinia and the Po Valley has been described. Genetic polymorphisms could contribute to natural resistance or susceptibility to the disease. On the other hand, malaria pressure may select for genes that increase susceptibility to common diseases of modern civilization. Thus, the association between ACP1 and malaria in Sardinia in the light of recent understanding of the function of ACP1 and the molecular basis of malaria pathophysiology, especially aspects of the structure of band 3 protein (B3P) and the role of cytokines have been revisited. There is a significant negative correlation between ACP1 S isoform concentration, directly related to the ACP1*C allele, and past malarial morbidity in Sardinia. Populations subjected in the past to a heavy malarial burden show, at present, a lower concentration of the S isoform compared to a nearby malaria-free population, suggesting that genotypes with high S isoform concentration have been subjected to negative selection in a malarial environment. Correlation analysis and analysis of the joint G-6-PD/ACP1 distribution suggest that the relationship between past endemic malaria and the S isoform has not been mediated by glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency, thus pointing to a direct effect of malaria on ACP1.
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- E Bottini
- Division of Preventive and Social Pediatrics, Department of Biopathology and Imaging Diagnostics, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.
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Ikizawa K, Kajiwara K, Izuhara K, Yanagihara Y. PKCdelta and zeta mediate IL-4/IL-13-induced germline epsilon transcription in human B cells: a putative regulation via PU.1 phosphorylation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 288:34-41. [PMID: 11594748 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We have investigated the role of PKC isozymes in the function of IL-4 and IL-13 in human B cells. In a Burkitt's B lymphoma cell line, DND39, IL-4 induced the translocation of PKCdelta and zeta from the cytosol to the membrane fraction. The activation of germline epsilon promoter by IL-4 was abrogated not only by the expression of dominant negative mutants of PKCdelta and zeta but also by isozyme-selective PKC inhibitors, rottlerin and PKCzeta pseudosubstrate peptide. These inhibitors also suppressed IL-4/IL-13-induced germline epsilon transcription in the IL-13Ralpha1-transfected DND39 cells as well as in normal human B cells, but had no influence on the induction of CD23b in the latter cells. As a downstream event of PKC, we found threonine phosphorylation of PU.1 in IL-4-stimulated DND39 cells. This phosphorylation was suppressed by the PKC inhibitors, although STAT6 activation was unaffected. These results suggest that, in human B cells, IL-4/IL-13 utilize PKCdelta and zeta for the STAT6-independent signaling pathway and thereby modulate the transcriptional activity of PU.1.
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- K Ikizawa
- Clinical Research Center, National Sagamihara Hospital, Kanagawa 228-8522, Japan.
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David M, Ford D, Bertoglio J, Maizel AL, Pierre J. Induction of the IL-13 receptor alpha2-chain by IL-4 and IL-13 in human keratinocytes: involvement of STAT6, ERK and p38 MAPK pathways. Oncogene 2001; 20:6660-8. [PMID: 11709700 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1204629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2001] [Revised: 05/02/2001] [Accepted: 05/10/2001] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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IL-4 and IL-13 are related cytokines which induce both pro- and anti-inflammatory effects depending on the cell type they act upon and the nature of the receptors expressed. The type I receptor complex is composed of the IL-4Ralpha and gammac and only binds IL-4, whereas, in the type II receptor, IL-4Ralpha dimerizes with IL-13Ralpha1 upon either IL-4 or IL-13 binding. Another ligand binding chain potentially implicated in the IL-4/IL-13 receptor has been described, the IL-13Ralpha2, but the regulation of its expression and its role in IL-4/IL-13 transduction is poorly understood. In this study we report that IL-4 and IL-13 upregulate IL-13Ralpha2 at both the mRNA and protein levels in the keratinocyte cell line HaCaT. In these cells, IL-4 or IL-13 were shown to activate the Janus Kinases JAK1 and JAK2, the transcription factor STAT6, and the ERK and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases. We show that IL-4 or IL-13-induced IL-13Ralpha2 mRNA expression was inhibited by the ERK inhibitor U0126, the JAK inhibitor AG490 and, to a lesser extent, the p38 MAPK inhibitor SB203580. Moreover, expression of a constitutive active mutant of STAT6 alone did not modify IL-13Ralpha2 mRNA expression, but potentiated the effects of IL-4 or IL-13 on IL-13Ralpha2 expression. The constitutive active mutants of MEK1 or MKK6 increased the level of expression of IL-13Ralpha2 mRNA even in absence of stimulation. Our findings demonstrate, for the first time, that IL-4 and IL-13 can induce IL-13Ralpha2 expression in keratinocytes, and that the ERK and p38 MAPK together with JAK2 and STAT6 play a critical role in this process.
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- M David
- INSERM U461, Faculte de Pharmacie, 5, rue JB Clement, 92296 Chatenay Malabry Cedex, France
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Salter DM, Millward-Sadler SJ, Nuki G, Wright MO. Integrin-interleukin-4 mechanotransduction pathways in human chondrocytes. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2001:S49-60. [PMID: 11603724 DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200110001-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Mechanical stimuli are known to have major influences on chondrocyte function. The molecular events that regulate chondrocyte responses to mechanical stimulation are beginning to be understood. In vitro analyses have allowed identification of mechanotransduction pathways that control molecular and biochemical responses of human articular chondrocytes to cyclical mechanical stimulation. These studies have shown that human articular chondrocytes use alpha5beta1 integrin as a mechanoreceptor. After stimulation of this integrin by mechanical stimulation, there is activation of a signal cascade, involving stretch-activated ion channels, the actin cytoskeleton and tyrosine phosphorylation of the focal adhesion complex molecules pp125 focal adhesion kinase and paxillin, and beta-catenin. Subsequently, there is secretion of interleukin-4, which acts in an autocrine manner via Type II receptors, to induce membrane hyperpolarization, increase levels of aggrecan messenger ribonucleic acid, and decrease levels of matrix metalloproteinase 3 messenger ribonucleic acid. Chondrocytes from osteoarthritic cartilage also use alpha5beta1 integrin as a mechanoreceptor, but downstream signaling cascades and cell responses including changes in aggrecan messenger ribonucleic acid are different. Abnormalities of chondroprotective mechanotransduction pathways in osteoarthritis may contribute to disease progression.
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- D M Salter
- Department of Pathology, Edinburgh University Medical School, United Kingdom
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Scopes J, Massey HM, Ebrahim H, Horton MA, Flanagan AM. Interleukin-4 and interleukin-13: bidirectional effects on human osteoclast formation. Bone 2001; 29:203-8. [PMID: 11557362 DOI: 10.1016/s8756-3282(01)00500-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Osteoclasts are cells that resorb bone; they derive from macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF)-dependent hematopoietic precursors in the presence of soluble activator of NFkappaB ligand (sRANKL). Because transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta, a macrophage deactivator, enhances osteoclast formation we hypothesized that interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13, also macrophage deactivators, should exert a similar effect. However, IL-4 and IL-13 have been reported as suppressors of murine osteoclast formation. In contrast to the effect of these molecules on murine osteoclast formation, IL-4 and IL-13 were found to be powerful inducers of osteoclast formation and bone resorption when added to human peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) cultures for 4 days. This stimulatory effect was only observed in cultures containing nonadherent PBMCs. In contrast, both molecules significantly suppressed osteoclast formation in lymphocyte-depleted cultures. These data demonstrate that the cytokine milieu and/or state of cell activation determines how cells of the osteoclast precursor respond to IL-4 and IL-13.
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- J Scopes
- Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK
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Stolzenberger S, Haake M, Duschl A. Specific inhibition of interleukin-4-dependent Stat6 activation by an intracellularly delivered peptide. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2001; 268:4809-14. [PMID: 11532018 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.02417.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The transcription factor Stat6 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 6) is activated following stimulation with interleukin (IL)-4 or IL-13. Stat6 binds via a single SH2 domain first to tyrosine-phosphorylated motifs in the IL-4Ralpha chain, and then to another Stat6 molecule, which results in the formation of active dimers. We show here that a peptide derived from the Stat6-binding region of IL-4Ralpha (Stat6BP) is an effective inhibitor when it is delivered into cells by coupling with a membrane-permeable peptide. Stat6BP completely inhibited IL-4 dependent phosphorylation of Stat6, as well as basal and IL-4 stimulated transcription from a reporter gene construct with a Stat6-dependent promoter, while IL-3 and IL-4 dependent phosphorylation of Stat5 was not affected. The inhibitory effect of Stat6BP was transient, but could be prolonged by treating the cells with the phosphatase inhibitor pervanadate.
