title: Fibroblast interleukin 1 beta: synergistic stimulation by recombinant interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor and posttranscriptional regulation.
abstract: To understand the role fibroblasts play in mediating and amplifying the effects of inflammatory cytokines, we determined whether recombinant interleukin 1 (IL-1) and recombinant tumor necrosis factor (TNF), alone and in combination, stimulated fibroblasts to produce IL-1 beta. Recombinant IL-1 (alpha and beta) stimulated fibroblast IL-1 beta mRNA accumulation, whereas recombinant TNF did not. In addition, simultaneous stimulation with recombinant IL-1 (alpha or beta) and recombinant TNF resulted in a synergistic increase in IL-1 beta mRNA levels. However, in all cases, IL-1 beta mRNA accumulation was not associated with fibroblast production of soluble IL-1 beta protein. Lysates of unstimulated, recombinant IL-1-stimulated, and recombinant TNF-stimulated fibroblasts did not contain IL-1 beta prohormone. In contrast, IL-1 beta prohormone was detected in lysates of fibroblasts incubated simultaneously with recombinant IL-1 and recombinant TNF. These studies demonstrate that recombinant IL-1 stimulates fibroblast IL-1 beta mRNA accumulation and that recombinant IL-1 and recombinant TNF synergize to further up-regulate IL-1 beta mRNA levels. In addition, they show that IL-1 beta production by human lung fibroblasts is inhibited at a posttranscriptional level. Translational control appears to be important in recombinant IL-1-stimulated fibroblasts and posttranslational control is important in fibroblasts stimulated simultaneously with recombinant IL-1 and recombinant TNF.
authors: Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104.
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Elias
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Reynolds
authors: R M
authors: RM
authors: Kotloff
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Kern
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D002460:Cell Line; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000494:pharmacology; D009000:Monocytes / Q000276:immunology; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational / Q000187:drug effects*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D007375:Interleukin-1; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha