BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: We have recently shown that interleukin (IL-)11 induces polarization of human T-cells by inhibiting macrophage production of IL-12 and by exerting a direct effect on CD4+ T-cells. In this study, we investigated the effects of IL-11 on the kinetic activation and apoptosis of T-cell subsets stimulated with anti-CD3/CD28 antibodies, anti-CD3 and IL-2 or dendritic cells. DESIGN AND METHODS: Apoptosis and cell cycle analysis of T-cells were assessed by double staining with propidium iodide and intracellular Ki-67 and by acridine orange staining. The expression of the negative regulator of the cell cycle p27Kip1 (p27) was also determined by flow cytometry. RESULTS: Our results show that 18 hours of incubation with IL-11 resulted in a significantly higher number of cycling CD4+ cells, CD4+CD45RA+ naive T-cells and CD4+CD45RO+ memory T-cells, but not of CD8+ cells. The kinetic activity of IL-11 was observed up to 72 hours, when the peak value of S-phase cells occurred. IL-11 also significantly enhanced CD4+ and CD4+CD45RA+ cell proliferation when T-cells were co-incubated with allogeneic dendritic cells. Conversely, IL-11 did not protect any of the T-cell subsets from apoptosis. At the functional level, a type-2 cytokine pattern of cultured T-lymphocytes was observed after 5 days of incubation with IL-11. Proliferation and functional activation of T-cells were preceeded by downregulation of p27, which occurred as early as 12 hours after incubation with IL-11. INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS: IL-11 induces Th-2 polarization and cell-cycle entry of human CD4+, CD4+CD45RA+ and CD4+CD45RO+cells and their activation is associated with the downregulation of p27.

Interleukin-11 induces proliferation of human T cells and its activity is associated with downregulation of p27KIP1 / Curti, A; Tafuri, Agostino; Ricciardi, Maria Rosaria; Tazzari, P; Petrucci, Mt; Fogli, M; Ratta, M; Lapalombella, R; Ferri, E; Tura, S; Baccarani, M; Lemoli, Rm. - In: HAEMATOLOGICA. - ISSN 0390-6078. - STAMPA. - 87:4(2002), pp. 373-380.

Interleukin-11 induces proliferation of human T cells and its activity is associated with downregulation of p27KIP1

TAFURI, Agostino;RICCIARDI, Maria Rosaria;
2002

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: We have recently shown that interleukin (IL-)11 induces polarization of human T-cells by inhibiting macrophage production of IL-12 and by exerting a direct effect on CD4+ T-cells. In this study, we investigated the effects of IL-11 on the kinetic activation and apoptosis of T-cell subsets stimulated with anti-CD3/CD28 antibodies, anti-CD3 and IL-2 or dendritic cells. DESIGN AND METHODS: Apoptosis and cell cycle analysis of T-cells were assessed by double staining with propidium iodide and intracellular Ki-67 and by acridine orange staining. The expression of the negative regulator of the cell cycle p27Kip1 (p27) was also determined by flow cytometry. RESULTS: Our results show that 18 hours of incubation with IL-11 resulted in a significantly higher number of cycling CD4+ cells, CD4+CD45RA+ naive T-cells and CD4+CD45RO+ memory T-cells, but not of CD8+ cells. The kinetic activity of IL-11 was observed up to 72 hours, when the peak value of S-phase cells occurred. IL-11 also significantly enhanced CD4+ and CD4+CD45RA+ cell proliferation when T-cells were co-incubated with allogeneic dendritic cells. Conversely, IL-11 did not protect any of the T-cell subsets from apoptosis. At the functional level, a type-2 cytokine pattern of cultured T-lymphocytes was observed after 5 days of incubation with IL-11. Proliferation and functional activation of T-cells were preceeded by downregulation of p27, which occurred as early as 12 hours after incubation with IL-11. INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS: IL-11 induces Th-2 polarization and cell-cycle entry of human CD4+, CD4+CD45RA+ and CD4+CD45RO+cells and their activation is associated with the downregulation of p27.
2002
interleukin-11; cell cycle; T-cell proliferation; p27; CKI
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Interleukin-11 induces proliferation of human T cells and its activity is associated with downregulation of p27KIP1 / Curti, A; Tafuri, Agostino; Ricciardi, Maria Rosaria; Tazzari, P; Petrucci, Mt; Fogli, M; Ratta, M; Lapalombella, R; Ferri, E; Tura, S; Baccarani, M; Lemoli, Rm. - In: HAEMATOLOGICA. - ISSN 0390-6078. - STAMPA. - 87:4(2002), pp. 373-380.
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