title: Endogenous tumor necrosis factor, interleukin-6, and gamma interferon levels during Listeria monocytogenes infection in mice.
abstract: Mice were infected intravenously with a sublethal dose of Listeria monocytogenes cells and then levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) in the bloodstreams, spleens, and livers were monitored. The maximum level of TNF was detected at 72 h in the spleens and livers, but TNF was never detected in the bloodstreams. IL-6 appeared in the bloodstreams and spleens and peaked at 48 h. The maximum level of IFN-gamma could be detected in all three specimens, and the highest titer was shown in the spleens. Endogenous TNF production was suppressed by in vivo administration of anti-CD4 monoclonal antibody (MAb) or anti-asialo GM1 antibody but not by anti-CD8 MAb, whereas none of these antibodies suppressed endogenous IL-6 production. Endogenous production of neither IL-6 nor IFN-gamma was inhibited in rabbit anti-recombinant mouse TNF-alpha antibody-treated mice. Similarly, production of TNF and IL-6 did not decrease in anti-mouse IFN-gamma MAb-treated animals, but TNF production was augmented in these animals. These results suggest that the these endogenous cytokines are produced by different mechanisms in L. monocytogenes infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakane
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Numata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minagawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005677:G(M1) Ganglioside; D006028:Glycosphingolipids / Q000276:immunology; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000032:analysis* / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000032:analysis* / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis* / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D006028:Glycosphingolipids; D015850:Interleukin-6; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D005677:G(M1) Ganglioside; C018835:asialo GM1 ganglioside; D007371:Interferon-gamma