IL-18 is a potent coinducer of IL-13 in NK and T cells: a new potential role for IL-18 in modulating the immune response.

IL-13 and IL-4 have similar biological activities and are characteristic of cytokines expressed by Th2 cells. In contrast, IL-12 and IL-18 have been shown to be strong cofactors for Th1 cell development. In this study, we found strong induction of IL-13 mRNA and protein by IL-2 + IL-18 in NK and T cells. In contrast, IL-12 did not enhance the IL-13 production induced by IL-2 alone. Moreover, IL-13 mRNA and protein expression induced by IL-2 + IL-18 in purified NK and T cells obtained from IFN-gamma knockout (-/-) mice were greater than seen in purified cells from normal controls. In contrast, IL-10 production induced by IL-2 and/or IL-12 was not significantly different in IFN-gamma (-/-) mice and normal controls. These results suggest IL-13 expression induced by IL-2 + IL-18 may be regulated by IFN-gamma in vivo, while IL-10 expression may be IFN-gamma-independent. Thus, depending upon the cell type, IL-18 may act as a strong coinducer of Th1 or Th2 cytokines. Our findings suggest that IL-12 and IL-18 have different roles in the regulation of gene expression in NK and T cells.

• Publication year

  1999

• Venue

  Journal of Immunology

• Publication date

  1999-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.162.9.5070PMID 10227975
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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