Jacalin regulates IgA production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells. (December 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Miyamoto, Keiichi; Chiba, Takeshi; Shinohara, Noriko; Nagata, Yuko; Asakawa, Nagisa; Kato, Shinji; Murata, Tomohiro; Nomura, Shinsuke; Horiuchi, Takashi
• Is Part Of: Immunotherapy. Volume 4:Number 12(2012:Dec.)
• Page Start: 1823
• Page End: 1834
• Publication Date: 2012-12
• Subjects: IgA nephropathy -- jacalin -- lectin -- peripheral blood mononuclear cell -- Treg; Immunotherapy -- Periodicals; 615.37
• DOI: 10.2217/imt.12.125
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1750-743X

Abstract

Aims: In IgA nephropathy, circulating immune complexes containing IgA1 are deposited on the glomerular mesangium, causing mesangial cell proliferation and acceleration of extracellular matrix production. The suppressive effect of jacalin, a galactose-binding lectin, on IgA production in vitro was determined.Materials & methods: Normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells were stimulated with plate-bound anti-CD3 and Th2 stimulation, with or without jacalin. Regulatory and effector cell subsets were determined by flow cytometry, and immunoglobulin production by ELISA.Results: Jacalin increased the ratio of CD4 + CD25 + CD152 + Tregs:effector T cells in peripheral blood mononuclear cell cultures 60-fold. This CD4 + CD25 + CD152 + Treg increase may have inhibited Th2-stimulated IgA production by B cells.Conclusion: Immune tolerance induced by jacalin can suppress IgA production.