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  • Title: IL-7 differentially modulates the expression of IFN-gamma and IL-4 in activated human T lymphocytes by transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms.
    Author: Borger P, Kauffman HF, Postma DS, Vellenga E.
    Journal: J Immunol; 1996 Feb 15; 156(4):1333-8. PubMed ID: 8568231.
    Abstract:
    We investigated the role of IL-7 on the expression of IFN-gamma and IL-4 in human T lymphocytes. IL-7 alone did not induce IFN-gamma or IL-4 mRNA. However, IL-7 dose-dependently up-regulates the anti-CD3- or anti-CD3/anti-CD28-induced IFN-gamma and IL-4 mRNA expression. Used at an optimal concentration, IL-7 (5 ng/ml) increased the accumulation of IFN-gamma (eightfold) and IL-4 (2.5-fold) mRNAs, which could not be blocked by anti-IL-12 treatment. The enhanced IFN-gamma mRNA accumulation was observed within 3 to 6 h, without altering the pattern of the kinetics. However, longer exposure (> 12 h) did not result in different IFN-gamma expression for anti-CD3/anti-CD28 vs anti-CD3/anti-CD28 plus IL-7-stimulated T lymphocytes. mRNA stability studies revealed that IL-7 stabilizes both IFN-gamma and IL-4 mRNA transcripts: 40 and 60 min in anti-CD3/anti-CD28-stimulated T cells vs 120 and 90 min in T cells costimulated with anti-CD3/anti-CD28 plus IL-7. Nuclear run-on assays revealed that the transcription rate of the IFN-gamma gene increased approximately twofold in the presence of IL-7, without affecting the transcription rate of the IL-4 gene. The IL-7-mediated IFN-gamma up-regulation could not be inhibited by cycloheximide treatment, in contrast to IL-4 gene expression. However, the promotive effect of IL-7 on IFN-gamma and IL-4 gene expression could be blocked by genistein and cyclosporin A. Finally, it was demonstrated that the effect of IL-7 on IFN-gamma mRNA accumulation was also reflected at the protein level. In summary, these data demonstrate that IL-7 preferentially up-regulates IFN-gamma expression in activated T lymphocytes, which is accomplished at transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels.
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