IL-15 inhibits pre-B cell proliferation by selectively expanding Mac-1+B220+ NK cells |
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Authors: | Nakajima Shinsuke Hida Shigeaki Taki Shinsuke |
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Institution: | Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan |
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Abstract: | Natural killer (NK) cells are the cells critical for inhibition of repopulation of allogenic bone marrow cells. However, it is not well known if NK cells affect autologous lymphopoiesis. Here, we observed that NK cells could inhibit pre-B cell proliferation in vitro driven by interleukin (IL)-7 in a manner dependent on IL-15. Interestingly, the great majority of expanding NK cells were Mac-1+B220+, a recently identified potent interferon (IFN)-γ producer. Indeed, IFN-γ was produced in those cultures, and pre-B cells lacking IFN-γ receptors, but not those lacking type I IFN receptors, were resistant to such an inhibition. Furthermore, even NK cells from mice lacking β2-microglobulin, which were known to be functionally dampened, inhibited pre-B cell proliferation as well. Thus, activated NK cells, which were expanded selectively by IL-15, could potentially regulate B lymphopoiesis through IFN-γ beyond the selection imposed upon self-recognition. |
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Keywords: | Natural killer cells Interferon-γ Type 1 interferons Pre-B cells Interleukin-7 Interleukin-15 Hematopoiesis |
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