CD40 signaling induces interleukin‐4‐independent IgE switching in vivo
- 1 December 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Immunology
- Vol. 26 (12), 2911-2915
- https://doi.org/10.1002/eji.1830261216
Abstract
T cell-deficient T cell receptor (TCR) β−/− x TCR δ−/− knockout mice lack circulating IgE and fail to produce antigen-specific IgE in response to stimulation with T cell-dependent antigens. We show here that these animals are able to produce significant levels of circulating polyclonal IgE when injected with an agonistic anti-mouse CD40 monoclonal antibody. CD40-mediated induction of circulating polyclonal IgE in T cell-deficient mice was only partially reduced when the animals were co-treated with neutralizing anti-interleukin-4 (IL-4) antibody. The IL-4 independence of this response was further supported by experiments showing that anti-CD40 antibodies induced circulating IgE when injected into IL-4 knockout mice, and sterile RNA ϵ transcript production when cultured with purified B cells from the same mice. These data strongly suggest that CD40 signaling causes IL-4-independent IgE switching in mice.Keywords
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