PMID: 7519213Aug 15, 1994Paper

IgE-dependent IL-4 secretion by human basophils. The relationship between cytokine production and histamine release in mixed leukocyte cultures

The Journal of Immunology : Official Journal of the American Association of Immunologists
J T SchroederL M Lichtenstein

Abstract

IL-4 protein and mRNA have recently been detected in pure basophil cultures after stimulation. It has also been established in mixed leukocyte cultures obtained by elutriation and challenged with anti-IgE that the basophil is the only cell that makes detectable IL-4. We have used cells prepared using Percoll gradients (5 to 30% basophils) to study the relationship between histamine release and IL-4 synthesis. In cultures challenged with anti-IgE after a 15-min pretreatment with IL-3, detectable IL-4 secretion ranged from 40 to 630 pg/10(6) basophils in 18 of 22 donors, with no significant correlation (r = 0.21, p = 0.34) with basophil purity. IL-4 synthesis was dissociated from histamine release, with optimal production consistently occurring at 10 ng/ml anti-IgE, whereas histamine levels peaked at 50 to 100 ng/ml of stimulus. Stimulation with anti-IgE alone was sufficient for IL-4 secretion but protein levels were enhanced two- to threefold in low responders by increasing the calcium concentration to 5 mM with no significant changes in histamine release. The IgE-independent secretagogues, F-met peptide (1 microM) and C5a (25 ng/ml), demonstrated limited ability to generate detectable IL-4, despite promoting vigorous histamine ...Continue Reading

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