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The mucosal immune system consists of a number of compartments that are populated with a different assortment of cells and serve different functions. The cytokines produced by the cells in each of these compartments are currently being defined. This is best understood in relation to B cells, whose proliferation and maturation is guided by a sequence of cytokines. PP are inductive sites that preferentially stimulate IgA production. At least in part, this preference seems to be due to the T cells located in PP, which have been shown to stimulate switching to IgA production by cognate interactions and production of TGF-beta. Postswitch B cells expressing surface IgA respond to IL-5, a cytokine produced by T cells in GALT. Terminal differentiation to IgA-producing plasma cells in the lamina propria may be driven by IL-6, which can be produced by a variety of cells in the lamina propria and by epithelial cells. T cells in the lamina propria have an assortment of surface markers consistent with both activation and memory and appear to produce a variety of cytokines in the local environment that presumably act in normal host defense. IEL consist mainly of CD8+ T cells. They have been shown to produce IFN-gamma and, very likely, other cytokines that presumably act in a paracrine fashion on local enterocytes. How these cells and cytokines are perturbed during intestinal inflammation is currently being defined. A certain assortment of cytokines are greatly increased in IBD. This assortment, including IL-1, IL-6, and IL-8, is elevated in a wide variety of chronic inflammatory states in other tissues as well. A critical requirement for cytokines to exert their effects is the expression of specific receptors on target cells. Virtually nothing is known about this aspect of mucosal immunity, but receptor expression on mucosal cells must be defined before we will be able to understand the complex interactions among lymphoid cells, the cytokines they produce, and the local stromal and epithelial cells.
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PMID:Cells and cytokines in mucosal immunity and inflammation. 151 47

This study was designed to further differentiate monocyte behavior in critically ill patients with operative or accidental trauma. The patient population studied consisted of 39 patients (17 patients undergoing elective surgery [ES], seven patients with major multiple injuries [MI], and 15 patients in an acute septic state [S]). Immunologic parameters assessed included monocyte phenotyping with the monoclonal antibody LeuM3, measurement of the cytokines interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6, and IL-8 in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated in vitro cultures of mononuclear leukocytes (PBMCs), and determination of neopterin in gamma-interferon-stimulated in vitro cultures and corresponding serum samples. Serum neopterin levels were very high in S patients (89.0 nmol/L; p less than 0.05) compared with control values (4.6 nmol/L), with a rise to 16.4 nmol/L in ES patients on day 7 and 13.4 nmol/L in MI patients on day 7. The concentrations of gamma-interferon-induced neopterin in the supernatants of the PBMC cultures were elevated in all patient groups. Severe impairment of IL-1 synthesis was seen in MI and S patients. IL-8 synthesis (818 +/- 150 units/ml, control value) was also suppressed (p less than 0.05) in MI patients; the values were 135 +/- 65 units/ml on day 1,231 +/- 110 units/ml on day 3,347 +/- 131 units/ml on day 7, and 355 +/- 107 units/ml in S patients. The kinetic patterns of synthesis were comparable for IL-1 and IL-8 in all patient groups. Lipopolysaccharide-induced IL-6 synthesis (9.4 +/- 1.5 x 10(3) units/ml, control value) was significantly elevated in the PBMC cultures of all patient groups, with the exception of the early phase after accidental trauma. Maximum amounts of IL-6 synthesis after surgery were 19.6 +/- 7 x 10(3) units/ml in S patients and 19.0 +/- 2.2 x 10(3) units/ml in ES patients. These results demonstrate (1) the impairment of the functional capacity of circulating monocytes and (2) that the degree of functional impairment is proportional to the severity of the injury.
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PMID:Functional analysis of monocyte activity through synthesis patterns of proinflammatory cytokines and neopterin in patients in surgical intensive care. 151 73

Synthesis of complement proteins and their regulation in resident cells of the central nervous system are important pathophysiologic factors that can affect the outcome of inflammatory central nervous system diseases. Primary cultures of rat astrocytes constitutively express C3 mRNA and produce C3 protein; both of them were enhanced by LPS or by a live as well as inactivated Newcastle disease virus, a neurotropic paramixovirus. TNF, IL-1 beta, and IL-8 also increased the levels of C3 mRNA and protein whereas IL-1 alpha and IL-6 had no effect, although all of these cytokines are inducible by LPS. LPS stimulation in the presence of cycloheximide decreased the LPS-mediated C3 mRNA induction by 60%. These data suggest that LPS effect on C3 regulation is mediated directly by LPS as well as by LPS-induced cytokines. Interestingly, C3 mRNA induced by Newcastle disease virus or inactivated Newcastle disease virus was inhibited by protein kinase inhibitors, H-7 and staurosporine, whereas these inhibitors had no effect on C3 induction mediated by LPS or cytokines, indicating the existence of different signal transduction pathways.
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PMID:Induction of C3 expression in astrocytes is regulated by cytokines and Newcastle disease virus. 153 Sep 57

IL-8, a cytokine known for its potent and specific neutrophil activation and chemoattractant properties, has been recently detected in the circulation during septic shock, endotoxemia, and after IL-1 alpha administration. Because of its observed in vitro actions, it has been hypothesized that IL-8 may contribute to the dynamics of circulating granulocytes and to the pathologic sequelae seen in sepsis. Here, human rIL-8 is administered to healthy nonhuman primates as a single i.v. injection or as a continuous 8-h i.v. infusion. We demonstrate that both methods of i.v. administration result in a rapid but transient, severe granulocytopenia, followed by a granulocytosis that persists as long as IL-8 levels are detectable in the circulation. There were no hemodynamic changes after IL-8 administration, and animals remained clinically stable during the 24-h observation period. No detectable circulating TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, or IL-6 response was induced by either IL-8 administration regimen. Histopathologic examination revealed mild to moderate neutrophilic margination in lung, liver, and spleen, of greater severity in baboons receiving the 8-h infusion. There was no associated neutrophilic infiltration or tissue injury. Thus, IL-8 modulates circulating granulocyte dynamics and likely directs their actions, but when administered i.v. to healthy animals, either as a bolus dose or as a continuous infusion for up to 8 h, does not induce the hemodynamic and metabolic aberrations or the acute organ damage seen during sepsis.
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PMID:Effects of intravenous IL-8 administration in nonhuman primates. 154 15

TNF, IL-1, and IL-6 are integral components of the cytokine cascade released in the response to inflammatory stimuli such as LPS. IL-8 is produced both in response to LPS as well as TNF and IL-1. The early, local production of TNF and IL-1 may therefore contribute to the subsequent expression of IL-8. This hypothesis was tested using LPS-stimulated human whole blood as an ex vivo model of local cytokine production. The production of TNF, IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-6, and IL-8 was found to be responsive to a wide range of LPS concentrations (0.1 ng/ml-10 micrograms/ml). These cytokines were first detected between 1 to 4 h post-LPS stimulation, and reached plateau levels after 6 to 12 h. IL-8, however, also displayed a secondary wave of production, with the levels again increasing between 12 to 24 h. The IL-8 present in the plasma after LPS stimulation was biologically active, as assessed by neutrophil chemotaxis. In further studies, addition of anti-TNF and anti-IL-1 neutralizing antibodies, alone and in combination, to LPS-stimulated blood resulted in nearly complete ablation of the secondary phase of IL-8 synthesis at both the levels of protein and mRNA, while leaving the first, LPS-mediated phase of IL-8 synthesis unaffected. This model of cytokine production in human whole blood may reflect the sequence of events in a localized environment of inflammation where both a primary stimulus and the induced early cytokine mediators may serve to elicit multiple, temporally distinct phases of IL-8 production.
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PMID:Biphasic production of IL-8 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated human whole blood. Separation of LPS- and cytokine-stimulated components using anti-tumor necrosis factor and anti-IL-1 antibodies. 154 21

