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  • Title: Requirement for dual signals by anti-CD40 and IL-4 for the induction of nuclear factor-kappa B, IL-6, and IgE in human B lymphocytes.
    Author: Jeppson JD, Patel HR, Sakata N, Domenico J, Terada N, Gelfand EW.
    Journal: J Immunol; 1998 Aug 15; 161(4):1738-42. PubMed ID: 9712038.
    Abstract:
    Stimulation of human peripheral B cells via the CD40 receptor and IL-4R together lead to IgE synthesis and secretion, but the intracellular signaling mechanisms by which these signals lead to IgE production are unclear. Roles for the transcription factor NF-kappa B and IL-6 have been postulated in the induction of IgE synthesis by IL-4/CD40. We found that neither anti-CD40 Ab nor IL-4 alone was able to induce significant proliferation of human B cells. However, the combination of anti-CD40 and IL-4 was a potent inducer of B cell proliferation in addition to IgE production from purified human B cells. Furthermore, IL-4 and anti-CD40 synergized for the production of IL-6. While neither IL-4 alone nor anti-CD40 alone was able to induce significant NF-kappa B DNA binding activity, the combination of IL-4 and anti-CD40 induced a strong activation of NF-kappa B, a transcription factor that regulates IL-6 production. These data indicate that both IL-4 and anti-CD40 are required to induce NF-kappa B activation and IL-6 transcription and production, and implicate these events in a signaling pathway augmenting IgE production in human B lymphocytes.
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