TY - JOUR
T1 - Impairment of STAT activation by IL-12 in a patient with atypical Mycobacterial and Staphylococcal infections
AU - Gollob, J. A.
AU - Veenstra, K. G.
AU - Jyonouchi, H.
AU - Kelly, A. M.
AU - Ferrieri, P.
AU - Panka, D. J.
AU - Altare, F.
AU - Fieschi, C.
AU - Casanova, J. L.
AU - Frank, D. A.
AU - Mier, J. W.
PY - 2000/10/1
Y1 - 2000/10/1
N2 - IL-12 plays a pivotal role in the stimulation of immune responses against intracellular infections. This role is manifested in the increased susceptibility to atypical mycobacterial and salmonella infections among individuals whose lymphocytes lack expression of IL-12Rβ1. Here, we report on a patient with Mycobacterium avium infection, recurrent Staphylococcus aureus sinusitis, and multiple adverse drug reactions whose T cells were unable to produce IFN-γ or proliferate in response to IL-12 despite the expression of wild-type IL-12Rβ1 and IL-12Rβ2. The defect in these functional responses to IL-12 was selective, as cytolytic activity induced by IL-12 was intact, and lymphocytes were responsive to stimulation by IL-2. An examination of cytokine signaling revealed that STAT4 and extracellular regulated kinase 1 (ERK1) activation by IL-12 was intact, whereas the activation of STAT1, -3, and -5 by IL-12 was lost. This impairment of STAT activation was specific for IL-12, as STAT activation by IL-2, IL-15, and IFN-γ was unaffected. These findings demonstrate that the activation of STAT4 alone is not sufficient for IL-12-induced IFN-γ production and proliferation and suggest that other STATs play a role in these responses to IL-12. While the etiology of the impaired IL-12 signaling in this patient has not yet been elucidated, the absence of mutations in IL-12Rβ1 or IL-12Rβ2 and the preservation of STAT4 activation raise the possibility that there may be a mutation in an as yet undiscovered component of the IL-12 signaling complex that is normally required for the recruitment and activation of STAT1, -3, and -5.
AB - IL-12 plays a pivotal role in the stimulation of immune responses against intracellular infections. This role is manifested in the increased susceptibility to atypical mycobacterial and salmonella infections among individuals whose lymphocytes lack expression of IL-12Rβ1. Here, we report on a patient with Mycobacterium avium infection, recurrent Staphylococcus aureus sinusitis, and multiple adverse drug reactions whose T cells were unable to produce IFN-γ or proliferate in response to IL-12 despite the expression of wild-type IL-12Rβ1 and IL-12Rβ2. The defect in these functional responses to IL-12 was selective, as cytolytic activity induced by IL-12 was intact, and lymphocytes were responsive to stimulation by IL-2. An examination of cytokine signaling revealed that STAT4 and extracellular regulated kinase 1 (ERK1) activation by IL-12 was intact, whereas the activation of STAT1, -3, and -5 by IL-12 was lost. This impairment of STAT activation was specific for IL-12, as STAT activation by IL-2, IL-15, and IFN-γ was unaffected. These findings demonstrate that the activation of STAT4 alone is not sufficient for IL-12-induced IFN-γ production and proliferation and suggest that other STATs play a role in these responses to IL-12. While the etiology of the impaired IL-12 signaling in this patient has not yet been elucidated, the absence of mutations in IL-12Rβ1 or IL-12Rβ2 and the preservation of STAT4 activation raise the possibility that there may be a mutation in an as yet undiscovered component of the IL-12 signaling complex that is normally required for the recruitment and activation of STAT1, -3, and -5.
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U2 - 10.4049/jimmunol.165.7.4120
DO - 10.4049/jimmunol.165.7.4120
M3 - Article
C2 - 11034424
AN - SCOPUS:0034292360
SN - 0022-1767
VL - 165
SP - 4120
EP - 4126
JO - Journal of Immunology
JF - Journal of Immunology
IS - 7
ER -