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Regulation of IgE and IgG4 synthesis in patients with hyper IgE syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2116376     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In order to investigate the imbalance of IgG subclasses and its relationship to IgE level, 14 patients with hyper IgE syndrome (HIE syndrome) were examined for serum IgG subclasses and IgE levels and five of these patients were studied for in vitro IgE and IgG subclass production by peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) in response to interleukin-4 (IL-4)/interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). Serum IgE levels were highly correlative with serum IgG4 levels (r = 0.75, P less than 0.005), but not with IgG1, IgG2 or IgG3 levels (r = 0.21, 0.43 and 0.41, respectively). In an in vitro study, recombinant IL-4 enhanced not only spontaneous IgE synthesis but also IgG4 synthesis in cultures of PBL from patients with HIE syndrome as well as in healthy donors (P less than 0.01), and the effect of recombinant IL-4 on both IgE and IgG4 synthesis was inhibited by low concentrations of recombinant IFN-gamma (P less than 0.01). The disturbed regulation of IgE and IgG4 seen in patients with hyper IgE syndrome may be caused mainly by the disturbed regulation of both cytokines.
Authors:
A Ishizaka; K Joh; R Shibata; Y Wagatsuma; M Nakanishi; K Tomizawa; K Kojima; E Kandil; Y Sakiyama; S Matsumoto
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Immunology     Volume:  70     ISSN:  0019-2805     ISO Abbreviation:  Immunology     Publication Date:  1990 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-09-07     Completed Date:  1990-09-07     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0374672     Medline TA:  Immunology     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  414-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Cells, Cultured
Child
Child, Preschool
Dermatitis / immunology*
Humans
Hypergammaglobulinemia / immunology*
Immunoglobulin E / biosynthesis*
Immunoglobulin G / biosynthesis*
Infant
Interferon-gamma, Recombinant / pharmacology
Interleukin-4 / pharmacology
Lymphocytes / drug effects,  immunology
Recombinant Proteins / pharmacology
Staphylococcal Infections / immunology*
Syndrome
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Immunoglobulin G; 0/Interferon-gamma, Recombinant; 0/Recombinant Proteins; 207137-56-2/Interleukin-4; 37341-29-0/Immunoglobulin E
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