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Modulation of the release of KC/gro protein (a chemoattractant for neutrophils; IL-8 related protein in rodents) from isolated hepatocytes after stimulation with biologically active mediators was investigated. The release of KC/gro protein from hepatocytes of control rats was enhanced by stimulation with lipopolysaccharide, IL-1 beta or TNF-alpha in a dose-dependent manner, but was not enhanced by IL-6. In contrast, although spontaneous release of KC/gro protein from the hepatocytes of chronically ethanol-fed rats was markedly enhanced as compared with control rats, the relative increase by stimulation with lipopolysaccharide, IL-1 beta or TNF-alpha was significantly smaller than in controls. These findings suggest that the regulation of hepatocyte KC/gro protein production might be disturbed in chronically ethanol-fed rats.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1994 Sep 30
PMID:Modulation of KC/gro protein (interleukin-8 related protein in rodents) release from hepatocytes by biologically active mediators. 794 86

Etretinate has proven to be effective in the treatment of psoriasis. Since abnormal proliferation and cytokine secretion are well-known features of psoriatic epidermis, we studied the in vitro effects of etretinate on these two processes using human keratinocytes. Etretinate promoted proliferation of normal human keratinocytes (NHKs) grown in keratinocyte growth medium (KGM) but not in growth factor-deficient keratinocyte basic medium (KBM). Moreover, etretinate partly overcame growth inhibition by PMA. Etretinate was shown to have an effect on either IL-1 alpha or IL-8 secretion in unstimulated NHKs. In HSC-1, a human squamous cell carcinoma cell line cultured in 20% FCS/DMEM, inhibited IL-1 alpha secretion and enhanced IL-8 secretion. These results indicate that the effects of etretinate on keratinocyte proliferation and cytokine secretion may depend on cell type and culture conditions. Stimulation of NHKs with PMA significantly enhanced IL-1 alpha and IL-8 secretion, and these effects were inhibited by etretinate. However, etretinate failed to inhibit rTNF alpha-induced IL-8 secretion, suggesting that etretinate regulation of NHK cytokine secretion may also depend on the stimulus. As treatment of keratinocytes or epidermis with PMA can induce psoriasis-like changes, so might the experimental "anti-PMA" activity of etretinate be related to its therapeutic benefit in the treatment of psoriasis.
J Dermatol 1994 Sep
PMID:Effects of etretinate on keratinocyte proliferation and secretion of interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha) and IL-8. 796 65

We have shown that gamma delta T cells in human gingiva have an intraepithelial location and, that in the chronic inflammatory disease periodontitis, the expression of CD45RO and CD8 or CD4 is induced on gamma delta T cells. To study the role of gamma delta T cells in local antibacterial responses, we determined the cytokine profiles of isolated human gingival cells. Different T cell subpopulations, isolated by positive selection with mAb-coated magnetic beads and macrophages, as well as epithelial cells, were analyzed for expression of mRNA for 15 cytokines by reverse transcriptase-PCR. The ultrastructure of gingival gamma delta T cells was also studied. The gamma delta T cells expressed mRNA for IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, TGF-beta 1, and IL-6. Expression of IFN-gamma was a consequence of inflammation. CD4+ gamma delta T cells expressed IFN-gamma only, whereas CD8+ gamma delta T cells expressed all four cytokines. CD8+ cells expressing IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, and IL-6 in combination suggest a cytotoxic effector function. Gingival gamma delta T cells contained cytoplasmic electron-dense membrane-bound granules and multivesicular bodies that are ultrastructural characteristics of cytotoxic cells. Epithelial cells from inflamed gingiva expressed HLA-DR, CD1a, CD1c, and heat shock protein 60 on the cell surface. They also expressed mRNA for IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-alpha, and TGF-beta 1. Thus, epithelial cells may function as accessory cells in immune activation and, at the same time, be target cells for CD8+ gamma delta T cells reactive with CD1 Ag or heat shock protein. These results suggest that gamma delta T cells constitute a first line of defense in gingiva, preventing entrance of pathogens by cytotoxicity against infected and stressed epithelial cells, and by control of epithelial cell growth through secretion of regulatory cytokines.
J Immunol 1994 Sep 01
PMID:Cytokine profile and ultrastructure of intraepithelial gamma delta T cells in chronically inflamed human gingiva suggest a cytotoxic effector function. 805 26

