Abstract
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from multiple sclerosis (MS) patients contains B cells capable of spontaneous IgG secretion in vitro. This study analyses the function and regulation of these cells. CSF cells obtained from nine MS patients actively produced IgG during 2-3 days in culture, and the activity decreased when CSF cells were cultured in serum-free medium. CSF cells from four controls did not secrete detectable IgG in vitro. Further experiments revealed that IL-6 played a role on MS CSF IgG-secreting cells, as can be deduced from the following findings: (i) the addition of exogenous IL-6, but not of other cytokines, to serum-free cultures restored missing CSF cell IgG secretion (ii) the inclusion of anti-IL-6, but not of control, blocking MoAb reduced IgG secretion by CSF cells in fetal calf serum (FCS)-containing cultures; and (iii) CSF cells were capable of active IL-6 production in the presence of FCS. These results suggest that endogenous IL-6 production by MS CSF cells seems to be responsible for inducing CSF IgG-secreting B cells to reach terminal differentiation.
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