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  • Title: Antigen-specific B cells preferentially induce CD4+ T cells to produce IL-4.
    Author: Macaulay AE, DeKruyff RH, Goodnow CC, Umetsu DT.
    Journal: J Immunol; 1997 May 01; 158(9):4171-9. PubMed ID: 9126977.
    Abstract:
    The role of Ag presentation by B cells in regulating the development of T cells with restricted cytokine profiles remains controversial. In this report, we compared Ag presentation by naive polyclonal B cells, naive Ag-specific B cells (from Ig receptor transgenic mice), or splenic adherent cells (SAC) and examined the capacity of these cells to influence cytokine production by CD4+ T cells. Freshly isolated naive B cells stimulated vigorous T cell proliferation and very strong T cell cytokine responses, but only when cultured with Ag recognized by the B cell Ig receptor (cognate Ag) and not when cultured with a noncognate Ag. Under these conditions, B cells activated by Ig receptor-mediated endocytosis of Ag induced both naive and Ag-primed CD4+ T cells to produce high levels of IL-4 (300-4000 pg/ml). In contrast, SAC induced the production of very low levels of IL-4 (<100 pg/ml) but much higher maximal levels of IFN-gamma than did Ag-specific B cells. The induction of IL-4 synthesis by Ag-specific B cells was significantly reduced by blocking CD40-CD40 ligand (CD40L) interactions or by the addition of small quantities of rIL-12. These results suggest that B cells activated by their cognate Ag preferentially induce IL-4 synthesis as a result of the interaction of CD40L on T cells with CD40, whereas SAC preferentially induce IFN-gamma synthesis by T cells as a result of their greater production of IL-12 and their limited capacity to trigger CD40L on T cells.
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