TY - JOUR
T1 - Increased IL-6 gene expression and production in patients with common variable immunodeficiency
AU - Pandolfi, F.
AU - Paganelli, R.
AU - Oliva, A.
AU - Quinti, I.
AU - Polidori, V.
AU - Fanales-Belasio, E.
AU - Guerra, E.
AU - Aiuti, F.
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - We have studied IL-6 gene expression and production by in vitro stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) isolated from common variable immunodeficiency (CVI) patients. A strong hybridization signal for the IL-6 probe was observed in mRNA extracted from phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)- and PHA/phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)-stimulated PBMC from most of 12 CVI patients analysed. IL-6 production by PHA-stimulated PBMC from 28 CVI patients was evaluated in ELISA and found to be significantly (P <0.0001) higher than in normal controls. IL-6 production, however, did not correlate with the lymphocyte populations examined, nor with the absolute number of monocytes. We have also showed that IL-6 was able to increase IgM secretion by several Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-transformed cell lines derived from both normal donors and CVI patients, but it failed to modify substantially the amounts of IgM and IgG produced in vitro by PBMC derived from CVI patients and activated with pokeweed mitogen (PWM) or anti-IgM. Our data indicate that IL-6 gene expression and production is increased in CVI, but CVI cells do not respond to IL-6 with increased production of immunoglobulin.
AB - We have studied IL-6 gene expression and production by in vitro stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) isolated from common variable immunodeficiency (CVI) patients. A strong hybridization signal for the IL-6 probe was observed in mRNA extracted from phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)- and PHA/phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)-stimulated PBMC from most of 12 CVI patients analysed. IL-6 production by PHA-stimulated PBMC from 28 CVI patients was evaluated in ELISA and found to be significantly (P <0.0001) higher than in normal controls. IL-6 production, however, did not correlate with the lymphocyte populations examined, nor with the absolute number of monocytes. We have also showed that IL-6 was able to increase IgM secretion by several Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-transformed cell lines derived from both normal donors and CVI patients, but it failed to modify substantially the amounts of IgM and IgG produced in vitro by PBMC derived from CVI patients and activated with pokeweed mitogen (PWM) or anti-IgM. Our data indicate that IL-6 gene expression and production is increased in CVI, but CVI cells do not respond to IL-6 with increased production of immunoglobulin.
KW - common variable immunodeficiency
KW - IL-6
KW - immunoglobulin defect
KW - tumour necrosis factor
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M3 - Article
C2 - 8485909
AN - SCOPUS:0027276732
SN - 0009-9104
VL - 92
SP - 239
EP - 244
JO - Clinical and Experimental Immunology
JF - Clinical and Experimental Immunology
IS - 2
ER -