Abstract
Retinoic acid (RA) has been demonstrated to drive both phenotypic and functional in vitro differentiation of B cell hybridomas from patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVI) who manifest an “intrinsic” defect in terminal B cell differentiation (J Exp Med 1988;168: 55–71). Therefore, we conducted an open trial to determine the effects of oral 13-cis RA (0.5 mg/kg/day; 12 weeks receiving and 12 weeks without drug) on in vivo B cell differentiation in subjects with CVI. At various times before, during, and after drug administration, patients' B cells were tested for changes in cell-surface phenotype and in vitro immunoglobulin production in response to recombinant cytokines. Before 13-cis RA, all patients had decreased Leu-8 coexpression on CD20 + cells. Seven of eight subjects demonstrated “normalization” of this phenotype after 8 to 16 weeks of 13-cis RA administration. Patients whose B cells demonstrated more than normal CD20 display also had a fall toward normal in this parameter. These effects persisted for 6 to 12 weeks after drug was stopped. It appears that 13-cis RA drives B cells of patients with CVI to express a more differentiated cell-surface phenotype and may promote functional differentiation in some patients.
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