To assess whether RAS oncogenes may affect the expression of cytokines in tumor cells, the presence of interleukins (IL) 1 alpha, 1 beta, 4, 6, 7, and 8, tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha and interferon gamma mRNA has been analyzed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction in 19 melanoma clones derived from the metastatic cell line 665/2 and previously characterized for RAS mutation and expression. Five of these clones and the parental cell line showed a mutation at codon 61 of N-RAS that resulted in Gln-->Arg substitution (N-RAS/61+), while in the remaining 14, only the wild-type allele for N-RAS was present (N-RAS/61-). With the exception of interferon gamma and IL-4, all the cytokines tested were expressed by the parental 665/2 cell line, whereas IL-1 alpha, IL-6, and TNF-alpha were coordinately transcribed only in the subset of the clones bearing the mutated N-RAS gene. The other cytokine genes studied (IL-1 beta, IL-4, IL-7, and IL-8) displayed a variable degree of expression, and such an heterogeneity was not correlated to the N-RAS phenotype of the clones. The association between N-RAS oncogene and IL-1 alpha, IL-6, and TNF-alpha expression was also found in a 665/2 subline (665/2/5) in which loss of mutated N-RAS genes simultaneously occurred with the loss of IL-1 alpha, IL-6, and TNF-alpha expression. Direct evidence that N-RAS oncogene could influence the pattern of cytokine expression was provided by the coordinate induction of IL-1 alpha, IL-6, and TNF-alpha messenger RNA achieved in N-RAS/61+ transfectants of the N-RAS wild-type melanoma clone 2/21. Furthermore, IL-1 alpha, IL-6, and TNF-alpha could be detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in the culture medium obtained from N-RAS/61+ melanoma clones as well as from positive transfectants, indicating that lymphokine mRNA expression triggered by the activated N-RAS oncogene lead to a secreted protein. In an N-RAS/61+ melanoma clone, by adding specific antibodies against each cytokine, it was found that soluble IL-1 alpha exerted a positive control on IL-6 mRNA and a negative one on its own expression. In addition, IL-1 alpha and IL-6 were negatively regulated by soluble IL-6 and TNF-alpha.
Cancer Res 1994 Sep 01
PMID:Expression of interleukin 1 alpha, interleukin 6, and tumor necrosis factor alpha genes in human melanoma clones is associated with that of mutated N-RAS oncogene. 806 79

The cytokine production induced by a newly discovered streptococcal exotoxin, MF, and the pyrogenic exotoxins SpeA and SpeB was determined by in vitro stimulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) obtained from healthy blood donors. The induction and kinetics of interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha), IL-1 beta, IL-1 receptor antagonist, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, gamma interferon, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), TNF-beta, and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor were studied at the single-cell level by use of cytokine-specific monoclonal antibodies and intracellular immunofluorescent juxtanuclear staining. The cytokine-producing cells, with the exception of IL-1-expressing cells, had a characteristic morphology generated by the accumulation of cytokines in the Golgi organelle. MF, SpeA, and SpeB induced a massive gamma interferon and TNF-beta response in 10 to 16% of the PBMCs after 48 to 96 h of cell stimulation. In contrast, IL-2 and TNF-alpha production was detected in only 1 to 3% of the PBMCs. The induction of a lymphocyte TH2 phenotype response, including production of IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, and IL-10, was weak. However, the monokines, IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-1 receptor antagonist, and IL-8, were consistently found and gradually produced, peaking at 24 h in approximately 5 to 8% of the PBMCs. MF showed extensive cytokine- and proliferation-inducing capacities equal to those of SpeA and SpeB, which suggests that MF is also a superantigen. A marked interindividual variation could be noted both in the proliferative response and in the cytokine induction of lymphocytes isolated from different individuals, which may be one explanation for the varying clinical severity noticed during group A streptococcal infections.
Infect Immun 1994 Sep
PMID:Similar cytokine induction profiles of a novel streptococcal exotoxin, MF, and pyrogenic exotoxins A and B. 806 87

