title: Interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha additively increase the levels of granulocyte-macrophage and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (CSF) mRNA in human fibroblasts.
abstract: Recombinant interleukin (IL) 1 beta and tumor necrosis factor/cachectin (TNF-alpha) induce, usually within 2 h, a dose-dependent increase in the levels of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and G-CSF mRNA in cultured human fibroblasts. Maximal induction is reached at about 4-8 h and usually last for at least 48 h. IL 1 beta and TNF have additive effects on the levels of GM- and G-CSF mRNA, and on the secretion of G-CSF activity into the culture medium. IL 1 alpha has the same additive effect that IL 1 beta has with TNF, but no additive effect with IL 1 beta. In contrast, the high basic level of M-CSF (CSF-1) mRNA shows little or lower variations in response to IL 1, TNF-alpha or both IL 1 and TNF-alpha also induce, with similar kinetics, an increase in IL 1 beta but not mRNA level. In contrast to what is observed with macrophages and endothelial cells, E. coli lipopolysaccharide does not modify the fibroblast CSF mRNA level up to 48 h of culture.
authors: Département de Pathologie, Centre Médical Universitaire, Genève, Switzerland.
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Seelentag
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Mermod
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Vassalli
mesh_terms: D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; D006133:Growth Substances; D007375:Interleukin-1; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor