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Systemic release and protective role of il-10 in staphylococcal-enterotoxin b-induced shock in mice
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Abstract
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Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) is a bacterial superantigen that induces the production of several pro-inflammatory cytokines, leading to a self-limited shock. In the present study, we show that SEB also triggers the systemic release of IL-10, an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive cytokine. Serum IL-10 was undetectable (<1000 pg/ml) in control BALB/c mice and rose to 8500 +/- 2850 pg/ml (mean +/- SEM) 4 h after injection of 100 mu g SEB. Cell depletion experiments and analysis of IL-10 mRNA expression indicated that CD4(+) cells played a major role in SEB-induced IL-10 production. Pretreatment of mice with neutralizing anti-IL-10 mAb before SEB challenge did not modify the release of TNF but led to increased and sustained IL-2 and IFN-gamma serum levels. Furthermore, although no lethality occurred in mice injected with SEB and control mAb, injection of anti-IL-10 mAb before SEB resulted in a 30% lethality (p < 0.05). This lethality was completely prevented by anti-IFN-gamma mAb injection, indicating that IFN-gamma plays a crucial role in the increased toxicity of SEB in anti-IL-10 mAb-injected mice. We conclude that SEB induces the production of IL-10 by CD4(+) cells in vivo and that endogenous IL-10 plays an important immunoregulatory role in this model by down-regulating IL-2 and IFN-gamma production. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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The journal of immunology. - Baltimore, Md
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Publication
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Baltimore, Md
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1994
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ISSN
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0022-1767
[Print]
1550-6606
[Online]
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Volume/pages
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153
:6
(1994)
, p. 2618-2623
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ISI
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A1994PF18900027
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