Glomerular infiltration by neutrophils is a hallmark of acute glomerulonephritis. The pathophysiological role of interleukin 8 (IL-8), a potent neutrophil chemotactic cytokine (chemokine), was explored in an animal model of acute immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis by administering a neutralizing antibody against IL-8. Repeated injection of bovine serum albumin (BSA) into rabbits caused the deposition of immune complexes consisting of BSA and rabbit IgG in glomeruli. Histological analyses revealed a small but significant number of neutrophils in glomeruli and the fusion of epithelial cell foot processes. Concomitantly, urinary levels of protein and albumin increased markedly (3.20 +/- 0.97 and 1.39 +/- 0.53 mg/h, respectively) compared with those of untreated animals (0.77 +/- 0.21 and 0.01 +/- 0.01 mg/h, respectively). Anti-IL-8 antibody treatment decreased the number of neutrophils in glomeruli by 40% and dramatically prevented the fusion of epithelial cell foot process. Furthermore, treatment with anti-IL-8 antibody completely normalized the urinary levels of protein and albumin (0.89 +/- 0.15 and 0.02 +/- 0.01 mg/h, respectively). These results indicated that IL-8 participated in the impairment of renal functions in experimental acute immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis through activating as well as recruiting neutrophils.
J Exp Med 1994 Sep 01
PMID:Prevention of proteinuria by the administration of anti-interleukin 8 antibody in experimental acute immune complex-induced glomerulonephritis. 806 29

Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) have been identified as important sources of various proinflammatory cytokines. Since Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) is one of the activating factors of PMN, we have examined its effect on PMN-derived cytokine production. Recently, we demonstrated that IFN-gamma inhibits the release of IL-8 by PMN stimulated for 2 with different agonists. In this report, we show that the IFN-gamma-dependent inhibition of IL-8 release by PMN stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and/or interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), but not with Y-IgG, is a transient phenomenon. Indeed, PMN stimulated in the presence of IFN-gamma for 18 hr demonstrated an enhanced expression of IL-8 antigen in cell-free supernatants compared with stimuli alone. This enhanced accumulation of IL-8 partially reflected changes at the level of cell-associated versus cell-secreted IL-8 as PMN incubated with IFN-gamma secreted significantly more IL-8, relative to untreated cells. Unlike IL-8, the LPS-stimulated production of TNF and IL-1 beta, as well as the TNF-stimulated production of IL-1 beta, was markedly enhanced by IFN-gamma over the entire incubation period (up to 18 hr). Addition of anti-TNF and anti-IL-1 beta antibodies to IFN-gamma plus LPS-treated PMN indicated that the LPS-induced production of endogenous TNF and IL-1 beta, which was further potentiated by IFN-gamma pretreatment, mediated in autocrine fashion the enhanced LPS-induced IL-8 accumulation observed at 18 hr. Furthermore, as shown by Northern blot analysis, all the effects of IFN-gamma on LPS-stimulated PMN were paralleled by changes at the level of TNF, IL-1 beta, and IL-8 mRNA expression. Taken together, these findings identify novel biological actions of IFN-gamma as a modulator of the acute inflammatory response.
Cell Immunol 1994 Sep
PMID:Modulation of proinflammatory cytokine release from human polymorphonuclear leukocytes by gamma interferon. 806 26

