title: Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) expression in human blood mononuclear phagocytes is differentially regulated by granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), M-CSF, and IL-3.
abstract: In this report we show that recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rhGM-CSF) and rh macrophage (M)-CSF induce accumulation of interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) mRNA in blood-derived mononuclear phagocytes (MNP). GM-CSF and M-CSF treatment of MNP is also associated with IL-1 beta secretion. Regulation of GM- and M-CSF-induced IL-1 beta mRNA expression involves transcriptional and posttranscriptional mechanisms. However, the action of IL-3 on synthesis of IL-1 beta mRNA differs from that of other CSFs: While GM-CSF and M-CSF induce binding activity of the nuclear factor (NF) kappa B, IL-3 treatment of MNP has no profound effect on NF kappa B binding to DNA. Moreover, IL-3 decreases the transcription rate of the IL-1 beta gene and has only little effect on stability of IL-1 beta mRNA, which is increased by GM- and M-CSF. However, IL-3 enhances M-CSF-induced accumulation of IL-1 beta mRNA by unknown posttranscriptional means that may relate to an increased expression of M-CSF receptor (ie, c-fms) mRNA, detectable in mononuclear phagocytes on exposure to IL-3.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Freiburg Medical Center, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Oster
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Brach
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Gruss
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mertelsmann
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Herrmann
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000235:genetics*; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D010586:Phagocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D007377:Interleukin-3; D016328:NF-kappa B; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor