Antibody to interleukin-5 inhibits helminth-induced eosinophilia in mice.

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      Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0404511 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0036-8075 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00368075 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Science Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: : Washington, DC : American Association for the Advancement of Science
      Original Publication: New York, N.Y. : [s.n.] 1880-
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    • Abstract:
      When rodents are infected with the nematode Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, large numbers of eosinophils appear in their blood and lungs and their serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) is increased. Injection of a monoclonal antibody to interleukin-5 completely suppressed the blood eosinophilia and the infiltration of eosinophils in the lungs of parasitized mice but had no effect on serum IgE. In contrast, an antibody to interleukin-4 inhibited parasite-induced IgE but not the eosinophilia. These results show that interleukin-5 is important in eosinophil production in vivo and that IgE and eosinophil production are regulated by different cytokines produced by the TH2 subset of CD4-expressing T cells.
    • Accession Number:
      0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal)
      0 (Interleukin-5)
      0 (Interleukins)
      207137-56-2 (Interleukin-4)
      37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 19890721 Date Completed: 19890818 Latest Revision: 20190618
    • Publication Date:
      20221208
    • Accession Number:
      10.1126/science.2787531
    • Accession Number:
      2787531