TY - JOUR
T1 - Interferons α/β inhibit IL-7-induced proliferation of CD4- CD8- CD3- CD44+ CD25+ thymocytes, but do not inhibit that of CD4- CD8- CD3- CD44- CD25- thymocytes
AU - Su, D. M.
AU - Wang, J.
AU - Lin, Q.
AU - Cooper, M. D.
AU - Watanabe, T.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Type 1 interferons (IFN-α/β) have recently been shown to inhibit interleukin-7 (IL-7)-induced growth and survival of early B-lineage cells. The CD3- CD4- CD8- (triple negative; TN) thymocytes from normal mice strongly proliferated upon stimulation with IL-7 in suspension culture. Such an IL-7-induced proliferation was suppressed by the addition of IFN-α/β, but a fraction of the TN thymocytes still showed proliferation. The IL7-induced growth of TN thymocytes from scid mice, which lack the CD44- CD25- subpopulation, was completely inhibited by the addition of IFN-α/β. The IL-7 induced proliferation of CD4- CD8- thymocytes from T-cell receptor (TCR) transgenic mice, the majority of which are CD3+ CD44- CD25-, was resistant to IFN-α/β-mediated suppression. In fetal thymus organ cultures (FTOC), the addition of IL-7 greatly increased the population of CD4- CD8- CD44+ CD25+ thymocytes and IFN-α/β inhibited this IL-7-driven expansion. In contrast, the addition of IL-7 markedly decreased the percentages of CD4- CD8- CD3- CD44- CD25- cells, and IFN-α/β reversed the effect and increased the subpopulations of CD44- CD25+ and CD44- CD25-. Finally, IFN-β mRNA was found to be expressed in the thymus. The data suggest that type 1 interferons inhibit IL-7-driven proliferation of TN thymocytes, but do not block the normal differentiation process.
AB - Type 1 interferons (IFN-α/β) have recently been shown to inhibit interleukin-7 (IL-7)-induced growth and survival of early B-lineage cells. The CD3- CD4- CD8- (triple negative; TN) thymocytes from normal mice strongly proliferated upon stimulation with IL-7 in suspension culture. Such an IL-7-induced proliferation was suppressed by the addition of IFN-α/β, but a fraction of the TN thymocytes still showed proliferation. The IL7-induced growth of TN thymocytes from scid mice, which lack the CD44- CD25- subpopulation, was completely inhibited by the addition of IFN-α/β. The IL-7 induced proliferation of CD4- CD8- thymocytes from T-cell receptor (TCR) transgenic mice, the majority of which are CD3+ CD44- CD25-, was resistant to IFN-α/β-mediated suppression. In fetal thymus organ cultures (FTOC), the addition of IL-7 greatly increased the population of CD4- CD8- CD44+ CD25+ thymocytes and IFN-α/β inhibited this IL-7-driven expansion. In contrast, the addition of IL-7 markedly decreased the percentages of CD4- CD8- CD3- CD44- CD25- cells, and IFN-α/β reversed the effect and increased the subpopulations of CD44- CD25+ and CD44- CD25-. Finally, IFN-β mRNA was found to be expressed in the thymus. The data suggest that type 1 interferons inhibit IL-7-driven proliferation of TN thymocytes, but do not block the normal differentiation process.
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1997.00205.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1997.00205.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 9176107
AN - SCOPUS:0030894585
SN - 0019-2805
VL - 90
SP - 543
EP - 549
JO - Immunology
JF - Immunology
IS - 4
ER -