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Trivedi HN, Plummer FA, Anzala AO, Njagi E, Bwayo JJ, Ngugi EN, Embree JE, Hayglass KT. Resistance to HIV-1 infection among African sex workers is associated with global hyporesponsiveness in interleukin 4 production. FASEB J 2001; 15:1795-7. [PMID: 11481233 DOI: 10.1096/fj.00-0619fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- H N Trivedi
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada R3E 0W3
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Grunewald SM, Teufel M, Erb K, Nelde A, Mohrs M, Brombacher F, Bröcker EB, Sebald W, Duschl A. Upon prolonged allergen exposure IL-4 and IL-4Ralpha knockout mice produce specific IgE leading to anaphylaxis. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2001; 125:322-8. [PMID: 11574754 DOI: 10.1159/000053833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND IL-4 and IL-13 are key regulators in atopic disorders and both signal through the receptor chain IL-4Ralpha. IL-4 and IL-13 are also the only cytokines known to induce class switching to IgE. We sought to compare allergen-specific IgE responses and allergic reactivity of wild-type (wt) mice with IL-4-/- and IL-4Ralpha-/- mice, which lack both IL-4 and IL-13 functions. METHODS BALB/c wt, IL-4-/- and IL-4Ralpha-/- mice were immunized with ovalbumin intranasally or intraperitoneally and specific antibody titers were measured by ELISA. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluids and lung tissue were analyzed cytologically and histologically. Allergic reactivity was determined by active cutaneous anaphylaxis and anaphylactic shock. RESULTS wt mice immunized intranasally or intraperitoneally showed high titers of specific IgE 3 and 6 weeks after primary sensitization, resulting in cutaneous anaphylaxis and anaphylactic shock upon challenge. Intranasal sensitization resulted in airway eosinophilia and goblet cell metaplasia. In contrast, IL-4-/- and IL-4Ralpha-/- mice showed no specific IgE after 3 weeks, but produced high titers after 6 weeks. At this time cutaneous anaphylaxis and anaphylactic shock could be induced as in wt mice, but lung pathology was absent. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that upon long-term allergen exposure, alternative switch mechanisms independent of IL-4 and IL-4Ralpha may induce IgE but not asthma-like lung pathology. This may be relevant for the development of allergic disease, since long-term allergen exposure is a frequent condition during allergic sensitization.
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- S M Grunewald
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Haut- und Gechlechtskrankheiten, Universität Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Strasse 2, D-97080 Würzburg, Germany.
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Kimura M, Koseki Y, Yamashita M, Watanabe N, Shimizu C, Katsumoto T, Kitamura T, Taniguchi M, Koseki H, Nakayama T. Regulation of Th2 cell differentiation by mel-18, a mammalian polycomb group gene. Immunity 2001; 15:275-87. [PMID: 11520462 DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(01)00182-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Polycomb group (PcG) gene products regulate homeobox gene expression in Drosophila and vertebrates and also cell cycle progression of immature lymphocytes. In a gene-disrupted mouse for polycomb group gene mel-18, mature peripheral T cells exhibited normal anti-TCR-induced proliferation; however, the production of Th2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13) was significantly reduced, whereas production of IFNgamma was modestly enhanced. Th2 cell differentiation was impaired, and the defect was associated with decreased levels in demethylation of the IL-4 gene. Significantly, reduced GATA3 induction was demonstrated. In vivo antigen-induced IgG1 production and Nippostrongylus brasiliensis-induced eosinophilia were significantly affected, reflecting the deficit in Th2 cell differentiation. Thus, the PcG gene products play a critical role in the control of Th2 cell differentiation and Th2-dependent immune responses.
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- M Kimura
- Department of Medical Immunology and Department of Molecular Immunology, Chiba University, Japan
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Mao CS, Stavnezer J. Differential regulation of mouse germline Ig gamma 1 and epsilon promoters by IL-4 and CD40. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 167:1522-34. [PMID: 11466373 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.3.1522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Before Ig class switching, RNA transcription through the specific S regions undergoing recombination is induced by cytokines and other activators that induce and direct switching. The resulting germline (GL) transcripts are essential for switch recombination. To understand the differential regulation of mouse IgG1 and IgE, we compared the promoters for GL gamma1 and epsilon transcripts. We addressed the question of why the promoter that regulates GL epsilon transcription is more responsive to IL-4 than the gamma1 promoter and also why GL epsilon transcription is more dependent on IL-4 than is gamma1 transcription. We found that the IL-4-responsive region of the GL epsilon promoter is more inducible than that of the gamma1 promoter, although each promoter contains a binding site for the IL-4-inducible transcription factor Stat6, located immediately adjacent to a binding site for a basic region leucine zipper (bZip) family protein. However, the arrangement and sequences of the sites differ between the epsilon and gamma1 promoters. The GL epsilon promoter binds Stat6 with a 10-fold higher affinity than does the gamma1 promoter. Furthermore, the bZip elements of the two promoters bind different transcription factors, as the GL epsilon promoter binds and is activated by AP-1, whereas the gamma1 promoter binds and is activated by activating transcription factor 2. C/EBPbeta and C/EBPgamma also bind the gamma1 bZip element, although they inhibit rather than activate transcription. However, inhibition of promoter activity by C/EBPbeta does not require the bZip element and may instead occur via inhibiting the activity of NF-kappaB.
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- C S Mao
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Program in Immunology and Virology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester MA 01655, USA
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Karras JG, Maier MA, Lu T, Watt A, Manoharan M. Peptide nucleic acids are potent modulators of endogenous pre-mRNA splicing of the murine interleukin-5 receptor-alpha chain. Biochemistry 2001; 40:7853-9. [PMID: 11425312 DOI: 10.1021/bi010263l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) that bind target pre-mRNA with high affinity have been shown to alter splicing patterns and offer promise as therapeutics. Previous studies have shown that ASOs fully modified with 2'-O-methoxyethyl (2'-O-MOE) sugar residues redirect constitutive and alternative splicing of the murine interleukin-5 receptor-alpha (IL-5Ralpha) chain pre-mRNA in cells, resulting in inhibition of the membrane-bound isoform and enhanced expression of the soluble isoform. Here, we show that antisense peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) alter splicing of the IL-5Ralpha pre-mRNA in a fashion similar to their 2'-O-MOE-modified counterparts of the same sequence. Moreover, using PNA as the splicing modulator, the length of the antisense oligomer could be shortened from 20 to 15 nucleobase units to obtain a comparable effect. Treatment of cells with antisense PNA resulted in dose-dependent, specific downregulation of IL-5Ralpha membrane isoform mRNA expression and enhanced levels of the soluble IL-5Ralpha isoform transcript, with an EC50 equivalent to that observed in parallel with the corresponding 2'-O-MOE ASO. The pronounced activity of antisense PNAs in modulating IL-5Ralpha mRNA splicing observed in our study identifies these compounds as a promising new class of lower molecular weight splicing modulators.
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- J G Karras
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated, 2292 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, California 92008, USA
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Lieberson R, Mowen KA, McBride KD, Leautaud V, Zhang X, Suh WK, Wu L, Glimcher LH. Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor (TRAF)2 represses the T helper cell type 2 response through interaction with NFAT-interacting protein (NIP45). J Exp Med 2001; 194:89-98. [PMID: 11435475 PMCID: PMC2193447 DOI: 10.1084/jem.194.1.89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2001] [Accepted: 05/07/2001] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Recently we have identified a novel protein NIP45 (nuclear factor of activated T cells [NFAT]-interacting protein) which substantially augments interleukin (IL)-4 gene transcription. The provision of NIP45 together with NFAT and the T helper cell type 2 (Th2)-specific transcription factor c-Maf to cells normally refractory to IL-4 production, such as B cells or Th1 clones, results in substantial IL-4 secretion to levels that approximate those produced by primary Th2 cells. In studies designed to further our understanding of NIP45 activity, we have uncovered a novel facet of IL-4 gene regulation. We present evidence that members of the tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor (TRAF) family of proteins, generally known to function as adapter proteins that transduce signals from the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, contribute to the repression of IL-4 gene transcription and that this effect is mediated through their interaction with NIP45.
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- Rebecca Lieberson
- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115
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- Center for Molecular and Structural Biology, Hollings Oncology Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425
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- Ontario Cancer Institute, Department of Medical Biophysiology and Immunology, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9, Canada
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- Arthur D. Little, Cambridge, MA 02140
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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Afanasyeva M, Wang Y, Kaya Z, Park S, Zilliox MJ, Schofield BH, Hill SL, Rose NR. Experimental autoimmune myocarditis in A/J mice is an interleukin-4-dependent disease with a Th2 phenotype. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2001; 159:193-203. [PMID: 11438466 PMCID: PMC1850414 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)61685-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Myocarditis in humans is often associated with an autoimmune process in which cardiac myosin (CM) is a major autoantigen. Experimental autoimmune myocarditis (EAM) is induced in mice by immunization with CM. We found that EAM in A/J mice exhibits a Th2-like phenotype demonstrated by the histological picture of the heart lesions (eosinophils and giant cells) and by the humoral response (association of IgG1 response with disease and up-regulation of total IgE). Blocking interleukin (IL)-4 with anti-IL-4 monoclonal antibody (mAb) reduced the severity of EAM. This reduction in severity was associated with a shift from a Th2-like to a Th1-like phenotype represented by a reduction in CM-specific IgG1; an increase in CM-specific IgG2a; an abrogation of total IgE response; a decrease in IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13; as well as a dramatic increase in interferon (IFN)-gamma production in vitro. Based on the latter finding, we hypothesized that IFN-gamma limits disease. Indeed, IFN-gamma blockade with a mAb exacerbated disease. The ameliorating effect of IL-4 blockade was abrogated by co-administration of anti-IFN-gamma mAb. Thus, EAM represents a model of an organ-specific autoimmune disease associated with a Th2 phenotype, in which IL-4 promotes the disease and IFN-gamma limits it. Suppression of IFN-gamma represents at least one of the mechanisms by which IL-4 promotes EAM.