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is characterised by an accumulation of cells ('LCH cells') with the same phenotypic features as normal Langerhans cells found in skin and other organs. The pathogenesis of LCH is unknown but there is increasing evidence to implicate the involvement of lymphokines and proinflammatory cytokines in the tissue damage seen in this disorder. Apart from histiocytes, the lesions contain giant cells, macrophages, neutrophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, plasma cells and occasional mast cells that are the hallmark of an inflammatory process. The role of cytokines in the recruitment of haemopoietic cells within inflammatory lesions has only recently been recognised. In this article, we review the possible role of cytokines in the pathogenesis of LCH, and provide an overview of the methods currently used to detect and quantitate them. An appreciation of the type, distribution and amount of different cytokines released within lesions can provide clues to the possible aetiology of LCH. Using immunoassays, in situ hybridisation and RT-PCR, increased amounts of IL-1, IL-3, IL-4, IL-8, GM-CSF, TNF alpha, TGF beta and LIF have been demonstrated in LCH lesions. Lymphocytes constitutively produce GM-CSF and IL-3 and, to a lesser degree, IL-1, IL-4 and LIF whilst histiocytes produce TNF alpha, IL-1 beta and GM-CSF.
Br J Cancer Suppl 1994 Sep
PMID:The role of cytokines in the pathogenesis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis. 807 4

IL-8, a potent chemotactic factor for neutrophil granulocytes and lymphocytes, is a proinflammatory cytokine secreted by a variety of cell types, including T cells. Stimulation of the CD28 cell surface molecule delivers costimulatory signals essential for lymphokine production in activated T cells via a conserved sequence element found in the promoter of several lymphokine genes. Anti-CD28-stimulated T cells produced significant amounts of IL-8; additionally, costimulation with anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 Abs resulted in a synergistic induction of IL-8 secretion. Sequence homology, single nucleotide mutations, and anti-CD28 Ab stimulation studies established that the NF-kappa B-like sequence in the promoter of the IL-8 gene functioned as a CD28 response element. Furthermore, cyclosporin A, but not rapamycin, blocked the synergistic induction of IL-8 expression achieved with anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 costimulation. The involvement of a CD28 response element in the induction of IL-8 expression in activated T cells may provide new insights into the pathogenesis and persistence of immune disorders characterized by increased levels of IL-8, such as psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis.
J Immunol 1994 Sep 15
PMID:Induction of IL-8 expression in T cells uses the CD28 costimulatory pathway. 807 62

Two unique but homologous receptors for the neutrophil chemoattractant, IL-8 have been cloned (designated IL-8RA and IL-8RB), each of which binds IL-8 with high affinity. IL-8RA mRNA expression was found to be regulated by granulocyte-CSF and LPS. In an attempt to understand the tissue-specific expression and to identify transcriptional regulatory elements, we have cloned, sequenced, and characterized the human IL-8RA gene. A lambda-DASH clone encoding the entire human IL-8RA gene was isolated by screening a genomic library with a PCR-generated cDNA. After mapping, subcloning, and sequencing several restriction fragments, a 9.2-kb continuous DNA sequence was obtained. As the sizes of the published cDNA (1.9 kb) and the mRNA determined by Northern blot analysis (2.1 kb) were not in agreement, a full-length cDNA was cloned by using a modified rapid amplification of cDNA ends technique. We identified a 5'-untranslated region of 119 bp. After comparison with the genomic sequence, we found the gene consisted of two exons interrupted by an intron of 1.7 kb. A 1050-bp ORF was encoded entirely in the second exon together with a 834-bp 3'-untranslated region. The immediate GC-rich 5'-flanking region upstream of exon 1 could serve as a constitutively active promoter in chloramphenicol-acetyl-transferase-expression assays. Expression analysis of additional upstream regions suggested the presence of silencer elements between positions -841 and -280. In conclusion, cloning a full-length cDNA permitted us to clone the human IL-8RA gene, identify the genomic structure, and characterize the promoter region.
J Immunol 1994 Sep 15
PMID:Genomic structure, characterization, and identification of the promoter of the human IL-8 receptor A gene. 807 63


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