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. 1989 Oct 1;170(4):1463-8.
doi: 10.1084/jem.170.4.1463.

Interleukin 4 induces selective production of interleukin 6 from normal human B lymphocytes

E B Smeland  1 , H K Blomhoff, S Funderud, M R Shalaby, T Espevik
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Interleukin 4 induces selective production of interleukin 6 from normal human B lymphocytes

E B Smeland et al. J Exp Med. .

Abstract

In this paper we have shown that extensively purified human B lymphocytes respond to IL-4 treatment with a marked production of IL-6. Addition of anti-mu potentiated the effect of IL-4 on IL-6 production. Other cytokines tested like TNF-alpha and-beta, IFN-gamma, IL-1, IL-2, and IL-5 did not induce IL-6 secretion when given to resting B cells. Although B cells generally also produced TNF-alpha and TNF-beta upon stimulation, IL-4 did not induce TNF secretion and seemingly had a specific effect on IL-6 production.

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