title: Interleukin 4 inhibition of prostaglandin E2 synthesis blocks interstitial collagenase and 92-kDa type IV collagenase/gelatinase production by human monocytes.
abstract: Activation of human monocytes results in the production of interstitial collagenase through a prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)-cAMP-dependent pathway. Inasmuch as interleukin 4 (IL-4) has been shown to inhibit PGE2 synthesis by monocytes, we examined the effect of IL-4 on the production of human monocyte interstitial collagenase. Additionally, we also assessed the effect of IL-4 on the production of 92-kDa type IV collagenase/gelatinase and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) by monocytes. The inhibition of PGE2 synthesis by IL-4 resulted in decreased interstitial collagenase protein and activity that could be restored by exogenous PGE2 or dibutyryl cyclic AMP (Bt2cAMP). IL-4 also suppressed ConA-stimulated 92-kDa type IV collagenase/gelatinase protein and zymogram enzyme activity that could be reversed by exogenous PGE2 or Bt2cAMP. Moreover, indomethacin suppressed the ConA-induced production of 92-kDa type IV collagenase/gelatinase. These data demonstrate that, like monocyte interstitial collagenase, the conA-inducible monocyte 92-kDa type IV collagenase/gelatinase is regulated through a PGE2-mediated cAMP-dependent pathway. In contrast to ConA stimulation, unstimulated monocytes released low levels of 92-kDa type IV collagenase/gelatinase that were not affected by IL-4, PGE2, or Bt2cAMP, indicating that basal production of this enzyme is PGE2-cAMP independent. IL-4 inhibition of both collagenases was not a result of increased TIMP expression since Western analysis of 28.5-kDa TIMP-1 revealed that IL-4 did not alter the increased TIMP-1 protein in response to ConA. These data indicate that IL-4 may function in natural host regulation of connective tissue damage by monocytes.
authors.affiliation: Cellular Immunology Section, National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Corcoran
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Stetler-Stevenson
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Wahl
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D018093:Gelatinases; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006801:Humans; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D003012:Microbial Collagenase / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009000:Monocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D010434:Pepsin A / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D019714:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D019714:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases; D015847:Interleukin-4; D003994:Bucladesine; D010434:Pepsin A; D018093:Gelatinases; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; D003012:Microbial Collagenase; D015232:Dinoprostone