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. 1984 Oct;58(1):174–182.

IgE production in vitro by peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with parasitic helminth infections.

T B Nutman, R Hussain, E A Ottesen
PMCID: PMC1576958  PMID: 6478649

Abstract

Helminth parasites induce production of high levels of IgE antibodies but the immunoregulatory mechanisms determining this IgE biosynthesis are poorly understood. To investigate these mechanisms, peripheral blood mononuclear cells were obtained from six normal controls, six atopic patients and eight patients with parasitic helminth infections (three with schistosomiasis, two with loiasis, three with onchocerciasis). Cells were cultured at 1 X 10(6) cells/ml for 8 days in the presence of media alone or media supplemented with pokeweed mitogen (PWM) or cycloheximide; the supernatant fluids from these cultures were then assayed quantitatively for total and parasite specific IgE and IgG using an avidin-biotin amplified (for IgE) or standard (for IgG) microelisa assay. The geometric mean spontaneous IgE production was markedly elevated in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from parasitized individuals (2,487 pg/ml) when compared to those from atopics (358 pg/ml) or normals (152 pg/ml). Spontaneous IgG synthesis was equivalent in all three groups (range 140-420 ng/ml). PWM did not induce IgE production in any group and in the parasitized group even caused significant suppression of total IgE synthesis. Antigen specific antibody production (both IgE and IgG) paralleled total immunoglobulin synthesis. These findings demonstrate for the first time spontaneously enhanced IgE production in vitro in patients with helminth infections and provide a model system for studying the suppressive and regulatory mechanisms controlling IgE secretion.

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