title: Induction of interleukin 1 by Legionella pneumophila in murine peritoneal macrophage cultures.
abstract: Legionella pneumophila-induced production of both membrane-associated and secreted interleukin 1 (mIL-1 and sIL-1, respectively) was examined utilizing peritoneal macrophages from BALB/c mice. The Legionella preparations for these studies included viable bacteria and formalin-killed whole cell preparations. Both of the preparations induced mIL-1 and sIL-1 in a dose-dependent fashion. However, the viable bacteria required about 1 log lower concentrations than the formalin-killed bacteria to induce the same level of IL-1 activity measured in the thymocyte proliferation assay. Kinetic studies showed that mIL-1 and sIL-1 were detectable within 4 hr after addition of either of the L. pneumophila preparations to the peritoneal macrophage cultures, with peak levels achieved within 24 hr. These results indicate that L. pneumophila is a potent inducer of both mIL-1 and sIL-1 in normal mouse peritoneal macrophage cultures.
authors: University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa.
authors: R H
authors: RH
authors: Widen
authors: T W
authors: TW
authors: Klein
authors: C A
authors: CA
authors: Newton
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007875:Legionella / Q000502:physiology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1