IL-18 has IL-12-independent effects in delayed-type hypersensitivity: studies in cell-mediated crescentic glomerulonephritis.
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IL-18 (formerly known as IFN-gamma-inducing factor) enhances Th1 responses via effects that are thought to be dependent on and synergistic with IL-12. The potential for IL-18 to exert IL-12-independent effects in delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) responses was studied in a model of Th1-directed, DTH-mediated crescentic glomerulonephritis induced by planting an Ag in glomeruli of sensitized mice as well as in cutaneous DTH. Sensitized genetically normal (IL-12(+/+)) mice developed proteinuria and crescentic glomerulonephritis with a glomerular influx of DTH effectors (CD4(+) T cells, macrophages, and fibrin deposition) in response to the planted glomerular Ag. IL-12p40-deficient (IL-12(-/-)) mice showed significant reductions in crescent formation, proteinuria, and glomerular DTH effectors. Administration of IL-18 to IL-12(-/-) mice restored the development of histological (including effectors of DTH) and functional glomerular injury in IL-12(-/-) mice to levels equivalent to those in IL-12(+/+) mice. IL-18 administration to IL-12(-/-) mice increased glomerular ICAM-1 protein expression, but did not restore Ag-stimulated splenocyte IFN-gamma, GM-CSF, IL-2, or TNF-alpha production. Sensitized IL-12(+/+) mice also developed cutaneous DTH following intradermal challenge with the nephritogenic Ag. Cutaneous DTH was inhibited in IL-12(-/-) mice, but was restored by administration of IL-18. IL-12(+/+) mice given IL-18 developed augmented injury, with enhanced glomerular and cutaneous DTH, demonstrating the synergistic effects of IL-18 and IL-12 in DTH responses. These studies demonstrate that even in the absence of IL-12, IL-18 can induce in vivo DTH responses and up-regulate ICAM-1 without inducing IFN-gamma, GM-CSF, or TNF-alpha production.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of immunology
دوره 165 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000