title: Spontaneous production of interleukin-6 by alveolar macrophages from human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected patients.
abstract: To test the hypothesis that the lung represents a source of interleukin (IL)-6 in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-positive subjects, alveolar macrophages (AM) obtained from the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid of 10 HIV-1-positive patients were investigated for the expression of IL-6 mRNA and the ability to release IL-6. The presence of IL-6 in BAL fluid was also investigated. It has been demonstrated that freshly recovered AM from HIV-1-positive patients show a strong IL-6 mRNA signal. The message for IL-6 increases following culture with LPS. Supernatants obtained from AM cultured in medium alone contain high amounts of IL-6; the values are three to four times higher following culture with LPS. IL-6 has also been detected in the BAL fluid from 5 of 8 HIV-1-positive patients. Results of immunoblotting analysis were consistent with those given above. These findings suggest that the lung represents a source of IL-6 production in HIV-1-infected subjects with lung disorders.
authors.affiliation: Padua University School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Padua Hospital, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Trentin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garbisa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zambello
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Agostini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caenazzo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Francesco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cipriani
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Francavilla
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Semenzato
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism; D016676:Macrophages, Alveolar / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides