title: Interleukin 1 release by human alveolar macrophages and blood monocytes.
abstract: These studies utilized a sensitive and specific radioimmunoassay for interleukin 1 beta (IL-1 beta) to compare release of IL-1 by human alveolar macrophages and blood monocytes. The studies demonstrate that alveolar macrophages release amounts of antigenic IL-1 beta that are similar to that of blood monocytes. The amounts of IL-1 released were similar for both cell types at early (4 h) and late (24 h) time points and with differing amounts of stimuli [endotoxin; lipopolysaccharide (LPS)]. In addition, alveolar macrophages actually produced more total IL-1 (intracellular IL-1 plus released IL-1) than did blood monocytes. Alveolar macrophages that were stimulated with LPS released significantly more prostaglandin E2 (PGE2, an inhibitor of IL-1) than did blood monocytes. These studies demonstrate that human alveolar macrophages are not defective in their capacity to release IL-1.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Administration, Iowa City, Iowa.
authors: G K
authors: GK
authors: Iwamoto
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Monick
authors: L F
authors: LF
authors: Burmeister
authors: G W
authors: GW
authors: Hunninghake
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism*; D009000:Monocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D015232:Dinoprostone