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. 1989 Jul;86(14):5542–5546. doi: 10.1073/pnas.86.14.5542

Interleukin 3 activates human blood basophils via high-affinity binding sites.

P Valent 1, J Besemer 1, M Muhm 1, O Majdic 1, K Lechner 1, P Bettelheim 1
PMCID: PMC297659  PMID: 2473472

Abstract

Pure populations of human basophilic granulocytes were obtained from chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) blood by negative selection using a mixture of monoclonal antibodies and complement. 125I-radiolabeled recombinant human interleukin 3 (rhIL-3) bound to purified basophils in a specific manner. Quantitative binding studies and Scatchard plot analyses performed on samples from two donors revealed the presence of a single class of high-affinity IL-3 binding sites (500 and 2100 sites per cell; dissociation constant at equilibrium, 230 and 160 pmol/liter, respectively). Purified CML basophils maintained in suspension in the presence of rhIL-3 (100 units/ml) incorporated up to 12 times more [3H]thymidine than basophils in control cultures. Furthermore, after preincubation in vitro with rhIL-3 (100 units/ml) for 30 min, normal blood basophils released 2- to 3-fold more histamine than basophils pretreated with control medium when exposed to various concentrations of an anti-IgE antibody. Together, these results show that rhIL-3 binds to a specific receptor on blood basophils and is a regulator of basophil function.

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