Table 4

The effects of β2AR stimulation and cAMP-elevating agents on B cell proliferation in vitro

EffectStimulusReferences
4-aProliferationcAMP
 IL-1 and anti-Ig-stimulated B cells Hoffmann, 1988
 PMA/ionomycin-stimulated B cells Cohen and Rothstein, 1989
 IL-4 and anti-Ig-stimulated B cells Vazquez et al., 1991
β2AR
 LPS-stimulated B cells Li et al., 1990
↓ ProliferationcAMP
 LPS-stimulated nude spleen cells Diamantstein and Ulmer, 1975
 B cell precursor line Blomhoff et al., 1987
 IL-4 and anti-Ig-stimulated B cells Hoffman, 1988
 Anti-Ig-stimulated B cells Cohen and Rothstein, 1989
 IL-2 and anti-Ig-stimulated B cells Vazquez et al., 1991
  • 4-a  Abbreviations: ↑, increase; ↓, decrease; β2AR, β2-adrenergic receptor; Ig, immunoglobulin; IL, interleukin; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; NE, norepinephrine; PMA, phorbol ester.