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. 1990 Jan;69(1):104–109.

Anti-CD3 antibody-induced expression of both p55 and p75 chains of the high affinity interleukin-2 receptor on human T lymphocytes is inhibited by cyclosporin A.

B M Foxwell 1, J Simon 1, J J Herrero 1, D Taylor 1, G Woerly 1, D Cantrell 1, B Ryffel 1
PMCID: PMC1385727  PMID: 2312149

Abstract

The inhibitory effect of cyclosporin (CsA) was investigated on human lymphocytes stimulated by anti-T-cell antibodies (anti-CD3 and -CD2) or mitogenic lectins. Whereas inhibition of cell proliferation (50%) occurred at 10 ng/ml CsA after cell activation via CD3 or CD2, higher CsA concentrations (300 ng/ml) were necessary to inhibit lectin-mediated cell activation (PHA, Con A). Exogenous recombinant interleukin-2 (rIL-2) partially reversed the inhibitory effect on antibody-stimulated cells only; however, at higher CsA concentrations (300 ng/ml) proliferation was again inhibited. Thus, CsA affected IL-2R expression and/or function at higher concentrations (300 ng/ml). CsA had no effect on receptor function as measured on IL-2-dependent cell growth of CTLL cells or preactivated lymphocytes. However, CsA inhibited both high and low affinity receptor expression as shown by [125I]IL-2 equilibrium binding studies on anti-CD3-stimulated cells. Cross-linking studies revealed that both p55 (TAC) and p75 chains of the IL-2R were not induced at low CsA concentrations (10 ng/ml). However, addition of rIL-2 reversed CsA inhibition of IL-2R expression. It is concluded that CsA, at least in anti-CD3-stimulated cells, inhibits IL-2R expression and cell proliferation with similar potency. Exogenous rIL-2 reverses CsA inhibition of IL-2R expression. This might be due to binding of rIL-2 to receptors which escape CsA inhibition, thereby up-regulating receptor expression which is drug resistant.

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