PMID- 15946258 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20050729 LR - 20240413 IS - 0019-2805 (Print) IS - 1365-2567 (Electronic) IS - 0019-2805 (Linking) VI - 115 IP - 3 DP - 2005 Jul TI - Inhibition of immunoglobulin E synthesis through Fc gammaRII (CD32) by a mechanism independent of B-cell receptor co-cross-linking. PG - 407-15 AB - The inhibitory effect on antibody production by immune complexes has been shown to depend on co-ligation of the B-cell antigen receptor (BCR) with the low-affinity receptor for immunoglobulin G (IgG) (Fc gammaRIIb, CD32). Here we report that immunoglobulin E (IgE) synthesis, induced in a BCR-independent manner by interleukin-4 (IL-4) and anti-CD40 antibody, was inhibited by CD32 ligation. The observed effect was specific for CD32 as, first, antibodies directed against other B-cell surface structures had no inhibitory effect, and, second, treatment with anti-CD32 of cells that had been in culture for 2 days was ineffective owing to the down-regulation of CD32 expression. IgE inhibition was also observed in cells stimulated by IL-4/CD40 F(ab')(2) or IL-4 plus soluble CD40 ligand, demonstrating that co-cross-linking of CD32 and CD40 was not necessary to induce inhibition. Mechanistic studies into the IgE class switch process demonstrated that IL-4/anti-CD40-induced IgE germline gene transcription and B-cell proliferation were not affected by CD32 ligation. The data demonstrate that the negative regulatory role of the CD32 molecule is not restricted to BCR-induced B-cell activation, but is also functional on other B-cell activation pathways mediated by CD40 and IL-4. FAU - Horejs-Hoeck, Jutta AU - Horejs-Hoeck J AD - University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria. FAU - Hren, Andrea AU - Hren A FAU - Mudde, Geert C AU - Mudde GC FAU - Woisetschlager, Maximilian AU - Woisetschlager M LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Immunology JT - Immunology JID - 0374672 RN - 0 (CD40 Antigens) RN - 0 (Immunoglobulin A) RN - 0 (Immunoglobulin G) RN - 0 (Immunoglobulin Isotypes) RN - 0 (Immunoglobulin M) RN - 0 (Ligands) RN - 0 (Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell) RN - 0 (Receptors, IgG) RN - 207137-56-2 (Interleukin-4) RN - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E) SB - IM MH - Antibody Specificity/immunology MH - B-Lymphocytes/*immunology MH - CD40 Antigens/immunology MH - Cell Division/immunology MH - Cell Line MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Down-Regulation/immunology MH - Humans MH - Immunoglobulin A/biosynthesis MH - Immunoglobulin E/*biosynthesis MH - Immunoglobulin G/biosynthesis/immunology MH - Immunoglobulin Isotypes/immunology MH - Immunoglobulin M/biosynthesis MH - Interleukin-4/immunology MH - Ligands MH - Palatine Tonsil/immunology MH - Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell/*immunology MH - Receptors, IgG/*immunology MH - Transcription, Genetic/immunology PMC - PMC1782155 EDAT- 2005/06/11 09:00 MHDA- 2005/07/30 09:00 PMCR- 2006/07/01 CRDT- 2005/06/11 09:00 PHST- 2005/06/11 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/07/30 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/06/11 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2006/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - IMM2162 [pii] AID - 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2005.02162.x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Immunology. 2005 Jul;115(3):407-15. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2005.02162.x.