Bacillus Calmette Guérin triggers the IL-12/IFN-γ axis by an IRAK-4- and NEMO-dependent, non-cognate interaction between monocytes, NK, and T lymphocytes

Jacqueline Feinberg*, Claire Fieschi, Rainer Doffinger, Max Feinberg, Tony Leclerc, Stéphanie Boisson-Dupuis, Capucine Picard, Jacinta Bustamante, Ariane Chapgier, Orchidée Filipe-Santos, Chung Lung Ku, Ludovic de Beaucoudrey, Janine Reichenbach, Guillemette Antoni, Ramatoulaye Baldé, Alexandre Alcaïs, Jean Laurent Casanova

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Abstract

The IL-12/IFN-γ axis is crucial for protective immunity to Mycobacterium in humans and mice. Our goal was to analyze the relative contribution of various human blood cell subsets and molecules to the production of, or response to IL-11 2 and IFN-γ. We designed an assay for the stimulation of whole blood by live M. bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) alone, or BCG plus IL-12 or IFN-γ, measuring IFN-γ and IL-12 levels. We studied patients with a variety of specific inherited immunodeficiencies resulting in a lack of leukocytes, or T, B, and/or NK lymphocytes, or polymorphonuclear cells, or a lack of expression of key molecules such as HLA class II, CD40L, NF-κB essential modulator (NEMO), and IL-1 receptor-associated kinase-4 (IRAK-4). Patients with deficiencies in IL-12p40, IL-12 receptor β1 chain (IL-12Rβ1), IFN-γR1, IFN-γR2, and STAT-1 were used as internal controls. We showed that monocytes were probably the main producers of IL-12, and that NK and T cells produced similar amounts of IFN-γ. NEMO and IRAK-4 were found to be important for IL-12 production and subsequent IFN-γ production, while a lack of CD40L or HLA class II had no major impact on the IL-12 /IFN-γ axis. The stimulation of whole blood by live BCG thus triggers the IL-12/IFN-γ axis by an IRAK-4- and NEMO-dependent, non-cognate interaction between monocytes, NK, and T lymphocytes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3276-3284
Number of pages9
JournalEuropean Journal of Immunology
Volume34
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cellular activation
  • Cytokines
  • Human
  • Mycobacterium
  • Primary immunodeficiency

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