title: The inhibitory effect of tumor necrosis factor and interleukin-1 on Ia induction by interferon-gamma on endothelial cells from murine central nervous system microvessels.
abstract: The effect of both tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) and interleukin-1 (IL-1) on interferon-gamma (IFN)-induced Ia expression was studied using cultured endothelial cells (EC) isolated from cerebral microvessels of SJL mice. TNF inhibited Ia induction by IFN in a dose-dependent manner. The degree of inhibition by TNF was related to the IFN concentration: 200 U/ml TNF inhibited Ia expression induced by 20 U/ml IFN by 80% and Ia induced by 100 U/ml IFN by 45%. FACS analysis revealed the induction of Ia antigen on 30-40% of EC after 3 days' culture with IFN; TNF significantly reduced the percent of EC expressing Ia antigens. Identical treatment of SJL astrocytes showed TNF augmented Ia expression induced by IFN. IL-1 also inhibited Ia induction by IFN in a manner similar to that observed with TNF. The percent reduction of Ia-positive EC by Il-1 (2.0 U/ml) was 30% and 50% during incubations with 100 and 20 U/ml IFN, respectively. When combined at suboptimal concentrations IL-1 and TNF synergistically inhibited Ia expression induced by IFN. These results demonstrate that TNF acts on EC and astrocytes in a disparate manner and indicate that TNF and IL-1 can synergistically down-regulate immune responses involving central nervous system EC.
authors.affiliation: Neuroimmunology Branch, NINDS, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: McCarron
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000276:immunology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000276:immunology*; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000276:immunology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D007375:Interleukin-1; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D007371:Interferon-gamma