title: IL-1 and IL-4 modulate IL-1 receptor expression in a murine T cell line.
abstract: The combination of IL-1 and IL-4 stimulates the proliferation of certain murine T cell populations. Although this effect has been best characterized for a number of murine type 2 Th cell (Th2) clones, the mechanism(s) by which these cytokines effect this response is unclear. We have examined the effects of IL-1 and IL-4 on IL-1R expression by MD10 cells, and IL-1-responsive murine T cell line. These cells bear specific IL-1R, which bind human and murine IL-1 alpha and -beta. The measured apparent IL-1R dissociation constant ranged from 41 to 255 pM using 125I-HrIL-1 alpha. Cross-linking studies demonstrated two different 125I-HrIL-1 alpha binding complexes having Mr of 70,000 and 130,000 to 156,000. When removed from passage conditions and placed in non-growth factor-supplemented media, MD10 IL-1R expression spontaneously increased two- to fourfold over the first 11 to 12 h of culture followed by a decline. This phenomenon is partially inhibitable by cycloheximide suggesting that protein synthesis is involved. In agreement with other reports, HrIL-1 alpha down-regulated the expression of its own receptor with an ED50 of between 1 and 10 pM HrIL-1 alpha for this effect. In most experiments, low amounts of HrIL-1 alpha (1.0, 0.1 pM) significantly augmented IL-1R expression. Scatchard analysis of data obtained with all HrIL-1 alpha treatment conditions showed that the effects were due to a change in receptor number, not affinity. Significantly, purified murine IL-4 (MpIL-4) augmented MD10 IL-1R expression in both a time- and dose-dependent fashion. In the presence of 50 U/ml MpIL-4, MD10 IL-1R expression increased two- to threefold after 24 h without a change in receptor affinity. When MpIL-4 (50 U/ml) and various amounts of HrIL-1 alpha (.01-1000 pM) were co-added, the down-regulatory effect of high levels of HrIL-1 alpha was significantly antagonized. When added to cultures after 24 h of HrIL-1 alpha (100 pM) treatment, MpIL-4 reversed the IL-1R down-regulatory effect induced by high levels of HrIL-1 alpha. Finally, when combined in MD10 proliferation assays, MpIL-4 synergistically enhanced the proliferation of MD10 cells treated with suboptimal levels of HrIL-1 alpha.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
authors: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors: D L
authors: DL
authors: Lacey
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Erdmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D004357:Drug Synergism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000378:metabolism*; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1; D015847:Interleukin-4; D003513:Cycloheximide