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- M Afanasyeva
- Departments of Pathology, the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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Leo CP, Pisarska MD, Hsueh AJ. DNA array analysis of changes in preovulatory gene expression in the rat ovary. Biol Reprod 2001; 65:269-76. [PMID: 11420249 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod65.1.269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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During the periovulatory period, the mammalian ovary is the site of dramatic functional and structural changes, leading to oocyte maturation, follicle rupture, and corpus luteum formation. To a large extent, these processes result from changes in the transcriptome of various ovarian cell types. To develop a broader view of periovulatory changes in gene expression in the ovary and to identify further genes involved in periovulatory events, we used the recently developed DNA array technology. Immature female eCG-primed rats were killed either immediately before or 6 h after ovulation induction with hCG. Total ovarian RNA was isolated and used to prepare radiolabeled cDNA probes, which were hybridized to DNA arrays representing approximately 600 rat genes. Quantitative analysis identified a multitude of regulated gene messages, including several genes involved in extracellular matrix degradation and lipid/steroid metabolism previously reported to be induced by hCG. This screening also identified a group of candidate genes whose ovarian expression and gonadotropin regulation was hitherto unknown. The induction of three of these genes, encoding cutaneous fatty acid-binding protein, the interleukin-4 receptor alpha chain, and prepronociceptin, was confirmed and further characterized by Northern blot analysis. In addition, in situ hybridization analysis showed that hCG administration resulted in exclusive or predominant expression of all three genes in theca cells. These results demonstrate that DNA arrays can be used to identify genes regulated during the periovulatory period, thus contributing to a more detailed understanding of the molecular mechanisms of ovulation.
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- C P Leo
- Division of Reproductive Biology, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California 94305-5317, USA
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Thieringer R, Le Grand CB, Carbin L, Cai TQ, Wong B, Wright SD, Hermanowski-Vosatka A. 11 Beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 is induced in human monocytes upon differentiation to macrophages. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 167:30-5. [PMID: 11418628 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.1.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (11beta-HSD) perform prereceptor metabolism of glucocorticoids through interconversion of the active glucocorticoid, cortisol, with inactive cortisone. Although the immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory activities of glucocorticoids are well documented, the expression of 11beta-HSD enzymes in immune cells is not well understood. Here we demonstrate that 11beta-HSD1, which converts cortisone to cortisol, is expressed only upon differentiation of human monocytes to macrophages. 11beta-HSD1 expression is concomitant with the emergence of peroxisome proliferator activating receptor gamma, which was used as a surrogate marker of monocyte differentiation. The type 2 enzyme, 11beta-HSD2, which converts cortisol to cortisone, was not detectable in either monocytes or cultured macrophages. Incubation of monocytes with IL-4 or IL-13 induced 11beta-HSD1 activity by up to 10-fold. IFN-gamma, a known functional antagonist of IL-4 and IL-13, suppressed the induction of 11beta-HSD1 by these cytokines. THP-1 cells, a human macrophage-like cell line, expressed 11beta-HSD1 and low levels of 11beta-HSD2. The expression of 11beta-HSD1 in these cells is up-regulated 4-fold by LPS. In summary, we have shown strong expression of 11beta-HSD1 in cultured human macrophages and THP-1 cells. The presence of the enzyme in these cells suggests that it may play a role in regulating the immune function of these cells.
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- R Thieringer
- Department of Atherosclerosis and Endocrinology, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA.
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Zhu J, Guo L, Watson CJ, Hu-Li J, Paul WE. Stat6 is necessary and sufficient for IL-4's role in Th2 differentiation and cell expansion. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 166:7276-81. [PMID: 11390477 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.12.7276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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IL-4 plays a critical role in the differentiation of TCR-stimulated naive CD4 T cells to the Th2 phenotype. In response to IL-4, the IL-4R activates a set of phosphotyrosine binding domain-containing proteins, including insulin receptor substrate 1/2, Shc, and IL-4R interacting protein, as well as Stat6. Stat6 has been shown to be required for Th2 differentiation. To determine the roles of the phosphotyrosine binding adaptors in Th2 differentiation, we prepared a retrovirus containing a mutant of the human (h)IL-4R alpha-chain, Y497F, which is unable to recruit these adaptors. The mutant hIL-4Ralpha, as well as the wild-type (WT) hIL-4Ralpha, was introduced into naive CD4 T cells. Upon hIL-4 stimulation, Y497F worked as well as the WT hIL-4Ralpha in driving Th2 differentiation, as measured by Gata3 up-regulation and IL-4 production. Furthermore, IL-4-driven cell expansion was also normal in the cells infected with Y497F, although cells infected with Y497F were not capable of phosphorylating insulin receptor substrate 2. These results suggest that the signal pathway mediated by Y497 is dispensable for both IL-4-driven Th2 differentiation and cell expansion. Both WT and Y497F hIL-4Ralpha lose the ability to drive Th2 differentiation and cell expansion in Stat6-knockout CD4 T cells. A constitutively activated form of Stat6 introduced into CD4 T cells resulted in both Th2 differentiation and enhanced cell expansion. Thus, activated Stat6 is necessary and sufficient to mediate both IL-4-driven Th2 differentiation and cell expansion in CD4 T cells.
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- J Zhu
- Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Matsukura S, Stellato C, Georas SN, Casolaro V, Plitt JR, Miura K, Kurosawa S, Schindler U, Schleimer RP. Interleukin-13 upregulates eotaxin expression in airway epithelial cells by a STAT6-dependent mechanism. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2001; 24:755-61. [PMID: 11415942 DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.24.6.4351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Interleukin (IL)-13 is a T helper 2-derived cytokine that has recently been implicated in allergic airway responses. We hypothesized that IL-13 may regulate expression of eotaxin in airway epithelium. We found that IL-13 upregulated eotaxin messenger RNA and protein synthesis in the airway epithelial cell line BEAS-2B; this effect showed synergy with tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and also was inhibited by the glucocorticoid budesonide. To establish the mechanisms of eotaxin upregulation by IL-13, cells were transfected with an eotaxin promoter-luciferase reporter plasmid and transcription was activated by IL-13 (1.7-fold) and TNF-alpha (2.8-fold). The combination of IL-13 and TNF-alpha additively activated the promoter constructs (4.1-fold). Activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 6 by IL-13 was confirmed by nuclear protein binding to a DNA probe derived from the eotaxin promoter. Activation of eotaxin transcription by IL-13 and the additive effect with TNF-alpha were lost in plasmids mutated at a putative STAT6 binding site. Cotransfection with a wild-type STAT6 expression vector significantly enhanced activation of the eotaxin promoter after IL-13 stimulation (6-fold induction). A significant increase of eotaxin protein secretion in the supernatant of STAT6 wild-type-transfected cells was observed after IL-13 stimulation. Cotransfection with a dominant negative STAT6 mutant expression vector inhibited activation of the eotaxin promoter by IL-13. These results indicate that IL-13 stimulates eotaxin expression in airway epithelial cells and that STAT6 plays a pivotal role in this response.
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- S Matsukura
- Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Oshima Y, Puri RK. A novel interleukin 13 (IL-13) antagonist that blocks the biological activity of human IL-13 in immune and nonimmune cells. FASEB J 2001; 15:1469-71. [PMID: 11387260 DOI: 10.1096/fj.00-0711fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Y Oshima
- Laboratory of Molecular Tumor Biology, Division of Cellular and Gene Therapies, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Abu-Amer Y. IL-4 abrogates osteoclastogenesis through STAT6-dependent inhibition of NF-kappaB. J Clin Invest 2001; 107:1375-85. [PMID: 11390419 PMCID: PMC209314 DOI: 10.1172/jci10530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2000] [Accepted: 04/25/2001] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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IL-4, an anti-inflammatory cytokine, inhibits osteoclast differentiation, but the basis of this effect has been unclear. Osteoclastogenesis requires activation of RANK, which exerts its biologic effect via activation of NF-kappaB. NF-kappaB activation is manifested by nuclear translocation and binding to DNA, events secondary to phosphorylation and dissociation of IkappaBalpha. It is shown here that IL-4 reduces NF-kappaB nuclear translocation by inhibiting IkappaB phosphorylation, thus markedly inhibiting NF-kappaB DNA binding activity and blocking osteoclastogenesis entirely. Residual translocation of NF-kappaB in the presence of IL-4, however, suggests that nuclear mechanisms must primarily account for inhibition of NF-kappaB DNA binding and blockade of osteoclastogenesis. To address this issue, this study examined whether IL-4-induced STAT6 transcription factor blocks NF-kappaB transactivation. The results show that excess unlabeled consensus sequence STAT6, but not its mutated form, inhibits NF-kappaB binding. Furthermore, exogenously added STAT6 protein inhibits NF-kappaB/DNA interaction. Further supporting a role for STAT6 in this process are the findings that IL-4 fails to block osteoclastogenesis in STAT6(-/-) mice but that this blockade can be restored with addition of exogenous STAT6. Thus, IL-4 obliterates osteoclast differentiation by antagonizing NF-kappaB activation in a STAT6-dependent manner.
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- Y Abu-Amer
- Department of Orthopedic Research and Department of Pathology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
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Schaefer G, Venkataraman C, Schindler U. Cutting edge: FISP (IL-4-induced secreted protein), a novel cytokine-like molecule secreted by Th2 cells. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 166:5859-63. [PMID: 11342597 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.10.5859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Th cell subsets, namely Th1 and Th2 cells, play an important role in mounting an immune response against invading pathogens. Several genes are selectively up-regulated during differentiation and effector phases of Th subsets. In this study, we report the identification of a novel cytokine-like molecule designated FISP (IL-4-induced secreted protein), which is selectively expressed and secreted by Th2 cells. Detectable levels of FISP are observed only 3 days after initiation of Th2 differentiation. Expression of FISP in developing Th cells requires at least two signals: TCR signaling involving protein kinase C activation and STAT6-dependent IL-4R signaling.
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- G Schaefer
- Tularik Inc., Two Corporate Drive, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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Tomkinson A, Duez C, Cieslewicz G, Pratt JC, Joetham A, Shanafelt MC, Gundel R, Gelfand EW. A murine IL-4 receptor antagonist that inhibits IL-4- and IL-13-induced responses prevents antigen-induced airway eosinophilia and airway hyperresponsiveness. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 166:5792-800. [PMID: 11313423 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.9.5792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The closely related Th2 cytokines, IL-4 and IL-13, share many biological functions that are considered important in the development of allergic airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). The overlap of their functions results from the IL-4R alpha-chain forming an important functional signaling component of both the IL-4 and IL-13 receptors. Mutations in the C terminus region of the IL-4 protein produce IL-4 mutants that bind to the IL-4R alpha-chain with high affinity, but do not induce cellular responses. A murine IL-4 mutant (C118 deletion) protein (IL-4R antagonist) inhibited IL-4- and IL-13-induced STAT6 phosphorylation as well as IL-4- and IL-13-induced IgE production in vitro. Administration of murine IL-4R antagonist during allergen (OVA) challenge inhibited the development of allergic airway eosinophilia and AHR in mice previously sensitized with OVA. The inhibitory effect on airway eosinophilia and AHR was associated with reduced levels of IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid as well as reduced serum levels of OVA-IGE: These observations demonstrate the therapeutic potential of IL-4 mutant protein receptor antagonists that inhibit both IL-4 and IL-13 in the treatment of allergic asthma.
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- A Tomkinson
- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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Guo L, Hu-Li J, Zhu J, Pannetier C, Watson C, McKenzie GJ, McKenzie AN, Paul WE. Disrupting Il13 impairs production of IL-4 specified by the linked allele. Nat Immunol 2001; 2:461-6. [PMID: 11323701 DOI: 10.1038/87778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Interleukin 13-deficient (IL-13-/-) mice express a defect in priming for IL-4 production that is not corrected by adding IL-13 to the priming culture. This is partly accounted for by the consumption of IL-4 without endogenous replacement during culture of IL-13-/- CD4+ T cells. We examined cells from mice in which disrupted Il13 was linked to wild-type Il4 on one chromosome and wild-type Il13 was linked to a "knocked-in" green fluorescent protein (Gfp) gene in the Il4 locus. Our results show that the deficit in IL-4 production was due, at least in part, to a cis effect, in which disrupted Il13 diminished IL-4 production from the linked Il4 gene.
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- L Guo
- Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Spanbroek R, Hildner M, Köhler A, Müller A, Zintl F, Kühn H, Rådmark O, Samuelsson B, Habenicht AJ. IL-4 determines eicosanoid formation in dendritic cells by down-regulation of 5-lipoxygenase and up-regulation of 15-lipoxygenase 1 expression. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001; 98:5152-7. [PMID: 11320251 PMCID: PMC33179 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.091076998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Dendritic cell (DC) differentiation from human CD34(+) hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) can be triggered in vitro by a combination of cytokines consisting of stem cell factor, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, and tumor necrosis factor alpha. The immune response regulatory cytokines, IL-4 and IL-13, promote DC maturation from HPCs, induce monocyte-DC transdifferentiation, and selectively up-regulate 15-lipoxygenase 1 (15-LO-1) in blood monocytes. To gain more insight into cytokine-regulated eicosanoid production in DCs we studied the effects of IL-4/IL-13 on LO expression during DC differentiation. In the absence of IL-4, DCs that had been generated from CD34(+) HPCs in response to stem cell factor/granulocyte-macrophage colonystimulating factor/tumor necrosis factor alpha expressed high levels of 5-LO and 5-LO activating protein. However, a small subpopulation of eosinophil peroxidase(+) (EOS-PX) cells significantly expressed 15-LO-1. Addition of IL-4 to differentiating DCs led to a marked and selective down-regulation of 5-LO but not of 5-LO activating protein in DCs and in EOS-PX(+) cells and, when added at the onset of DC differentiation, also prevented 5-LO up-regulation. Similar effects were observed during IL-4- or IL-13-dependent monocyte-DC transdifferentiation. Down-regulation of 5-LO was accompanied by up-regulation of 15-LO-1, yielding 15-LO-1(+) 5-LO-deficient DCs. However, transforming growth factor beta1 counteracted the IL-4-dependent inhibition of 5-LO but only minimally affected 15-LO-1 up-regulation. Thus, transforming growth factor beta1 plus IL-4 yielded large mature DCs that coexpress both LOs. Localization of 5-LO in the nucleus and of 15-LO-1 in the cytosol was maintained at all cytokine combinations in all DC phenotypes and in EOS-PX(+) cells. In the absence of IL-4, major eicosanoids of CD34(+)-derived DCs were 5S-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (5S-HETE) and leukotriene B(4), whereas the major eicosanoids of IL-4-treated DCs were 15S-HETE and 5S-15S-diHETE. These actions of IL-4/IL-13 reveal a paradigm of eicosanoid formation consisting of the inhibition of one and the stimulation of another LO in a single leukocyte lineage.
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- R Spanbroek
- Center for Vascular Medicine, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Nordhäuserstrasse 78, 99089 Erfurt, Germany.
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Losman J, Chen XP, Jiang H, Pan PY, Kashiwada M, Giallourakis C, Cowan S, Foltenyi K, Rothman P. IL-4 signaling is regulated through the recruitment of phosphatases, kinases, and SOCS proteins to the receptor complex. COLD SPRING HARBOR SYMPOSIA ON QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY 2001; 64:405-16. [PMID: 11232315 DOI: 10.1101/sqb.1999.64.405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- J Losman
- Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
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Guillot C, Coathalem H, Chetritt J, David A, Lowenstein P, Gilbert E, Tesson L, van Rooijen N, Cuturi MC, Soulillou JP, Anegon I. Lethal hepatitis after gene transfer of IL-4 in the liver is independent of immune responses and dependent on apoptosis of hepatocytes: a rodent model of IL-4-induced hepatitis. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 166:5225-35. [PMID: 11290807 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.8.5225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The putative role of IL-4 in human and animal models of hepatitis has not yet been directly determined. We now report that direct expression of IL-4 in the liver of rats or mice using recombinant adenoviruses coding for rat or mouse IL-4 (AdrIL-4 and AdmIL-4, respectively) results in a lethal, dose-dependent hepatitis. The hepatitis induced by IL-4 was characterized by hepatocyte apoptosis and a massive monocyte/macrophage infiltrate. IL-4-induced hepatitis was independent of T cell-mediated immune responses. Hepatitis occurred even after gene transfer of IL-4 into nude rats, CD8-depleted rats, cyclosporine A-treated rats, or recombinase-activating gene 2(-/-) immunodeficient mice. Peripheral depletion of leukocytes using high doses of cyclophosphamide, and/or the specific depletion of liver macrophages with liposome-encapsulated dichloromethylene diphosphonate in rats did not block lethal IL-4-induced hepatitis. Direct transduction of hepatocytes with adenoviruses was not essential, since injection of AdrIL-4 into the hind limb induced an identical hepatitis. Finally, primary rat hepatocytes in culture also showed apoptosis when cultured in the presence of rIL-4. IL-4-dependent hepatitis was associated with increases in the intrahepatic levels of IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, and Fas ligand. Administration of AdmIL-4 to IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha receptor type I, or TNF-alpha receptor type II knockout mice also resulted in lethal hepatitis, whereas a moderate protection was observed in Fas-deficient lpr mice. IL-4-dependent hepatocyte apoptosis could be abolished by treatment with caspase inhibitory peptides. Our results thus demonstrate that IL-4 causes hepatocyte apoptosis, which is only partially dependent on the activation of Apo-1-Fas signaling and is largely independent of any immune cells in the liver.
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MESH Headings
- Acute Disease
- Adenoviridae/genetics
- Adenoviridae/immunology
- Amino Acid Chloromethyl Ketones/therapeutic use
- Animals
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Apoptosis/immunology
- Caspase Inhibitors
- Cell Movement/immunology
- Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors/therapeutic use
- Fas Ligand Protein
- Gene Transfer Techniques
- Genetic Vectors/administration & dosage
- Genetic Vectors/immunology
- Hepatitis, Viral, Animal/genetics
- Hepatitis, Viral, Animal/immunology
- Hepatitis, Viral, Animal/mortality
- Hepatitis, Viral, Animal/pathology
- Hepatocytes/immunology
- Hepatocytes/pathology
- Immunity, Cellular/genetics
- Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis
- Interleukin-4/administration & dosage
- Interleukin-4/biosynthesis
- Interleukin-4/genetics
- Interleukin-4/physiology
- Kupffer Cells/immunology
- Kupffer Cells/virology
- Leukocytes/pathology
- Liver/drug effects
- Liver/enzymology
- Liver/immunology
- Liver/pathology
- Male
- Membrane Glycoproteins/biosynthesis
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred DBA
- Mice, Knockout
- Rats
- Rats, Nude
- Rats, Wistar
- T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes/virology
- Transduction, Genetic
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/biosynthesis
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- C Guillot
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 437, Nantes, France
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Specialized effector activities that are required to eliminate various pathogens involve cytokines produced by specialized CD4(+) T cells subsets, dogmatically termed Th1 and Th2 cells. Despite some oversimplifications, this paradigm is useful for organizing the complex pathways that control forward and backward movements along the road of T cell differentiation. Effective immune memory relies, in part, on the maintenance of the T helper phenotype. This review will address basic issues that relate to the maintenance or reversibility of Th1/Th2 states within the CD4(+) T cell lineage.
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- H Asnagli
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8118, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Otsu M, Sugamura K, Candotti F. Lack of dominant-negative effects of a truncated gamma(c) on retroviral-mediated gene correction of immunodeficient mice. Blood 2001; 97:1618-24. [PMID: 11238100 DOI: 10.1182/blood.v97.6.1618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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A recent clinical trial of gene therapy for X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (XSCID) has shown that retroviral-mediated gene correction of bone marrow stem cells can lead to the development of normal immune function. These exciting results have been preceded by successful immune reconstitution in several XSCID mouse models, all carrying null mutations of the common gamma chain (gamma(c)). One question not formally addressed by these previous studies is that of possible dominant-negative effects of the endogenous mutant gamma(c) protein on the activity of the wild-type transferred gene product. The present work was therefore undertaken to study whether corrective gene transfer was applicable to an XSCID murine model with preserved expression of a truncated gammac molecule (Deltagamma(c+)-XSCID). Gene correction of Deltagamma(c+)-XSCID mice resulted in the reconstitution of lymphoid development, and preferential repopulation of lymphoid organs by gene-corrected cells demonstrated the selective advantage of gamma(c)-expressing cells in vivo. Newly developed B cells showed normalization of lipopolysaccharide-mediated proliferation and interleukin-4 (IL-4)-induced immunoglobulin G1 isotype switching. Splenic T cells and thymocytes of treated animals proliferated normally to mitogens and responded to the addition of IL-2, IL-4, and IL-7, indicating functional reconstitution of gammac-sharing receptors. Repopulated thymi showed a clear increase of CD4-/CD8- and CD8+ fractions, both dramatically reduced in untreated Deltagamma(c+)-XSCID mice. These improvements were associated with the restoration of Bcl-2 expression levels and enhanced cell survival. These data indicate that residual expression of the endogenous truncated gamma(c) did not lead to dominant-negative effects in this murine model and suggest that patient selection may not be strictly necessary for gene therapy of XSCID.
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- M Otsu
- Clinical Gene Therapy Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Zamorano J, Kelly AE, Austrian J, Wang HY, Keegan AD. Costimulation of resting B lymphocytes alters the IL-4-activated IRS2 signaling pathway in a STAT6 independent manner: implications for cell survival and proliferation. Cell Res 2001; 11:44-54. [PMID: 11305324 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cr.7290065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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IL-4 is an important B cell survival and growth factor. IL-4 induced the tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS2 in resting B lymphocytes and in LPS- or CD40L-activated blasts. Phosphorylated IRS2 coprecipitated with the p85 subunit of PI 3' kinase in both resting and activated cells. By contrast, association of phosphorylated IRS2 with GRB2 was not detected in resting B cells after IL-4 treatment although both proteins were expressed. However, IL-4 induced association of IRS2 with GRB2 in B cell blasts. The pattern of IL-4-induced recruitment of p85 and GRB2 to IRS2 observed in B cells derived from STAT6 null mice was identical to that observed for normal mice. While IL-4 alone does not induce activation of MEK, a MEK1 inhibitor suppressed the IL-4-induced proliferative response of LPS-activated B cell blasts. These results demonstrate that costimulation of splenic B cells alters IL-4-induced signal transduction independent of STAT6 leading to proliferation. Furthermore, proliferation induced by IL-4 in LPS-activated blasts is dependent upon the MAP kinase pathway.
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- J Zamorano
- Department of Immunology, Jerome Holland Labs, American Red Cross, Rockville, MD 20855, USA
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Kips JC, Tournoy KG, Pauwels RA. New anti-asthma therapies: suppression of the effect of interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-5. Eur Respir J 2001; 17:499-506. [PMID: 11405532 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.17304990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Asthma is currently defined as a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. The central role of allergen-specific Th2 cells in the regulation of this mucosal airway inflammation has been highlighted. Hence, there is large interest in the therapeutic potential of an anti-Th2 cell approach. One of the strategies which has been developed, is to inhibit the effect of interleukin (IL)-4 or IL-5, two main Th2 cell derived cytokines. Interleukin-4 is pivotal in the pathogenesis of allergic disorders through its wide range of effects. An important observation, especially during secondary antigen exposure, is the possible redundancy with IL-13. Both cytokines share common elements in their receptor and intracellular signalling pathway. As a result, compounds can be developed that selectively inhibit the effect of either IL-4 or IL-13, or alternatively, by interfering with the common pathway, inhibit the effect of both cytokines. Eosinophils are generally seen as a particularly harmful element in the allergic inflammation. The importance of IL-5 on eosinophil biology has clearly been established. Conversely, in man, the biological effects of IL-5 are largely limited to eosinophil function. Therefore, IL-5 antagonists offer the unique opportunity of selectively neutralizing the effect of eosinophils. Several strategies have now been developed that successfully inhibit the biological effect of interleukin-4 or interleukin-5. Some of these compounds have proven to be biologically active in man. The challenge now is to establish their therapeutic role in asthma.
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- J C Kips
- Dept of Respiratory Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
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Barna BP, Mattera R, Jacobs BS, Drazba J, Estes ME, Prayson RA, Barnett GH. Epidermal growth factor regulates astrocyte expression of the interleukin-4 receptor via a MAPK-independent pathway. Cell Immunol 2001; 208:18-24. [PMID: 11277615 DOI: 10.1006/cimm.2001.1768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Human astrocytes express the interleukin (IL)-4 receptor alpha chain (IL-4R alpha) in vitro and in vivo but mechanisms governing astrocyte IL-4R alpha expression have not been established. We hypothesized that epidermal growth factor (EGF) and IL-4, agents that profoundly affect astrocyte proliferation, might also alter IL-4R alpha expression. Exposure to EGF for 24 h enhanced IL-4R alpha mRNA levels; in contrast, IL-4 yielded no increase. Immunoblotting demonstrated that EGF but not IL-4 increased astrocyte IL-4R alpha protein after 2--4 days of exposure. Similarly, EGF but not IL-4 strongly activated phosphorylation of p42/p44 extracellular regulated kinase isoforms, a reaction blocked by the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) inhibitor, PD98059. PD98059 also blocked EGF-stimulated DNA synthesis but not IL-4R alpha mRNA levels, while antibody to the EGF receptor (erbB1) blocked both EGF effects. Data suggest that astrocyte IL-4R alpha expression is upregulated by EGF but not by IL-4 in an EGF-receptor-dependent manner and that mechanisms are independent of MAPK activation.
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- B P Barna
- Rammelkamp Center for Education and Research, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44109, USA.
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Rutschman R, Lang R, Hesse M, Ihle JN, Wynn TA, Murray PJ. Cutting edge: Stat6-dependent substrate depletion regulates nitric oxide production. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 166:2173-7. [PMID: 11160269 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.4.2173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The cytokines IL-4 and IL-13 inhibit the production of NO from activated macrophages through an unresolved molecular mechanism. We show here that IL-4 and IL-13 regulate NO production through depletion of arginine, the substrate of inducible NO synthase (iNOS). Inhibition of NO production from murine macrophages stimulated with LPS and IFN-gamma by IL-4 or IL-13 was dependent on Stat6, cell density in the cultures, and pretreatment for at least 6 h. IL-4/IL-13 did not interfere with the expression or activity of iNOS but up-regulated arginase I (the liver isoform of arginase) in a Stat6-dependent manner. Addition of exogenous arginine completely restored NO production in IL-4-treated macrophages. Furthermore, impaired killing of the intracellular pathogen Toxoplasma gondii in IL-4-treated macrophages was overcome by supplementing L-arginine. The simple system of regulated substrate competition between arginase and iNOS has implications for understanding the physiological regulation of NO production.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Arginase/biosynthesis
- Arginine/deficiency
- Cells, Cultured
- Down-Regulation/immunology
- Interleukin-13/physiology
- Interleukin-4/physiology
- Macrophage Activation
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/enzymology
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/immunology
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/metabolism
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/parasitology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Nitric Oxide/antagonists & inhibitors
- Nitric Oxide/biosynthesis
- Nitric Oxide Synthase/metabolism
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
- STAT6 Transcription Factor
- Substrate Specificity/immunology
- Toxoplasmosis, Animal/enzymology
- Toxoplasmosis, Animal/immunology
- Toxoplasmosis, Animal/metabolism
- Trans-Activators/deficiency
- Trans-Activators/genetics
- Trans-Activators/physiology
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- R Rutschman
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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Jiang H, Foltenyi K, Kashiwada M, Donahue L, Vuong B, Hehn B, Rothman P. Fes mediates the IL-4 activation of insulin receptor substrate-2 and cellular proliferation. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 166:2627-34. [PMID: 11160325 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.4.2627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Although Jak kinases are essential for initiating cytokine signaling, the role of other nonreceptor tyrosine kinases in this process remains unclear. We have examined the role of Fes in IL-4 signaling. Examination of Jak1-deficient cell lines demonstrates that Jak1 is required for the activation of Fes by IL-4. Experiments studying signaling molecules activated by IL-4 receptor suggest that IL-4 signaling can be subdivided into Fes-dependent and Fes-independent pathways. Overexpression of kinase-inactive Fes blocks the IL-4 activation of insulin receptor substrate-2, but not STAT6. Fes appears to be a downstream kinase from Jak1/Jak3 in this process. Further examination of downstream signaling demonstrates that kinase-inactive Fes inhibits the recruitment of phosphoinositide 3-kinase to the activated IL-4 receptor complex and decreases the activation of p70(S6k) kinase in response to IL-4. This inhibition correlates with a decrease in IL-4-induced proliferation. In contrast, mutant Fes does not inhibit the activation of Akt by IL-4. These data demonstrate that signaling pathways activated by IL-4 require different tyrosine kinases. This differential requirement predicts that specific kinase inhibitors may permit the disruption of specific IL-4-induced functions.
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- H Jiang
- Department of Medicine and Microbiology, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Srivannaboon K, Shanafelt AB, Todisco E, Forte CP, Behm FG, Raimondi SC, Pui CH, Campana D. Interleukin-4 variant (BAY 36-1677) selectively induces apoptosis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells. Blood 2001; 97:752-8. [PMID: 11157494 DOI: 10.1182/blood.v97.3.752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Interleukin 4 (IL-4) suppresses the growth of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells, but its clinical usefulness is limited by proinflammatory activity due mainly to the interaction of cytokine with endothelial cells and fibroblasts. Stroma-supported cultures of leukemic lymphoblasts were used to test the antileukemic activity of an IL-4 variant, BAY 36-1677, in which the mutations Arg 121 to Glu and Thr 13 to Asp ensure high affinity for IL-4Ralpha/IL-2Rgamma receptors expressed by lymphoid cells, without activation of the IL-4Ralpha/IL-13Ralpha receptors mainly expressed by other cells. BAY 36-1677 (25 ng/mL) was cytotoxic in 14 of 16 cases of B-lineage ALL; the median reduction in cell recovery after 7 days of culture was 85% (range, 17%-95%) compared to results of parallel cultures not exposed to the cytokine. Twelve of the 14 sensitive cases had t(9;22) or 11q23 abnormalities; 3 were obtained at relapse. BAY 36-1677 induced apoptosis in leukemic lymphoblasts but did not substantially affect the growth of normal CD34+ cells, thus conferring a growth advantage to normal hematopoietic cells over leukemic lymphoblasts in vitro. BAY 36-1677 had antileukemic activity equal or superior to that produced by native IL-4, but it lacked any effects on the growth of endothelial cells and fibroblasts. The molecular manipulation of IL-4 to abrogate its proinflammatory activity has generated a novel and therapeutically promising cytokine for the treatment of high-risk ALL.
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- K Srivannaboon
- Departments of Hematology-Oncology and Pathology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, and the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, TN, USA
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Mongini PK, Inman JK. Cytokine dependency of human B cell cycle progression elicited by ligands which coengage BCR and the CD21/CD19/CD81 costimulatory complex. Cell Immunol 2001; 207:127-40. [PMID: 11243702 DOI: 10.1006/cimm.2001.1758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Coengagement of BCR and the C3dg binding CD21/CD19/CD81 costimulatory complex can profoundly reduce the BCR binding threshold for eliciting B cell S phase entry, provided cytokine is present. IL-4 is substantially better than IL-2, IL-13, and TNF-alpha at exhibiting synergy with BCR:CD21 coengaging ligand (anti-IgM:anti-CD21:dextran) in promoting B cell DNA synthesis. Synergy between IL-4 and anti-IgM:anti-CD21:dextran (a) is not explained by the viability-promoting function of IL-4, (b) occurs when the anti-CD21 moiety engages either C3dg binding or non-C3dg binding domains, (c) does not reflect reversal of FcgammaRII-mediated negative regulation, and (d) involves differing temporal requirements for BCR and IL-4R signal transduction during the activation process. The IL-4R signaling pathway appears to synergize directly with the BCR:CD21 signaling pathway(s) in promoting the progression of resting B cells past an early G1 checkpoint, as well as to promote independently the progression of activated B cells past a later G1 to S checkpoint.
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- P K Mongini
- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York 10003, USA
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Ulanova M, Tarkowski A, Hahn-Zoric M, Hanson LA. The Common vaccine adjuvant aluminum hydroxide up-regulates accessory properties of human monocytes via an interleukin-4-dependent mechanism. Infect Immun 2001; 69:1151-9. [PMID: 11160013 PMCID: PMC97997 DOI: 10.1128/iai.69.2.1151-1159.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2000] [Accepted: 11/07/2000] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Aluminum adjuvants are widely used in human vaccines based on their ability to enhance antibody production. However, the mechanisms underlying these effects remain unknown. In the present study we assessed the direct in vitro effect of aluminum hydroxide on human peripheral blood monocytes, specifically with regard to its impact on the phenotype and functional properties of this cell population. Our results revealed significant changes in the accessory properties of monocytes following short-term exposure of cultured cells to aluminum hydroxide. Thus, flow cytometry analyses showed an increase in the expression of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II, CD40, CD54, CD58, CD83, and CD86 molecules on the monocytes. In addition, many cells in the cultures containing aluminum hydroxide acquired typical dendritic morphology. Increased synthesis of interleukin-4 (IL-4) mRNA, but not gamma interferon mRNA, was also noted after exposure to aluminum hydroxide. The increase in cell surface expression of MHC class II did not occur in the presence of neutralizing IL-4 antibody or in cultures of highly purified monocytes or CD4-depleted mononuclear cells. Our findings suggest that aluminum hydroxide directly stimulates monocytes to produce proinflammatory cytokines activating T cells. Activated Th2 cells release IL-4, which in turn can induce an increase in the expression of MHC class II molecules on monocytes. The increase in the expression of antigen-presenting and costimulatory molecules leads to enhanced accessory functions of monocytes. These properties of aluminum hydroxide observed in vitro may explain its potent in vivo adjuvant effect.
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- M Ulanova
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Göteborg University, S-41346 Göteborg, Sweden.
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Lantelme E, Mantovani S, Palermo B, Campanelli R, Sallusto F, Giachino C. Kinetics of GATA-3 gene expression in early polarizing and committed human T cells. Immunology 2001; 102:123-30. [PMID: 11260316 PMCID: PMC1783167 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.2001.01168.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Different transcription factors have been shown to control the transition of naive T cells into T helper 1 (Th1)/Th2 subsets. The T-cell-specific transcription factor GATA-3 is known to be selectively expressed in murine developing Th2 cells and to exert a positive action on Th2-specific cytokine production. Investigating GATA-3 gene regulation in human T cells we have found that naive T cells highly express GATA-3, and during early T2 or T1 polarization, respectively, they either maintain or quickly down-regulate expression. In developing T2 cells, as well as in committed Th2 cell lines and clones, we found a positive correlation among GATA-3, interleukin (IL)-5 and IL-4 gene expression kinetics, supporting the positive action of GATA-3 on Th2-specific cytokine production. A possible relationship between GATA-3 gene expression and the down-regulation of the IL-12 receptor (beta2-chain; IL-12Rbeta2) gene was evident only in the early phases of T2 polarization (within 24 hr), and not demonstrated at later times. During T-cell commitment the presence of IL-4 in the culture was essential to maintain or enhance GATA-3 transcription, while IL-12 was not necessary for full repression of GATA-3. Finally, we showed selective GATA-3 up-regulation in human Th2 cell lines and clones and the maintainance of a low basal level of GATA-3 expression in Th1 cells upon activation.
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- E Lantelme
- IRCCS Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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Khan WI, Vallance BA, Blennerhassett PA, Deng Y, Verdu EF, Matthaei KI, Collins SM. Critical role for signal transducer and activator of transcription factor 6 in mediating intestinal muscle hypercontractility and worm expulsion in Trichinella spiralis-infected mice. Infect Immun 2001; 69:838-44. [PMID: 11159976 PMCID: PMC97960 DOI: 10.1128/iai.69.2.838-844.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Intestinal nematode infections in rats or mice are accompanied by intestinal muscle hyper contractility that may contribute to parasite expulsion from the gut. Previous studies demonstrated that both the expulsion of nematode parasites and the associated muscle hyper contractility are dependent on CD4(+) T helper cells. Nevertheless, the precise immunological mechanism underlying changes in intestinal muscle function remains to be determined. In this study, we investigated the role of interleukin 4 (IL-4) and signal transducer and activator of transcription factor 6 (STAT6) in the development of intestinal muscle hypercontractility and worm expulsion by infecting IL-4 and STAT6-deficient mice with Trichinella spiralis. Worm expulsion was almost normal in IL-4-deficient mice but substantially delayed in STAT6-deficient mice. Consistent with delayed worm expulsion, we also observed a marked attenuation of carbachol-induced muscle contraction in STAT6-deficient mice but only a moderate decrease in muscle hypercontractility in IL-4-deficient mice. In addition, we also observed severe impairment of T helper type 2 cytokine responses and intestinal mucosal mastocytosis in STAT6-deficient mice, although some degree of intestinal tissue eosinophilia was evident in these animals. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that STAT6-dependent changes in intestinal muscle function contribute to host protection in nematode infection.
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- W I Khan
- Intestinal Disease Research Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Mountford AP, Hogg KG, Coulson PS, Brombacher F. Signaling via interleukin-4 receptor alpha chain is required for successful vaccination against schistosomiasis in BALB/c mice. Infect Immun 2001; 69:228-36. [PMID: 11119510 PMCID: PMC97876 DOI: 10.1128/iai.69.1.228-236.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Although protective immunity in C57BL/6 mice induced by a single dose of the radiation-attenuated schistosome vaccine is believed to be mediated by Th1-type immune responses, we here report that in BALB/c mice protection can also depend upon signaling via the interleukin-4 (IL-4) receptor which conventionally governs the development of Th2-type immune responses. We show that in BALB/c mice deficient for the IL-4 receptor alpha chain (IL-4Ralpha(-/-)), which are unresponsive to IL-4 and IL-13, vaccine-induced protection is abrogated compared with that in wild-type (WT) mice. In vaccinated IL-4Ralpha(-/-) mice, IL-12p40 production by cells from the skin exposure site was elevated, although gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) production in draining lymphoid tissues was similar in WT and IL-4Ralpha(-/-) mice. Nevertheless, the effector response in IL-4Ralpha(-/-) mice was Th1 biased with elevated IFN-gamma in the lungs and higher immunoglobulin G2a (IgG2a) and IgG2b titers but negligible quantities of Th2-associated IgG1 and IgE. Interestingly, levels of IL-4 were equivalent in WT and IL-4Ralpha(-/-) mice, indicating that Th2 responses were not dependent upon signaling by IL-4 or IL-13. No differences in the phenotype and composition of the pulmonary effector mechanism that might explain the failure to induce protection in IL-4Ralpha(-/-) mice were detected. However, passive transfer of partial protection to naive IL-4Ralpha(-/-) mice, using serum from vaccinated WT mice, indicates that Th2-associated antibodies such as IgG1 have a role in parasite elimination in BALB/c strain mice and that signaling via IL-4R can be an important factor in the generation of protection.
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- A P Mountford
- Department of Biology, The University of York, York, United Kingdom.
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Bonder CS, Hart PH, Davies KV, Burkly LC, Finlay-Jones JJ, Woodcock JM. Characterization of IL-4 receptor components expressed on monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages: variation associated with differential signaling by IL-4. Growth Factors 2001; 19:207-18. [PMID: 11811777 DOI: 10.3109/08977190109001087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The anti-inflammatory effects of IL-4 on activated monocytes differ from those on monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMac). While IL-4 suppresses LPS-induced IL-1beta , IL-12, IL-10 and TNFalpha production by monocytes, IL-4 suppresses only IL-1beta and IL-12 production by MDMac. The U937 and Mono Mac 6 cell lines have similar cytokine responses to IL-4 as monocytes and MDMac, respectively. The IL-4Ralpha and IL-2Rgamma (gammac) chains are well-characterized components of the IL-4 receptor. Cross-linking studies with 125I-IL-4 revealed that for monocytes and U937 cells, the binding of IL-4 to the receptor components was approximately 1:1 for IL-4Ralpha:gammac. In contrast, for MDMac and Mono Mac 6 cells that have a relative reduction in gammac surface expression, the binding of IL-4 to IL-4Ralpha:gammac was approximately 3:1. Furthermore, IL-4 induced IL-4Ralpha chain phosphorylation more rapidly in MDMac and Mono Mac 6 cells than in monocytes and U937 cells. This study identifies a correlation between altered 125I-IL-4 cross-linking to IL-4Ralpha:gammac, IL-4-induced signaling and regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokine production by IL-4.
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- C S Bonder
- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine and Flinders Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Hu-Li J, Pannetier C, Guo L, Löhning M, Gu H, Watson C, Assenmacher M, Radbruch A, Paul WE. Regulation of expression of IL-4 alleles: analysis using a chimeric GFP/IL-4 gene. Immunity 2001; 14:1-11. [PMID: 11163225 DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(01)00084-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CD4 cells from mice heterozygous for an IL-4 and a GFP/IL-4 gene frequently express a single allele. Analysis of IL-4 or GFP production by cells from recently primed Th2 cells indicates that essentially all are competent to transcribe either allele but have a low probability of doing so. By contrast, long-term Th2 clones show distinct and heritable ratios in the proportion of cells that express IL-4 or GFP. We conclude that in the course of Th2 priming an early efficient event renders both alleles capable of being inefficiently transcribed; a second, less frequent event occurs that renders one allele more competent, accounting for the differential expression of IL-4 and GFP in different clones.
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- J Hu-Li
- Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute of Allergy, and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Izuhara K, Umeshita-Suyama R, Akaiwa M, Shirakawa T, Deichmann KA, Arima K, Hamasaki N, Hopkin JM. Recent Advances in Understanding How Interleukin 13 Signals are Involved in the Pathogenesis of Bronchial Asthma. Inflammation 2001. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-015-9702-9_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Khan WI, Blennerhasset P, Ma C, Matthaei KI, Collins SM. Stat6 dependent goblet cell hyperplasia during intestinal nematode infection. Parasite Immunol 2001; 23:39-42. [PMID: 11136476 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.2001.00353.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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To identify the role of signal transducer and activator of transcription factor 6 (Stat6) in the development of intestinal goblet cell hyperplasia during nematode infection, we compared the number of goblet cells in Stat6 deficient (Stat6 -/-) mice with that generated in wild-type (Stat6 +/+) mice in Trichinella spiralis infection. The number of goblet cells significantly increased with infection in wild-type mice. However, Stat6 -/- failed to generate infection-induced goblet cell hyperplasia and a significantly lower number of goblet cells was observed in Stat6 -/- mice on days 14 and 21 postinfection compared to Stat6 +/+ mice. In addition to suppressed goblet cell numbers, Stat6 -/- mice exhibited severe impairment in their ability to produce IL-4 and IL-13 and to expel the parasites from the gut. Our study clearly shows an essential role of Stat6 in intestinal goblet cell hyperplasia which accompanies this infection. We postulate that Th2 cytokines regulate the development of goblet cell hyperplasia in gut during nematode infection via Stat6 activation and that the increased number of goblet cells plays an important role in host protective immunity against the infection.
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- W I Khan
- Intestinal Disease Research Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Biola A, Andréau K, David M, Sturm M, Haake M, Bertoglio J, Pallardy M. The glucocorticoid receptor and STAT6 physically and functionally interact in T-lymphocytes. FEBS Lett 2000; 487:229-33. [PMID: 11150515 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(00)02297-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In lymphocytes, glucocorticoids (GC)- and interleukin-4-signaling pathways are known to interact, as evidenced by inhibition of IL-4-mediated proliferation by dexamethasone or suppression of GC-induced apoptosis by IL-4. In this study, we characterized the molecular basis for this reciprocal interference. We report that, in murine CTLL-2 cells, IL-4 inhibits GC-induced MMTV (mouse mammary tumor virus) promoter transactivation, and that GC suppress IL-4-induced transactivation of a STAT6 (signal transducers and activators of transcription 6)-responsive promoter without affecting IL-4-stimulated STAT6 DNA-binding. Moreover, we evidenced a physical association between GC receptor and STAT6, which proved to be functionally relevant, since STAT6 overexpression increased the IL-4 inhibitory effect on GC-induced MMTV transactivation.
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- A Biola
- INSERM U461, Faculté de Pharmacie Paris XI, 5 rue J.-B. Clément, 92296 Cedex, Châtenay-Malabry, France
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Domingues H, Peters J, Schneider KH, Apeler H, Sebald W, Oschkinat H, Serrano L. Improving the refolding yield of interleukin-4 through the optimization of local interactions. J Biotechnol 2000; 84:217-30. [PMID: 11164263 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1656(00)00327-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Interleukin-4 (IL-4) is a multifunctional cytokine that plays an important role in the regulation of various immune responses. However, the development of IL-4 or IL-4 variants into potential therapeutic drugs is hindered by the low efficiency of the in vitro refolding process of this protein. In this work, we have investigated the improvement of the refolding yield of IL-4 using two different rational design approaches. The first one is based on the so-called inverse hydrophobic effect and involved the replacement of a solvent exposed, non-conserved, hydrophobic residue (W91) by serine. This led to an increase in stability of 1.4 kcal mol(-1) and shifted the midpoint transition temperature (Tm) from 62 to 70 degrees C. The second approach is based on the stabilization of alpha-helices through the introduction of favorable local interactions. This strategy resulted in the following helix sequence for helix C of IL-4, 68ASAAEANRHKQLIRFLKRLDRNLWGLAG95. The mutant protein was stabilized by 0.5 kcal mol(-1), the Tm shifted to 68 degrees C, and a two-fold increase in the refolding yield was consistently observed. Our results make the large-scale production of IL-4 derivatives economically more viable, suggest that a similar approach can be applied to other related proteins, and may represent a general strategy to improve in vitro refolding yields through the selective optimization of the stability of alpha-helices.
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- H Domingues
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, D-69012, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Ohmori Y, Hamilton TA. Interleukin-4/STAT6 represses STAT1 and NF-kappa B-dependent transcription through distinct mechanisms. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:38095-103. [PMID: 10982806 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m006227200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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STAT6 mediates interleukin-4 (IL-4)-dependent positive and negative regulation of inflammatory gene expression. In the present report we examined the molecular mechanisms involved in IL-4-induced repression of reporter gene transcription driven by STAT1 and/or NF-kappaB. Transient expression of STAT6 in a STAT6-deficient cell line (HEK 293) conferred sensitivity to IL-4 for STAT6-dependent transcription and for repression of interferon-gamma (IFNgamma)/STAT1- and/or tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha)/NF-kappaB-driven reporter gene expression. In cells transfected with a deletion mutant of STAT6 lacking its transactivating domain, IL-4 could not mediate either positive or negative control of reporter gene expression. Overexpression of CREB-binding protein dramatically enhanced IL-4/STAT6-stimulated transcription and overcame IL-4-mediated repression of TNFalpha/NF-kappaB-dependent but not IFNgamma/STAT1-dependent transcription. A single amino acid change in the DNA-binding domain of STAT6 (H415A) selectively reduced the affinity of STAT6 for IL-4-responsive STAT sequence motifs (N4) without affecting the affinity for IFNgamma-responsive (GAS) sequences (N3) and, accordingly, eliminated transcription from an IL-4-responsive promoter. Interestingly, this mutation eliminated IL-4-mediated suppression of reporter gene transcription stimulated by TNFalpha/NF-kappaB but retained nearly full capacity to suppress IFNgamma/STAT1-stimulated transcription. Taken together these results demonstrate that STAT6 mediates suppression of STAT1 and NF-kappaB-dependent transcription by distinct mechanisms. Both processes are dependent upon the STAT6 transactivation domain and may involve sequestration of necessary but different transcriptional coactivator proteins. These two suppressive mechanisms are controlled differentially by the nature of the STAT6 DNA-binding site (i.e. N3 versus N4).
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- Y Ohmori
- Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
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Nguyen VT, Benveniste EN. IL-4-activated STAT-6 inhibits IFN-gamma-induced CD40 gene expression in macrophages/microglia. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2000; 165:6235-43. [PMID: 11086058 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.11.6235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The antagonism between the cytokines IFN-gamma and IL-4 is well documented, but the mechanism by which IL-4 inhibits IFN-gamma-induced gene expression is not clearly understood. CD40 is a type I transmembrane protein that is critical for proper functioning of the immune system. We have previously shown that IFN-gamma is the most potent inducer of CD40 expression by macrophages and microglia. In this report, we describe the molecular mechanisms by which IL-4 inhibits IFN-gamma-induced CD40 expression. IL-4 suppresses IFN-gamma-induced CD40 gene expression in both macrophages and microglia, and such inhibition is dependent on the activation of STAT-6. Nuclear run-on and transfection studies indicate that IL-4-mediated repression is at the transcriptional level. Furthermore, IL-4 inhibition of IFN-gamma-induced CD40 expression is specific, since IL-4 does not inhibit IFN-gamma-induced IFN-responsive factor-1 gene expression. Site-directed mutagenesis studies demonstrate that two STAT binding sites, named proximal and distal IFN-gamma-activated sequences, in the human CD40 promoter are important for IL-4 inhibition of IFN-gamma-induced CD40 promoter activity. Moreover, EMSAs indicate that IL-4-activated STAT-6 binds to these two STAT binding sites. These results suggest that IL-4 inhibition of IFN-gamma-induced CD40 gene expression is mediated by direct STAT-6 binding to the CD40 promoter.
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- V T Nguyen
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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So EY, Park HH, Lee CE. IFN-gamma and IFN-alpha posttranscriptionally down-regulate the IL-4-induced IL-4 receptor gene expression. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2000; 165:5472-9. [PMID: 11067899 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.10.5472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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As Th1 and Th2 cytokines, IFN-gamma/alpha and IL-4 counterregulate diverse immune functions. In particular, IFN-gamma and IFN-alpha have been reported to markedly suppress the IL-4-induced IgE production and type II IgE receptor (FcepsilonRII/CD23) expression. Because modulation of IL-4R may be an important mechanism in the regulation of IL-4 response, we have investigated the effect of IFN-gamma/alpha on IL-4R expression and signal transduction mechanisms involved in this process. In human mononuclear cells and B cells isolated from tonsil or peripheral blood, IL-4 up-regulates IL-4R(alpha) expression at surface protein and mRNA levels, and the IL-4-induced IL-4R(alpha) is significantly down-regulated by both IFN-gamma and IFN-alpha to a similar extent. The inhibitory effects of IFN-gamma/alpha on the IL-4R mRNA expression require a lag period of about 8 h, and are sensitive to cycloheximide treatment, which suggests that the suppressive effect of IFNs on IL-4R gene expression is a secondary response requiring de novo synthesis of IFN-induced factors. Under such conditions that the inhibitory effects of IFNs are observed, IFNs do not affect the IL-4-induced STAT6 activation and IL-4R transcription, as analyzed by EMSA and nuclear run-on assays, respectively. Subsequently, mRNA stability studies have indicated that the action of IFN-gamma/alpha is primarily mediated by an accelerated decay of IL-4-induced IL-4R mRNA. Thus, it appears that, as already shown in the case of the IL-4-induced FcepsilonRII regulation, posttranscriptional inhibition of IL-4-inducible genes by mRNA destabilization is a common mechanism by which type I and II IFNs antagonize the IL-4 response in human immune cells.
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- E Y So
- Department of Biological Science and Institute for Basic Science, SungKyunKwan University, Suwon, Korea
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