Abstract
The relationship between interleukin-4-induced synthesis of immunoglobulin E (IgE) by peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy donors and the expression of T- and B-cell surface differentiating markers is studied. It is demonstrated that the high level of IgE response on day 10 of culturing correlates with a higher level of expression of the T-cell activation markers HLA-DR and CD25 and a low level of expression of the low-affinity IgE receptor CD23 on the surface of B cells. Activation of T cells is interleukin-4-independent, since it occurs to an equal degree when these cells are cultured without interleukin-4.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1121-1125 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine |
Volume | 118 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1994 |
Keywords
- immunoglobulin E
- interleukin-4
- surface antigens
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology