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Query: UNIPROT:P43026 (
lipopolysaccharide
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Cytokines and plasma endotoxin were measured in a consecutive series of patients with alcoholic cirrhosis (AC). Endotoxaemia was found to be strongly correlated to increased plasma levels of functionally active tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptors -
p55
and -p75, TNF-alpha and the Child-Pugh stage of the disease. Our data support the hypothesis of the pathogenic role of
lipopolysaccharide
in hepatocellular damage of patients with AC.
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PMID:Presence of plasma endotoxin is correlated with tumour necrosis factor receptor levels and disease activity in alcoholic cirrhosis. 987 48
The monocytic cell line THP-1 can be induced to express and release tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) and both TNFalpha receptors (
p55
and p75) upon exposure to bacterial
lipopolysaccharide
(
LPS
). The broad-spectrum matrix metalloprotease (MMP) inhibitors [4-(N-hydroxyamino)-2R-isobutyl-3S-(phenylthiomethyl)succinyl]-L-p henylalanine-N-methylamide (GI-129471) and marimastat [2S-[N4(R*),2R*,3S*]]-N4[2,2-dimethyl-1-[(methylamino)carbonyl]propyl]-N 1,2-dihydroxy-3-(2-methylpropyl)butanediamide (BB-2516) were effective inhibitors of
LPS
-induced TNFalpha (soluble) release with IC50 values of 0.2 and 4.0 microM, respectively. Upon
LPS
stimulation, the expression of pro-TNFalpha (membrane associated) on the cell surface (FACS analysis) could not be observed. However, in the presence of GI-129471, a concentration-dependent increase in TNFalpha surface expression was observed. Peak expression (percentage of cells expressing pro-TNFalpha and mean fluorescence units) in the presence of GI-129471 was at 2 hr, and steadily declined to return to near control levels by 8 hr. This time course was similar to TNFalpha release, which also peaked at 2-4 hr after
LPS
exposure and then declined. Stimulation of THP-1 cells with
LPS
+ phorbol myristate acetate increased the percentage of cells expressing pro-TNFalpha by 10-fold. In the presence of GI-129471, these increases were augmented further and peaked between 2 and 4 hr, but also returned to near control levels of expression by 24 hr. This was in contrast to the release of soluble TNFalpha, which continued to accumulate over a 24-hr time course. TNFalpha receptor I (
p55
, TNFRI) and II (p75, TNFRII) shedding was also inhibited by GI-129471 (IC50 = 1.5 and 3.1 microM, respectively) and BB-2516 (IC50 = 14 and 15 microM, respectively). Unlike pro-TNFalpha surface expression, surface expression of both TNFalpha receptors steadily increased over 72 hr. In contrast to pro-TNFalpha surface expression, TNFRI surface expression was not augmented by these MMP inhibitors in THP-1 cells after
LPS
stimulation. Surface expression of TNFRII was augmented by these MMP inhibitors. These results suggest that even in the continued presence of
LPS
stimulation and an inhibitor of TNFalpha processing, the augmented surface expression of TNFalpha is transient. The potential "deleterious" implications of high levels of surface pro-TNFalpha expression in the presence of these inhibitors may be lessened by its transient nature.
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PMID:Enhancement of the surface expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) but not the p55 TNFalpha receptor in the THP-1 monocytic cell line by matrix metalloprotease inhibitors. 989 May 56
This study describes a quick (<12 h) assay for detecting temperature decreases in BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice injected intraperitoneally (i.p. ) with staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA), SEB, or SEC3 or toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 and a potentiating dose of
lipopolysaccharide
(
LPS
). Toxin-specific antisera effectively neutralized the temperature fluctuations in this model. Orally administered SEA or SEB (50 microg/animal), with or without
LPS
, did not have an effect on temperature or lethality. Versus wild-type mice, transgenic knockout mice lacking the
p55
receptor for tumor necrosis factor (TNF) or gamma interferon were protected against an i.p. challenge of SEA plus
LPS
. The p75 receptor for TNF and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 have a negligible role in this toxic shock model.
