title: Actions of recombinant interleukin 1, interleukin 2, and interferon-gamma on bone resorption in vitro.
abstract: Human peripheral blood cells, when cultured in vitro, release bone-resorbing factors, which have been called osteoclast-activating factors (OAF) but remain unidentified. We showed previously that a monocyte product, similar to interleukin 1 (IL 1), is a powerful stimulator of bone resorption in vitro. However, the possibility remained that other immune cell products may contribute to OAF activity. We have therefore tested three recombinant cytokines; IL 1, interleukin 2 (IL 2), and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) for their activity in a neonatal mouse bone resorption assay. We report here that purified recombinant murine IL 1 is a potent and powerful stimulator of bone resorption in vitro, active over a concentration range of 0.14 to 33 U/ml (1.3 X 10(-12) to 3.1 X 10(-10) M). IL 1-stimulated bone resorption was unaffected by cyclooxygenase inhibition but was inhibited by calcitonin and IFN-gamma. IL 2 had no effect on bone resorption.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gowen
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Mundy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001688:Biological Products / Q000502:physiology; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000187:drug effects*; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000494:pharmacology; D016207:Cytokines; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000502:physiology*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000502:physiology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D012886:Skull
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D016207:Cytokines; D007375:Interleukin-1; D007376:Interleukin-2; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C025940:bone resorption factor; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D002116:Calcitonin; D007213:Indomethacin