Gomez, Manuel Rodriguez and Talke, Yvonne and Goebel, Nicole and Hermann, Fabian and Reich, Barbara and Mack, Matthias (2010) Basophils Support the Survival of Plasma Cells in Mice. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY, 185 (12). pp. 7180-7185. ISSN 0022-1767, 1550-6606
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We have previously shown that basophils support humoral memory immune responses by increasing B cell proliferation and Ig production as well as inducing a Th2 and B helper phenotype in T cells. Based on the high frequency of basophils in spleen and bone marrow, in this study we investigated whether basophils also support plasma cell survival and Ig production. In the absence of basophils, plasma cells of naive or immunized mice rapidly undergo apoptosis in vitro and produce only low amounts of Igs. In contrast, in the presence of basophils and even more in the presence of activated basophils, the survival of plasma cells is markedly increased and continuous production of Igs enabled. This effect is partially dependent on IL-4 and IL-6 released from basophils. Similar results were obtained when total bone marrow cells or bone marrow cells depleted of basophils were cultured in the presence or absence of substances activating basophils. When basophils were depleted in vivo 6 mo after immunization with an Ag, specific Ig production in subsequent bone marrow cultures was significantly reduced. In addition, depletion of basophils for 18 d in naive mice significantly reduced the number of plasma cells in the spleen. These data indicate that basophils are important for survival of plasma cells in vitro and in vivo. The Journal of Immunology, 2010, 185: 7180-7185.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | HELPER TYPE-2 RESPONSE; HUMAN-BLOOD BASOPHILS; SPLENIC NON-B; BONE-MARROW; HISTAMINE-RELEASE; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; IL-4 PRODUCTION; T-CELLS; IN-VIVO; RECEPTOR; |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin II |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jul 2020 05:57 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jul 2020 05:57 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/23740 |
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