Evidence map›Paper›PMID 1907531›Full record

ArticleClinical and experimental immunology1991

Recombinant interferon-gamma inhibits the expression of IL-4 receptors on human lymphocytes.

K A Byron, G A Varigos, A M Wootton

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Article in Clinical and experimental immunology, 1991. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

K A ByronDepartment of Biochemistry, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
G A Varigos
A M Wootton
The Royal Melbourne Hospital · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) has been shown to inhibit many of the activities of IL-4, including the induction of IgE synthesis and the proliferation of T cell clones. Here we demonstrate that IFN-gamma is able to inhibit the expression of IL-4 receptors on peripheral blood lymphocytes from both normal healthy donors and from patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Inhibition was shown to be dose-dependent and did not affect the binding affinity of the receptor as shown by Scatchard analysis. IFN-gamma was unable to displace labelled IL-4 from its membrane receptor, which demonstrates that IFN-gamma and IL-4 do not compete for the same membrane binding protein. The ability of IFN-gamma to down-regulate IL-4 receptors may be important in controlling certain immune responses.

Indexed as

Cells, CulturedHumansImmunoglobulin EInterferon-gammaInterleukin-4LymphocytesReceptors, Interleukin-4Receptors, MitogenRecombinant ProteinsTumor Cells, CulturedImmunoglobulin EInterferon-gammaInterleukin-4Receptors, Interleukin-4Receptors, MitogenRecombinant Proteins

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PMID1907531
PMCPMC1535746
OpenAlexW1987669824

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