title: Regulation by interleukin-3 of human monocyte pro-inflammatory mediators. Similarities with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor.
abstract: Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA), tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-1 (IL-1) activities were measured for highly purified human monocytes cultured for 18 hr with recombinant human interleukin-3 (IL-3). IL-3 alone stimulated monocyte u-PA activity, but not TNF-alpha or IL-1 activity. However, IL-3, together with interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), stimulated the TNF-alpha, but not IL-1, activities of monocytes from several donors. In parallel cultures, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) behaved similarly. IL-3, like GM-CSF, synergized weakly and sometimes irregularly with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) for increased TNF-alpha and IL-1 activities. Thus, IL-3 can selectively stimulate monocyte mediator production depending on the costimulus present; however, the stimulatory properties of IL-3 vary from those of IFN-gamma and IL-4. The similarities in activity between IL-3 and GM-CSF may be explained by a common or associated IL-3/GM-CSF receptor(s), as suggested by biochemical studies.
authors.affiliation: University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Whitty
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Burgess
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000276:immunology*; D009000:Monocytes / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology*; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D007377:Interleukin-3; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator