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  • Title: IL-10 and viral IL-10 prevent IL-4-induced IgE synthesis by inhibiting the accessory cell function of monocytes.
    Author: Punnonen J, de Waal Malefyt R, van Vlasselaer P, Gauchat JF, de Vries JE.
    Journal: J Immunol; 1993 Aug 01; 151(3):1280-9. PubMed ID: 8393044.
    Abstract:
    In the present study it is demonstrated that IL-10 and viral (v)-IL-10 inhibit IL-4-induced IgG4 and IgE synthesis in cultures of PBMC from healthy nonatopic donors. The inhibition occurred at the mRNA level. IL-10 strongly reduced IL-4-induced expression of both germline and productive epsilon transcripts in PBMC. The inhibitory effects were completely neutralized, or IgG4 and IgE synthesis was even enhanced, by anti-IL-10 mAb, demonstrating the specificity of the reaction. IL-4-induced IgG4 and IgE synthesis by PBMC was monocyte dependent. IL-4 failed to induce IgG4 or IgE synthesis by monocyte-depleted PBMC, but the production of these isotypes was completely restored by reconstitution with autologous monocytes. However, monocytes preincubated with IL-10 for 24 h failed to provide the accessory signals required for IL-4-induced IgG4 and IgE synthesis, indicating that the inhibitory effects of IL-10 are indirectly mediated via monocytes. This notion was further supported by the finding that IL-10 and v-IL-10 failed to inhibit IL-4-induced IgE synthesis in the absence of monocytes, i.e., when highly purified B cells were cultured in the presence of anti-CD40 mAb or cloned activated CD4+ T cells. Moreover, IL-10 failed to inhibit IL-4-induced germline epsilon mRNA synthesis in highly purified B cells. The inhibitory effects of IL-10 could not be restored by exogenous TNF-alpha or IL-6, indicating that the inhibitory effects were not mediated through inhibition of production of these cytokines. This is compatible with the observation that monocytes preincubated with IL-10 did not inhibit IgG4 or IgE synthesis in a monocyte- and T cell-independent culture system, in which purified B cells were cultured in the presence of anti-CD40 mAb and IL-4. Collectively, these data indicate that IL-10 mediates a potent, monocyte-dependent, inhibitory effect on IL-4-induced IgG4 and IgE production by human PBMC.
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