Different natural killer (NK) receptor expression and immunoglobulin E (IgE) regulation by NK1 and NK2 cells


AKTAS E., AKDIS M., BILGIC S., DISCH R., FALK C., BLASER K., ...Daha Fazla

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY, sa.2, ss.301-309, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2005.02777.x
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.301-309
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: allergy, IgE, IgG4, KIR receptors, natural killer cells, LYMPHOCYTE-ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN, HUMAN B-CELLS, T-CELL, ATOPIC-DERMATITIS, IN-VITRO, PHOSPHOLIPASE A(2), INTERFERON-GAMMA, IGG4, ACTIVATION, SUBSETS
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Many studies concerning the role of T cells and cytokines in allergy have been performed, but little is known about the role of natural killer (NK) cells. Accordingly, the expression of co-stimulatory, inhibitory and apoptosis receptors, cytokine profiles and their effect on immunoglobulin isotypes were investigated in polyallergic atopic dermatitis (AD) patients with hyper immunoglobulin E (IgE) and healthy individuals. AD patients showed significantly decreased peripheral blood NK cells compared to healthy individuals. Freshly isolated NK cells of polyallergic patients spontaneously released higher amounts of interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5, IL-13 and interferon (IFN)-gamma compared to healthy individuals. NK cells were differentiated to NK1 cells by IL-12 and neutralizing anti-IL-4 monoclonal antibodies (mAb), and to NK2 cells by IL-4 and neutralizing anti-IL-12 mAb. Following IL-12 stimulation, NK cells produced increased levels of IFN-gamma and decreased IL-4. In contrast, stimulation of NK cells with IL-4 inhibited IFN-gamma, but increased IL-13, production. The effect of NK cell subsets on IgE regulation was examined in co-cultures of in vitro differentiated NK cells with peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) or B cells. NK1 cells significantly inhibited IL-4- and soluble CD40-ligand-stimulated IgE production; however, NK2 cells did not have any effect. The inhibitory effect of NK1 cells on IgE production was blocked by neutralization of IFN-gamma. Except for CD40, NK cell subsets showed different expression of killer-inhibitory receptors and co-stimulatory molecules between the polyallergic and healthy subjects. These results indicate that human NK cells show differences in numbers, surface receptor and cytokine phenotypes and functional properties in AD.