title: Suppression of interleukin-1 action by phospholipase-A2 inhibitors in helper T lymphocytes.
abstract: The mechanism by which interleukin 1 (IL-1) and T cell receptor (TCR) activation co-stimulate T helper (Th) cells is not clear. In chondrocytes, fibroblasts and several other cell types, much of the evidence suggests a linkage between IL-1 action and increased phospholipase-A2 (PLA2) activity. Although Th cells have very low levels of PLA2, they are well known targets for IL-1. We studied the effects of PLA2 inhibitors, i.e., lipocortin-1 (LC-1) and the synthetic peptide antiflammin-P2 (AF-2), on the enhancing effect of IL-1 upon activation of TCR. When murine D10.G4.1 Th2 cells were stimulated by their clonotypic anti-TCR antibody 3D3, both LC-1 and AF-2 inhibited the biological response to IL-1. This blockade was not seen when D10 cells were induced to proliferate with interleukin-2 (IL-2) and 3D3 in the presence of the same inhibitors, LC-1 or AF-2. These results strongly suggest that PLA2 also plays a central role in mediating the actions of IL-1 in the helper T cell.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sierra-Honigmann
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D017305:Annexin A1 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017305:Annexin A1; D007375:Interleukin-1; D010455:Peptides; D010741:Phospholipases A; D054467:Phospholipases A2