title: Distinct effect of forskolin and interferon-gamma on cell proliferation and regulation of histocompatibility antigen expression in hematopoietic cells.
abstract: The adenylate cyclase activator, forskolin, was found to induce expression of class I and class II major histocompatibility complex antigens in a B precursor cell line, Reh, as well as in a B lymphoid cell line, Raji. No such effect was, however, observed when the promyelocytic cells line HL-60 was treated with either forskolin or the cAMP analogue 8-bromoadenosine cyclic monophosphate. As expected, all three cell lines showed reduced proliferation upon forskolin treatment. Forskolin induced expression of class I and class II major histocompatibility complex antigens in cell lines not affected by interferon-gamma and vice versa, indicating that cAMP is not involved in the regulation of histocompatibility antigens by interferon-gamma. We also compared the effect of interferon-gamma and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate on major histocompatibility complex class I and class II expression, and despite differences in the response on the tested cell lines, we can not at this point exclude the possibility that protein kinase C is involved in the action of interferon-gamma.
mesh_terms: D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects*; D002460:Cell Line; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D005576:Colforsin; D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate