Interleukin 2, interleukin 2 receptor, and interferon-gamma synthesis and mRNA expression in phorbol myristate acetate and calcium ionophore A23187-stimulated T cells from elderly humans

Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology
R K ChopraJ E Nagel

Abstract

The levels of interleukin 2 (IL-2), interleukin 2 receptor (IL-2R), and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) specific mRNA and their gene products were examined in phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) and calcium ionophore A23187-costimulated purified T cells from young and elderly humans. In addition, the number of high-affinity IL-2R per activated cell, the high-affinity IL-2R density, and the proliferative response of the cells were measured. Among PMA/A23187-stimulated T cells, there was no statistically significant age-related difference in IL-2 or IL-2R specific mRNA accumulation or in the amount of IL-2 or IL-2R synthesized. IFN-gamma specific mRNA was increased significantly in T cells from elderly individuals and the amount of IFN-gamma synthesized by PMA/A23187-activated T cells was nearly double that produced by cells from young individuals. Quantification of the number of high-affinity IL-2R by [125I]IL-2 binding demonstrated there was no decrease in either the mean number or the dissociation constant of the high-affinity IL-2R on activated T cells of the elderly. Despite producing large amounts of IL-2 and having comparable numbers of both low- and high-affinity IL-2R. PMA/A23187-stimulated T cells from elderly subjects still p...Continue Reading

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