It is evident from this review that TNF exhibits complex interactions with other cytokines at the level of production and in its effects. Studies designed to determine the role of TNF in the animal models or cell culture system using pure recombinant molecules have revealed that TNF never operates by itself, but instead operates within a network of cytokines. First, the multitude of exogenous as well as endogenous signals, which induce TNF production, concomitantly also stimulate the production of a battery of other inflammatory cytokines: IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, multiple CSFs, IFN, and TGF-beta. Moreover, TNF itself stimulates the production of most of these cytokines. Thus even when pure recombinant TNF is used, it readily generates the production of other interactive cytokines. This apparent redundancy in the production of cytokines with overlapping effects presumably has protective advantage for the host. Furthermore, interaction of these cytokines is more economical and amplifies the responses to subtoxic doses of potentially harmful cytokines. Cytokine interaction may lead to either synergistic (as for many TNF-IL-1 interactions) or antagonistic effects (TNF and TGF-beta, for example). These may depend on (1) the modulation of receptor expression of one cytokine by another (IFN-gamma-enhancing receptor expression for TNF, and TGF-beta down-regulation of IL-1 receptors), (2) stabilization of the cytokine message by one another (induction of IL-6 by TNF or IL-1), (3) interactions at the level of signal transduction, (4) gene expression, or (5) at the posttranslational level. Thus the receptor repertoire, which is a function of the cell type and stage of development, actually determines the net effects of a particular combination of interactive cytokines. Clearly, the mechanisms of these interactions will need to be elucidated to better understand their biological function and to permit cytokines to be used clinically to the advantage of the host.
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PMID:Relationship of TNF to interleukins. 155 Aug 74

The influence of cytokines on extracellular superoxide dismutase (EC-SOD) expression by human dermal fibroblasts was investigated. The expression was markedly stimulated by interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), was varying between fibroblast lines stimulated or depressed by interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha), was intermediately depressed by tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and markedly depressed by transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta). TNF-alpha, however, enhanced the stimulation by a high dose of IFN-gamma, whereas TGF-beta markedly depressed the stimulations given by IFN-gamma and IL-1 alpha. The ratio between the maximal stimulation and depression observed was around 30-fold. The responses were generally slow and developed over periods of several days. There were no effects of IFN-alpha, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, human growth hormone, Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide, leukotriene B4, prostaglandin E2, formylmethionylleucylphenylalanine, platelet-activating factor, and indomethacin. The cytokines influencing the EC-SOD expression are also known to influence superoxide production by leukocytes and other cell types, and the EC-SOD response pattern is roughly compatible with the notion that its function is to protect cells against extracellular superoxide radicals. The results show that EC-SOD is a participant in the complex inflammatory response orchestrated by cytokines. The CuZn-SOD activity of the fibroblasts was not influenced by any of the cytokines, whereas the Mn-SOD activity was depressed by TGF-beta. TNF-alpha, IL-1 alpha, and IFN-gamma stimulated the Mn-SOD activity, as previously known, and these responses were reduced by TGF-beta. The different responses of the three SOD isoenzymes illustrate their different physiological roles.
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PMID:Regulation by cytokines of extracellular superoxide dismutase and other superoxide dismutase isoenzymes in fibroblasts. 155 78

Multiple chemical mediators are constitutively produced from rheumatoid synovium resulting in joint destruction. These include arachidonic acids metabolites such as prostaglandins and leukotrienes, vasoactive amines, kinins, endothelins, complement fragments, reactive oxygens, neutral proteinases and cytokines. Among cytokines, interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-6, IL-8, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), GM-CSF, M-CSF are known to be constitutively produced from inflammatory synovium. Most of these cytokines are mainly produced from synovial cells which are recruited and/or proliferated in the synovium. The mechanism of inducing or aggravating joint destruction with these cytokines and other chemical mediators is discussed.
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PMID:[Cytokines and chemical mediators in rheumatoid arthritis]. 158 32

