title: Induction of the interleukin 1 receptor antagonist protein by transforming growth factor-beta.
abstract: Transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) mediates many immunosuppressive effects on immune cells and can inhibit the production of tumor necrosis factor and interleukin 1 (IL 1). However, TGF-beta 1 can stimulate the production of IL 6 and platelet-derived growth factor, indicating that TGF-beta 1 initiates complex effects on the production of cytokines. In this report we show that treatment of peripheral blood monocytes with TGF-beta 1 leads to the induction of a recently described IL 1 receptor antagonist protein (IRAP). The effect of TGF-beta 1 was both dose and time dependent. TGF-beta 1 induced de novo synthesis of IRAP, as Northern blotting experiments indicated a rapid and transient induction of the mRNA encoding IRAP. The induction of IRAP suggests a potential mechanism by which some of the inhibitory effects of TGF-beta 1 are mediated.
authors.affiliation: Charing Cross Sunley Research Centre, Hammersmith Laboratory, Kalamazoo, London, GB.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chantry
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Katsikis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Brennan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feldmann
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: C507763:IL1RN protein, human; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D007375:Interleukin-1; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta