title: Control of interleukin 1 (IL-1) activity. I. Inhibition of IL-1 activity by soluble immune response suppressor (SIRS) in vitro.
abstract: Soluble immune response suppressor (SIRS), a nonspecific inhibitor of cellular and humoral immune responses and cellular proliferation, reversed IL-1-induced inhibition of autologous rosette formation by thymocytes. In addition, SIRS prevented the IL-1-induced increase in resistance of thymocytes to the lytic action of hydrocortisone. Kinetic experiments showed that the action of SIRS on thymocytes was rapid (less than 15 minutes), although a longer time was required to exert protective effects on thymocytes. SIRS also inhibited the stimulation of thymocyte proliferation induced by Con A and IL-1 a costimulatory assay of IL-1 activity. Moreover, SIRS inhibited the IL-1-stimulated expression of complement receptors on neonatal B cells. The inhibitory effects of SIRS were selectively directed towards IL-1, since SIRS did not interfere with induction of LAK cells by IL-2, and did not reverse inhibition of autologous rosette formation induced by factors other than IL-1, such as IL-4, a proline rich polypeptide and lactoferrin. The results presented in this report demonstrate that SIRS may be a selective inhibitor of IL-1 activity with respect to T and B cells, rendering them unresponsive to IL-1 activation and/or maturation signals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zimecki
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wieczorek
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Pierce
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kapp
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Schnaper
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Webb
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D012397:Rosette Formation; D013491:Suppressor Factors, Immunologic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D013491:Suppressor Factors, Immunologic; C013256:soluble immune response suppressor; D006854:Hydrocortisone