title: Interleukin-6 expression in immunologically elicited murine macrophages.
abstract: We report the expression of both interleukin-6 (IL6) messenger RNA and biological activity in complete Freund's adjuvant-elicited peritoneal macrophages (CFA-M phi). IL6 mRNA expression peaked between 4 and 8 h of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation; biological activity was maximal at approximately 18 h of stimulation. LPS-induced IL6 mRNA was inhibited by treatment with cycloheximide (5 micrograms/ml), implicating the participation of a secondary protein mediator in the induction process, or the dependence upon protein synthesis for receptor ligand interactions. Comparison of CFA-M phi with resident peritoneal macrophages suggests that the elicited cell population makes more IL6 in response to LPS than the resident population on a per cell basis.
authors: Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48109.
authors: W E
authors: WE
authors: Scales
authors: S W
authors: SW
authors: Chensue
authors: S L
authors: SL
authors: Kunkel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D005260:Female; D005620:Freund's Adjuvant / Q000494:pharmacology; D015870:Gene Expression; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D007700:Kinetics; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D005620:Freund's Adjuvant