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Changes in the expression of class II antigens of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) have an integral role in the regulation of immune responses, and are brought about in vitro by soluble mediators1–4. However, the mechanism that underlies in vivo expression of MHC class II antigens in, for example, endothelial cells in the absence of immunological stimulation has not been studied. We demonstrate here that expression of MHC class II antigens is not a constitutive property of endothelial cells, for MHC class II antigen-positive endothelial cells do not express these antigens during treatment with the immunosuppressive agent cyclosporin A. In vivo MHC class II antigen expression by canine endothelial cells is therefore dependent on factors, probably the lymphokine γ-interferem produced by the immune system, whose secretion is inhibited by cyclosporin A.
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Groenewegen, G., Buurman, W. & van der Linden, C. Lymphokine dependence of in vivo expression of MHC class II antigens by endothelium. Nature 316, 361–363 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1038/316361a0
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