title: Interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor stimulate cGMP formation in rat renal mesangial cells.
abstract: Treatment of mesangial cells with recombinant human interleukin 1 beta (IL-1 beta) or recombinant human tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) dose-dependently increased cGMP formation. Both IL-1 beta and TNF alpha-stimulated formation of cGMP occurred after a initial lag period of 4 to 8 hours. Treatment of cells with actinomycin D, cycloheximide or dexamethason completely abolished cytokine-induced cGMP formation. Furthermore, the guanylate cyclase inhibitor Methylene blue completely blocked IL-1 beta- and TNF alpha-stimulated cGMP generation. NG-mono-methyl-L-arginine attenuated IL-1 beta- and TNF alpha-induced cGMP production, an effect that was reversed by L-arginine.
authors.affiliation: Ciba-Geigy Ltd, Research Department, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pfeilschifter
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schwarzenbach
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D005920:Glomerular Mesangium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D006152:Cyclic GMP