Lymphokine production induced by streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin-A is selectively down-regulated by pooled human IgG.
The influence of pooled human IgG preparations for intravenous use (IVIg) on cytokine production induced by streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin-A (SPE-A) was studied at the single-cell level using cytokine-specific monoclonal antibodies and indirect immunofluorescence or immunohistochemical staining. Mononuclear cells from healthy adult blood donors were stimulated with SPE-A alone or in the presence of IVIg. IVIg was added either prior to stimulation or 24 h after initiation of cultures, in an attempt to evaluate whether IVIg treatment could influence an already established systemic streptococcal disease. Cells were harvested after 48 or 72 h of culture and stained for the following cytokines: interleukin(IL)-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-1ra, IL-6, IL-8, IL-2, tumor necrosis factor interferon(IFN)-gamma and TNF-alpha and TNF-beta and granulocyte macrophage-colony-stimulating factor. Stimulation with SPE-A lead to extensive lymphokine and monokine production. With the addition of IVIg prior to stimulation there was a strong reduction of blast transformation and an almost complete inhibition of lymphokine production, in particular in the synthesis of IFN-gamma and TNF-beta while the synthesis of IL-1 and IL-8 was either unaffected or increased. Adding IVIg 24 h after SPE-A stimulation also resulted in reduced blast transformation and decreased synthesis of IFN-gamma and TNF-beta. These results indicate an immunomodulatory potential by IVIg on streptococcally induced T cell activation and lymphokine production.[1]References
- Lymphokine production induced by streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin-A is selectively down-regulated by pooled human IgG. Skansén-Saphir, U., Andersson, J., Björk, L., Andersson, U. Eur. J. Immunol. (1994) [Pubmed]
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