title: Interleukin-1 induced gene expression of neutrophil activating protein (interleukin-8) and monocyte chemotactic peptide in human synovial cells.
abstract: We report here that human synovial cells stimulated by interleukin-1 alpha and interleukin-1 beta express mRNA for both IL-8 (neutrophil chemotactic peptide) and monocyte chemotactic protein. IL-1 stimulated synovial cells from both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis patients exhibited similar mRNA expression of interleukin-8 and monocyte chemotactic protein. A capacity to produce factors selectively chemotactic for neutrophils, lymphocytes and monocytes provides a mechanism whereby synovial cells can facilitate inflammatory arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: DeMarco
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kunkel
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Strieter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basha
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Zurier
mesh_terms: D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018932:Chemokine CCL2; D002630:Chemotactic Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018932:Chemokine CCL2; D002630:Chemotactic Factors; D007375:Interleukin-1; D016209:Interleukin-8; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins