A Nomura1, H Takada, C H Jin, T Tanaka, S Ohga, T Hara. 1. Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. anomura@pediatr.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To search for the functional property of cord blood (CB) cells, the effects of interleukin-18 (IL-18) on interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) production of T cells or natural killer (NK) cells were compared between CB and adult peripheral blood (PB). MATERIALS AND METHODS: T cells, CD45RA(+) T cells, and NK cells were purified from CB and adult PB mononuclear cells using magnetic beads or a cell sorter. After stimulation with or without IL-18 in the presence of IL-12 for 48 hours (NK cells) or 72 hours (T cells or CD45RA(+) T cells), IFN-gamma concentration was measured in each subset. Although IL-18 induced significant IFN-gamma production from both CB and adult PB T cells in the presence of IL-12, the IFN-gamma levels from CB T cells were lower than those from adult PB T cells. However, CD45RA(+) T cells from CB and from adult PB produced similar levels of IFN-gamma after stimulation with IL-18 + IL-12. On the other hand, CB NK cells exhibited higher IFN-gamma production and CD69 expression than adult PB NK cells after stimulation with IL-18 + IL-12. Cytolytic activity of CB NK cells increased to a level comparable to that of adult PB NK cells after the same IL-18/IL-12 stimulation. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that a low response of CB T cells to IL-18 is due to a higher proportion of naive (CD45RA(+)) T cells in CB, which may be one of the factors responsible for the neonatal immaturity of the immune system as well as the low incidence of graft-vs-host disease in patients receiving CB stem cell transplantation. On the other hand, a high response of CB NK cells to IL-18 may contribute to the host defense during the neonatal period and antitumor effects in CB stem cell transplantation.
OBJECTIVE: To search for the functional property of cord blood (CB) cells, the effects of interleukin-18 (IL-18) on interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) production of T cells or natural killer (NK) cells were compared between CB and adult peripheral blood (PB). MATERIALS AND METHODS: T cells, CD45RA(+) T cells, and NK cells were purified from CB and adult PB mononuclear cells using magnetic beads or a cell sorter. After stimulation with or without IL-18 in the presence of IL-12 for 48 hours (NK cells) or 72 hours (T cells or CD45RA(+) T cells), IFN-gamma concentration was measured in each subset. Although IL-18 induced significant IFN-gamma production from both CB and adult PB T cells in the presence of IL-12, the IFN-gamma levels from CB T cells were lower than those from adult PB T cells. However, CD45RA(+) T cells from CB and from adult PB produced similar levels of IFN-gamma after stimulation with IL-18 + IL-12. On the other hand, CB NK cells exhibited higher IFN-gamma production and CD69 expression than adult PB NK cells after stimulation with IL-18 + IL-12. Cytolytic activity of CB NK cells increased to a level comparable to that of adult PB NK cells after the same IL-18/IL-12 stimulation. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that a low response of CB T cells to IL-18 is due to a higher proportion of naive (CD45RA(+)) T cells in CB, which may be one of the factors responsible for the neonatal immaturity of the immune system as well as the low incidence of graft-vs-host disease in patients receiving CB stem cell transplantation. On the other hand, a high response of CB NK cells to IL-18 may contribute to the host defense during the neonatal period and antitumor effects in CB stem cell transplantation.
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