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PMID:Correlation of temperature and toxicity in murine studies of staphylococcal enterotoxins and toxic shock syndrome toxin 1. 1002 5
Hepatic cytochromes P-450 (CYP) are well characterized drug and xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes that are extensively regulated by genetic and environmental factors. Inflammatory mediators, including interleukins (ILs), interferons (IFNs), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), have been shown to down-regulate several CYP isoforms; however, elucidation of the inflammatory mediators that are responsible for specific CYP down-regulation is difficult. The purpose of this experiment was to evaluate the role endogenous TNF-alpha plays in the regulation of liver CYP expression after endotoxin administration. Mice deficient in the
p55
and p75 TNF receptors and wild-type mice were given Gram-negative bacterial
lipopolysaccharide
(
LPS
) and killed 24 h after administration. CYP analysis indicates that
LPS
decreases CYP1A, CYP2B, CYP3A, and CYP4A independently of TNF-alpha. CYP2D9 and CYP2E1 activities show differential responses to
LPS
between wild-type and TNF
p55
/p75 receptor knockout mice, indicating the down-regulation of CYP2D9 and CYP2E1 is differentially modulated by TNF-alpha expression. Furthermore, TNF-alpha appears to affect the constitutive expression of CYP2D9 and CYP2E1. To date, this is the first evidence suggesting that a proinflammatory cytokine is involved in the constitutive regulation of drug-metabolizing enzymes.
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PMID:Hepatic cytochrome P-450 expression in tumor necrosis factor-alpha receptor (p55/p75) knockout mice after endotoxin administration. 1002 30
The present study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and/or interleukin-1 (IL-1) activity mediates
lipopolysaccharide
(
LPS
)-induced bone resorption in vivo. To test this hypothesis, Escherichia coli
LPS
or Porphyromonas gingivalis
LPS
was injected into the subcutaneous tissues overlying mouse calvariae. Histological sections, prepared from the center of the lesion, were stained for tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase, and histomorphometric analysis was performed to quantify the osteoclast number and the area of bone resorption. In time course experiments using normal mice, a peak of bone resorption occurred 5 days after endotoxin stimulation. In dose-response experiments, IL-1 receptor type 1 deletion (IL-1R(-/-)), TNF double-receptor
p55
/p75 deletion (TNF
p55
(-/-)/p75(-/-)), combined TNF
p55
and IL-1 receptor type 1 deletion (TNF
p55
(-/-)/IL-1R(-/-)), and IL-1beta-converting enzyme-deficient (ICE(-/-)) mice and the respective wild-type mice were injected with 500, 100, or 20 micrograms of P. gingivalis
LPS
and sacrificed 5 days after
LPS
injection. At the highest dose (500 micrograms), significant decreases in osteoclast number occurred in mutant mice compared to wild-type mice: (i) a 64% reduction for the TNF
p55
(-/-)/IL-1R(-/-) mice, (ii) a 57% reduction for the IL-1R(-/-) mice, (iii) a 41% reduction for the TNF
p55
(-/-)/p75(-/-) mice, and (iv) a 38% reduction for the ICE(-/-) mice. At the two lower doses, bone resorption was apparent but no significant differences between mutant and wild-type animals were observed. The present data indicate that at higher doses,
LPS
-induced bone resorption is substantially mediated by IL-1 and TNF receptor signaling. Furthermore, IL-1 receptor signaling appears to be slightly more important than TNF receptor signaling. At lower
LPS
doses, other pathways leading to osteoclast activity that are independent of TNF and IL-1 are involved.
...
PMID:Interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor activities partially account for calvarial bone resorption induced by local injection of lipopolysaccharide. 1041 96
Tumor necrosis factor is a potent activator of myeloid cells, which acts via two cell-surface receptors, the
p55
and p75 tumor necrosis factor receptors. The present study describes the cellular distribution of both receptor messenger RNAs across the rat brain under basal conditions and in response to systemic injection with the bacterial endotoxin
lipopolysaccharide
and recombinant rat tumor necrosis factor-alpha. Time-related induction of the messenger RNA encoding c-fos, cyclo-oxygenase-2 enzyme and the inhibitory factor kappa B alpha was assayed as an index of activated neurons and cells of the microvasculature by intravenous tumor necrosis factor-alpha challenge. The effect of the proinflammatory cytokine on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis was determined by measuring the transcriptional activity of corticotropin-releasing factor and plasma corticosterone levels. Constitutive expression of
p55
messenger RNA was detected in the circumventricular organs, choroid plexus, leptomeninges, the ependymal lining cells of the ventricular walls and along the blood vessels, whereas p75 transcript was barely detectable in the brain under basal conditions. Immunogenic insults caused up-regulation of both tumor necrosis factor receptors in barrier-associated structures, as well as over the blood vessels, an event that was associated with a robust activation of the microvasculature. Indeed, intravenous tumor necrosis factor-alpha provoked a rapid and transient transcription of inhibitory factor kappa B alpha and cyclo-oxygenase-2 within cells of the blood-brain barrier, and a dual-labeling technique provided the anatomical evidence that the endothelium of the brain capillaries expressed inhibitory factor kappa B alpha. Circulating tumor necrosis factor-alpha also rapidly stimulated c-fos expression in nuclei involved in the autonomic control, including the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, the central nucleus of the amygdala, the nucleus of the solitary tract and the ventrolateral medulla. A delayed c-fos mRNA induction was detected in the circumventricular organs, organum vascularis of the lamina terminalis, the subfornical organ, the median eminence and the area postrema. The paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus exhibited expression of corticotropin-releasing factor primary transcript that was associated with a sharp increase in the plasma corticosterone levels 1h after intravenous tumor necrosis factor-alpha administration. Taken together, these data provide the evidence that
p55
is the most abundant tumor necrosis factor receptor in the central nervous system and is expressed in barrier-associated structures. Circulating tumor necrosis factor has the ability to directly activate the endothelium of the brain's large blood vessels and small capillaries, which may produce soluble molecules (such as prostaglandins) to vehicle the signal through parenchymal elements. The pattern of c-fos-inducible nuclei suggests complex neuronal circuits solicited by the cytokine to activate neuroendocrine corticotropin-releasing factor and the corticotroph axis, a key physiological response for the appropriate control of the systemic inflammatory response.
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PMID:Effects of circulating tumor necrosis factor on the neuronal activity and expression of the genes encoding the tumor necrosis factor receptors (p55 and p75) in the rat brain: a view from the blood-brain barrier. 1050 70
The proinflammatory cytokine, tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) has been shown to play a pivotal part in mediating acute and chronic inflammation. The activities of TNFalpha are modulated by the proteolytic shedding of the soluble extracellular domains of the two TNF receptors,
p55
sTNF-RI and p75 sTNF-RII. Amgen Inc has cloned and expressed a recombinant form of a natural inhibitor of TNFalpha, referred to as recombinant human soluble TNF receptor type I (r-Hu-sTNF-RI, sTNF-RI). sTNF-RI is an E coli recombinant, monomeric form of the soluble TNF-type I receptor. A high molecular weight polyethylene glycol (PEG) molecule is attached at the N-terminus position to form the molecule intended for clinical evaluations (PEG sTNF-RI). Preclinical studies to date demonstrate that PEG sTNF-RI is efficacious in rodent models of chronic inflammatory disease including rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease at doses as low as 0.3 mg/kg given every other day. This dose results in plasma concentrations of 0.3 to 0.5 microg/ml. Higher doses with correspondingly higher plasma concentrations yield higher efficacy. It has also demonstrated efficacy in E coli
lipopolysaccharide
, and Staphylococcus enterotoxin B mediated models of acute inflammation in rodents and primates. Pharmacokinetic studies in mice, rats, cynomolgus monkeys, baboons, and chimpanzees have been conducted with PEG sTNF-RI. Absorption from a subcutaneous dose was slow, with the time to reach maximal plasma concentrations of 24-48 hours in rats, and in monkeys, and 3-29 hours in chimpanzees. The initial volume of distribution of PEG sTNF-RI was essentially equivalent to that of plasma (40 ml/kg). This suggests the protein does not appear to extensively distribute from the systemic circulation with a volume of distribution at steady state (Vss) less than 200 ml/kg in all species studied. These results are consistent with previous experience with PEGylated proteins in which PEGylation decreases both the rate of absorption and the plasma clearance of human recombinant proteins in animals and humans. The use of a PEG molecule will probably provide a more advantageous dosing schedule (that is, less frequent dosing) for the patient compared with a non-PEG sTNF-RI.
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PMID:PEGylated recombinant human soluble tumour necrosis factor receptor type I (r-Hu-sTNF-RI): novel high affinity TNF receptor designed for chronic inflammatory diseases. 1057 78
Early osteoclast precursors, in the form of murine bone marrow macrophages (BMMs), while expressing no detectable alpha(v)beta3 integrin, contain abundant alpha(v)beta5 and attach to matrix in an alpha(v) integrin-dependent manner. Furthermore, alpha(v)beta5 expression by osteoclast precursors progressively falls as they assume the resorptive phenotype. We find the osteoclastogenic agent, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, (TNF) down-regulates alpha(v)beta5 expression by BMMS via attenuation of beta5 messenger RNA (mRNA) t1/2. Using BMMs from TNF receptor knockout mice we establish the
p55
receptor transmits the beta5 suppressive effect. The functional implications of TNF-mediated alpha(v)beta5 down-regulation are underscored by the capacity of an alpha(v) inhibitory peptide mimetic to prevent spreading by BMMs expressing abundant alpha(v)beta5 while failing to impact those in which the integrin has been diminished by TNF. Finally, beta5 mRNA in BMMs of wild-type mice administered
lipopolysaccharide
(
LPS
) progressively falls with time of in vivo treatment. Alternatively, beta5 mRNA does not decline in BMMs of
LPS
-treated mice lacking both TNF receptors, documenting down-regulation of the beta5 integrin subunit, in vivo, is mediated by TNF. Thus, matrix attachment of osteoclast precursors and mature osteoclasts are governed by distinct alpha(v) integrins which are differentially regulated by specific cytokines.
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PMID:Tumor necrosis factor alpha regulates alpha(v)beta5 integrin expression by osteoclast precursors in vitro and in vivo. 1061 49
Lipopolysaccharide and D-galactosamine induced lethality and apoptotic liver injury is dependent on endogenously produced tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha. The present study was undertaken to determine whether membrane-associated or secreted TNF-alpha signaling through the
p55
or p75 receptor was responsible for survival and hepatic injury after
lipopolysaccharide
administration in D-galactosamine-sensitized mice. Transgenic mice expressing null forms of TNF-alpha, the
p55
and p75 receptor, and mice expressing only a cell-associated form of TNF-alpha were challenged with 8 mg D-galactosamine and 100 ng
lipopolysaccharide
. Mortality and apoptotic liver injury were only seen in wild-type and p75 knockout mice. p75 Knockout mice had significantly higher concentrations of plasma TNF-alpha than any other experimental group (P </= 0.05) and tended to have the highest mortality and liver injury. In contrast,
p55
and TNF-alpha knockout mice and animals expressing only a cell-associated form of TNF-alpha exhibited no mortality or liver injury. We conclude that survival and apoptotic liver injury in response to
lipopolysaccharide
and D-galactosamine are dependent exclusively on secreted TNF-alpha signaling through the
p55
receptor.
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PMID:LPS-induced liver injury in D-galactosamine-sensitized mice requires secreted TNF-alpha and the TNF-p55 receptor. 1080 Dec 88
The deleterious effects of
lipopolysaccharide
(
LPS
) during endotoxic shock are associated with the secretion of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and the production of nitric oxide (NO), both predominantly released by tissue macrophages. We analyzed the mechanism by which
LPS
induces apoptosis in bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDM).
LPS
-induced apoptosis reached a plateau at about 6 hours of stimulation, whereas the production of NO by the inducible NO-synthase (iNOS) required between 12 and 24 hours. Furthermore,
LPS
-induced early apoptosis was only moderately reduced in the presence of an inhibitor of iNOS or when using macrophages from iNOS -/-mice. In contrast, early apoptosis was paralleled by the rapid secretion of TNF and was almost absent in macrophages from mice deficient for one (
p55
) or both (
p55
and p75) TNF-receptors. During the late phase of apoptosis (12-24 hours) NO significantly contributed to the death of macrophages even in the absence of TNF-receptor signaling. NO-mediated cell death, but not apoptosis induced by TNF, correlated with the induction of p53 and Bax genes. Thus,
LPS
-induced apoptosis results from 2 independent mechanisms: first and predominantly, through the autocrine secretion of TNF-alpha (early apoptotic events), and second, through the production of NO (late phase of apoptosis). (Blood. 2000;95:3823-3831)
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PMID:LPS induces apoptosis in macrophages mostly through the autocrine production of TNF-alpha. 1084 16
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