Human microglial cells express a functional IL-12 receptor and produce IL-12 following IL-12 stimulation

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Microglial cells (MC) are IL-12 producers in the central nervous system. Here, we found that IL-12 receptor subunits β1 and β2 were both constitutively expressed, and up-regulated by IFN-γ, in human primary MC. IL-12p70, after binding to its receptor, is internalized into vesicles that qualify as early endosomes as indicated by intracellular colocalization with transferrin. IL-12 induced tyrosine phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of STAT4. IL-12 signaling in human MC also involved members of the NFκB family. IL-12p70 and, more effectively, the combination of IL-12p70 and IFN-γ, induced IL-12p40 mRNA expression and bioactive IL-12p70 production. Human MC, thus, express a functional IL-12 receptor and produce bioactive IL-12 following IL-12 stimulation.

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Taoufik, Y., De Gor De Herve, M. G., Giron-Michel, J., Durali, D., Cazes, E., Tardieu, M., … Delfraissy, J. F. (2001). Human microglial cells express a functional IL-12 receptor and produce IL-12 following IL-12 stimulation. European Journal of Immunology, 31(11), 3228–3239. https://doi.org/10.1002/1521-4141(200111)31:11<3228::AID-IMMU3228>3.0.CO;2-7

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