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BLOOD
Volume 109, Issue 1, Pages 155-158Publisher
AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2006-05-023796
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The exact mechanism of action of IVIg in the amelioration of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is still unclear. Studies have suggested that IVIg may function through the regulation of cytokines, including interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1 Rat), an inhibitor of phagocytosis. Using a mouse model relevant to ITP, we confirm an increase in mouse serum levels of IL-1 Ra after exposure to Wig, yet a recombinant IL-1Ra did not ameliorate thrombocytopenia. IVIg has also been shown to affect the expression of other regulatory cytokines. We have also recently established that IVIg specifically targets activating Fc-yRs on CD11c(+) dendritic cells (DCs) as its primary mechanism of action in the amelioration of murine ITP. Herein, we show that IVIg functions therapeutically in mice lacking specific cytokines or their receptors that can potentially affect DC/macrophage function (IL-1 receptor, IL-4, IL-10, IL-12 beta, TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma receptor, MIP-1 alpha). This suggests that while IVIg may mediate the release of a variety of cytokines, the cytokines tested do not directly participate in the mechanism of IVIg action.
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