Various human alveolar macrophage (AM)-derived cytokines in the lungs have been shown to be present under conditions of normal homeostasis as well as during the pathogenesis of inflammation. Although extensive investigation has demonstrated the induction of cytokines from AM, relatively little is known regarding endogenous and exogenous regulation of their production. Several pharmacologic agents, including corticosteroids, cyclooxygenase inhibitors, prostaglandins, and methyl-xanthines have been examined for their role in the modulation of mononuclear phagocyte-derived cytokines. In this study, we examine the role of amiloride for the regulation of AM-derived interleukin (IL)-8, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), IL-6, and IL-1 beta. Amiloride in concentrations of 10(-4) to 10(-6) M, concentrations capable of being achieved in the distal airways via nebulization, were shown to inhibit lipopolysaccharide-stimulated, AM-derived IL-8 and TNF in both a time- and dose-dependent fashion. In addition, 5-(N,N-hexamethylene) amiloride hydrochloride, an amiloride analogue with specific sodium channel antiport inhibition, resulted in a similar dose-dependent suppression of lipopolysaccharide-stimulated, AM-derived IL-8 production. Furthermore, the suppressive effect of amiloride appeared to be at the level of mRNA for IL-8, TNF, IL-1 beta, and IL-6, whereas steady-state levels of beta-actin mRNA remained unaltered. These findings would suggest that amiloride has a potentially important modulating influence for the regulation of AM-derived cytokines.
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PMID:Suppression of human alveolar macrophage-derived cytokines by amiloride. 159 Oct 7

In the present study, we show by Northern blot analysis and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay that the Hodgkin's disease (HD)-derived cell lines HDLM-2 and KM-H2 express a variety of cytokine genes either constitutively or upon induction with phorbol ester 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate. Cytokine genes expressed by HD-derived lines include granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (CSF), macrophage-CSF, interleukin (IL)-1-alpha, IL-3, IL-5, IL-6, IL-8, leukemia inhibitory factor, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, tumor necrosis factor-beta, and transforming growth factor-beta, while transcripts and the corresponding proteins for granulocyte-CSF, IL-1-beta, IL-2, IL-4, IL-7, IL-10, and the JE/macrophage chemoattractant and activating factor gene were not detectable in cytoplasmic RNA and culture supernatants obtained from both lines. In addition, IL-2 receptor (R) p55 and macrophage-CSF R (c-fms) genes were expressed by both lines. HDLM-2, but not KM-H2 cells, exhibited the IL-6 R p80 and the IL-2 R p75 chain. Analysis of nuclear proteins that bind to oligonucleotides containing the consensus sequences of the transcription factors activation protein 1, nuclear factor (NF) kappa B, and NFAT 1 revealed a pattern for HD lines resembling that of activated T-cells: HDLM-2 and KM-H2 cells constitutively expressed NF binding to the NF of activated T-cells (type 1), previously described to be T-cell specific. In addition, NF kappa B-binding proteins obtained from both lines showed, in electrophoretic mobility shift assays, the same migration pattern as T-cell-derived proteins but differed from monocyte- and B-cell-derived proteins. UV cross-linking experiments confirmed that NF kappa B-binding proteins of M(r) 85,000, 75,000, and 50,000/55,000 were detectable in nuclear extracts obtained from T-cells and both HD lines, while monocytes and B-cells displayed the M(r) 50,000/55,000 and 75,000 NF kappa B complex only. Both HD lines also constitutively expressed transcripts for c-fos and c-jun, which are involved in heterodimeric formation of the transcription factor activation protein 1, as well as for the NF kappa B/KBF1 gene.
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PMID:Expression of cytokine genes, cytokine receptor genes, and transcription factors in cultured Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells. 159 93


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