title: Role of the adhesion molecule lymphocyte function associated antigen 1 in toxic shock syndrome toxin 1-induced tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-1 beta secretion by human monocytes.
abstract: We previously demonstrated that the induction by staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1) of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) secretion by human monocytes requires direct T cell-monocyte contact. In the present study, a role for the adhesion molecule lymphocyte function associated antigen 1 (LFA-1) in TSST-1-induced cytokine secretion by human monocytes among 12 normal healthy donors was investigated. Monoclonal antibodies to the alpha chain (anti-CD11a) and to the beta chain (anti-CD18) of LFA-1 significantly inhibited TSST-1-induced TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta secretion (P < 0.025; Wilcoxon signed-rank test, two tailed), while a control monoclonal antibody directed against the monocyte CD14 antigen had no effect. These results suggest that LFA-1 may play an important role in the secretion of TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta by TSST-1-stimulated human monocytes, likely by promoting cell-cell adhesion between monocytes and lymphocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: See
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Chow
mesh_terms: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1 / Q000502:physiology*; D009000:Monocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000472:pathogenicity; D018089:Superantigens; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D007375:Interleukin-1; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1; D018089:Superantigens; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C030107:enterotoxin F, Staphylococcal