title: Differential induction of interleukin-6 production in monocytes, endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells.
abstract: Studying the production of IL-6 (interleukin-6) by monocytes, endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells we observed that cytokine inducers like IL-1, TNF alpha (tumor necrosis factor alpha), LPS (lipopolysaccharide), SAC (Staphylococcus Aureus Cowan 1) and PMA could be divided roughly into two categories. Bacterial products such as LPS or SAC have a potent IL-6 inducing effect on monocytes and minor or no effect on endothelial- and smooth muscle cells. The other category comprising IL-1, TNF alpha and PMA induces IL-6 production in endothelial- and smooth muscle cells. Only IL-1 induces IL-6 production in monocytes as well as in endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells. In addition to IL-6, also IL-1 and TNF alpha are produced by monocytes however with different kinetics. None of the stimuli had any inhibitory effect on IL-6 production with the exception of PMA. Whereas PMA induced IL-6 production in endothelial cells and it potentiated the induction of IL-6 by IL-1 in these cells, it inhibited LPS-stimulated IL-6 production in monocytes. In line with the effects of PMA, staurosporin induced IL-6 production in monocytes and it inhibited IL-1 driven IL-6 production by endothelial cells.
authors.affiliation: Central Laboratory of the Netherlands Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, University of Amsterdam.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aarden
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Helle
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boeije
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pascual-Salcedo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Groot
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000494:pharmacology; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D015846:Monokines / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014471:Umbilical Veins
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D004731:Endotoxins; D015850:Interleukin-6; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D015846:Monokines; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate