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The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Volume 185, Number 5, March 3, 1997 825-832


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Selective Expression of an Interleukin-12 Receptor Component by Human T Helper 1 Cells

Lars Rogge*, Luisella Barberis-Maino*, Mauro Biffi*, Nadia Passini*, David H. Presky{ddagger}, Ueli Gubler{ddagger}, and Francesco Sinigaglia*

From * Roche Milano Ricerche, I-20132 Milan, Italy; and {ddagger} Department of Inflammation/ Autoimmune Diseases, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, New Jersey 07110

Interleukin-12 (IL-12), a heterodimeric cytokine produced by activated monocytes and dendritic cells, plays a crucial role in regulating interferon (IFN)-{gamma} production and in the generation of IFN–{gamma}–producing T helper 1 (Th1) cells. Here we show that the IL-12 receptor (IL12R) β2 subunit, a recently cloned binding and signal transducing component of the IL-12R, is expressed on human Th1 but not Th2 clones and is induced during differentiation of human naive cells along the Th1 but not the Th2 pathway. IL-12 and type I but not type II interferons induce expression of the IL-12R β2 chain during in vitro T cell differentiation after antigen receptor triggering. The selective expression and regulation of the IL-12R β2 subunit may help to understand the basis of Th1/Th2 differentiation and may provide therapeutic options for altering the Th1/Th2 balance in several immuno-pathological conditions such as autoimmune diseases and allergies.


Address correspondence to Lars Rogge or Francesco Sinigaglia, Roche Milano Ricerche, Via Olgettina 58, I-20132 Milano, Italy. L. Barberis-Maino's present address is Institute for Molecular Biology, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.

1Abbreviations used in this paper: IL-12R, IL-12 receptor; Stat, signal transducers and activators of transcription.


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