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Then, the IgG concentrations in the supernatants were measured by enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) under IFN-\u03b3, TNF-\u03b1, IL-21, IL-17A, BAFF, or APRIL stimulation. Next, the glycosylation levels of IgG under different stimuli were compared <jats:italic>via<\/jats:italic> a lectin microarray. The fine carbohydrate structures of IgG were confirmed by matrix-assisted laser desorption\/ionization-quadrupole ion trap-time of flight-mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). Finally, the expression of glycosyltransferases and glycosidases in B cells under stimulation with several cytokines was detected by real-time PCR and western blotting.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We found that cytokines significantly promoted IgG production <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic> and led to considerably different IgG glycan patterns. Specifically, the results of lectin microarray showed the galactose level of IgG was increased by IFN-\u03b3 stimulation (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&amp;lt;0.05), and the sialylation of IgG was increased by IL-21 and IL-17A (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&amp;lt;0.05). The MALDI-TOF-MS data showed that the frequency of agalactosylation was decreased by IFN-\u03b3 with the increased frequency of mono-galactosylation and decreased frequency of digalactosylation, accompanied by upregulation of \u03b2-1,4-galactosyltransferase 1. Both frequencies of mono-sialylated and disialylated N-glycans were increased by IL-21 and IL-17A with decreased frequency of asialylation, and the expression of \u03b2-galactoside \u03b1-2,6-sialyltransferase 1 was upregulated by IL-21 and IL-17A.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Abnormally elevated cytokines in the microenvironment regulates IgG glycan patterns by regulating intracellular glycosyltransferases in human B cells.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fimmu.2021.724379","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,24]],"date-time":"2022-01-24T05:25:21Z","timestamp":1643001921000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":40,"title":["Cytokines in the Immune Microenvironment Change the Glycosylation of IgG by Regulating Intracellular 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