Cellular and molecular mechanisms of activation of MHC nonrestricted cytotoxic cells by IL-12.

  • Cesano A
  • Visonneau S
  • Clark S
  • et al.
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Abstract

Freshly separated PBL and two IL-2-dependent clonal T cell lines (TALL-103/2 [TCR-gamma delta+] and TALL-104 [TCR-alpha beta+]) were used to dissect, at the cellular and molecular levels, the mechanisms governing the enhancing effects of IL-12 on MHC nonrestricted cytotoxic activity. IL-12 induced cytotoxicity both in PBL and TALL cells, although less efficiently than IL-2, and the two cytokines displayed additive effects. Unlike IL-2, IL-12 failed to enhance the CD3 or CD2 redirected killing of the TALL cell lines. Analysis of the percentage of E/T conjugates induced by these cytokines showed that IL-12 could increase PBL, but not TALL cell, binding only when used in combination with IL-2. This and the failure of IL-12 to increase the expression of several adhesion molecules on PBL and TALL cells indicated no significant role for IL-12 in the binding step of the lytic interaction. We also excluded that production of TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma, or IL-2 by the IL-12-activated effectors might account for the cytotoxicity-inducing effects of this cytokine. By contrast, IL-12 was found to induce cytotoxic granule formation in PBL and TALL cells and to up-regulate the expression of their cytolytic components, including perforin, serine esterases, and TIA-1, both at the protein and mRNA levels. The costimulatory action of IL-2 and IL-12 on granulogenesis and induction of cytolytic proteins correlated well with the additive effects on cytotoxicity. Studies with cyclohexamide and actinomycin D demonstrated that TALL cells but not PBL require de novo protein synthesis for expression of serine esterases and perforin mRNA after IL-2 and/or IL-12 stimulation, and that both cytokines act directly or indirectly at the transcriptional level. Overall, these data indicate that IL-12 acts mostly at a postbinding level of the lytic interaction, involving enhanced expression of cytotoxic mediators, and that IL-2 and IL-12 use partially distinct pathways to activate the MHC nonrestricted killer function of mature T cells and resting lymphocytes.

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Cesano, A., Visonneau, S., Clark, S. C., & Santoli, D. (1993). Cellular and molecular mechanisms of activation of MHC nonrestricted cytotoxic cells by IL-12. The Journal of Immunology, 151(6), 2943–2957. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.151.6.2943

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