title: Additive effects of IL-1 and TNF on induction of prostacyclin synthesis in human vascular endothelial cells.
abstract: The effect of interleukin 1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) on the induction of prostacyclin (PGI2) synthesis in human vascular endothelial cells (EC) was investigated. Both IL-1 and TNF increased PGI2 production by EC in both a time- and dose-dependent manner, and a combination of the two cytokines additively enhanced PGI2 production. Metabolic inhibitors including indomethacin and cycloheximide abolished cytokine induced PGI2 synthesis. Since, the effect of TNF was not inhibited by neutralization with antibody to IL-1 alpha and IL-1 beta, it seems that the mechanism is not mediated by endogenous IL-1 induced by TNF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akahoshi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kashiwazaki
mesh_terms: D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D011464:Epoprostenol / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000494:pharmacology; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014471:Umbilical Veins
chemical_list: D007106:Immune Sera; D007375:Interleukin-1; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D003513:Cycloheximide; D011464:Epoprostenol; D007213:Indomethacin