title: Rat CINC, a member of the interleukin-8 family, is a neutrophil-specific chemoattractant in vivo.
abstract: Rat cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant (CINC) is a member of the IL-8 family and its human counterpart is MGSA/gro. Rat neutrophil responses in vitro to rat CINC, human IL-8, and human MGSA/gro were studied. CINC concentrations as low as 1 nM induced apparent chemotaxis of rat neutrophils, but human IL-8 and MGSA/gro required concentrations one or two orders higher than that of CINC to attract neutrophils. These data indicate that human IL-8 and MGSA/gro cannot sufficiently substitute for rat counterparts such as CINC in rats. Therefore, the effect of rat CINC on rats was studied. Intradermally injected 10(-10)-10(-7) M CINC dose-dependently caused infiltration of neutrophils. Significant migration of neutrophils appeared by 30 min, and maximum infiltration was observed around 1-2 hr after the injection. CINC induced quick and transient neutrophil accumulation without lymphocyte and monocyte migration or edema formation. CINC, a member of the IL-8 family but a counterpart of human MGSA/gro-related proteins, is a specific neutrophil chemoattractant and can be distinguished from IL-8, which is a chemotactic factor for lymphocytes and neutrophils.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kurashige
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsurufuji
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D054360:Chemokine CXCL1; D019743:Chemokines, CXC; D002630:Chemotactic Factors / Q000502:physiology*; D002633:Chemotaxis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000502:physiology*; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000502:physiology*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009000:Monocytes / Q000502:physiology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: C475829:CXCL1 protein, human; D054360:Chemokine CXCL1; D019743:Chemokines, CXC; D002630:Chemotactic Factors; C513297:Cxcl1 protein, rat; D006133:Growth Substances; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D016209:Interleukin-8