title: Interleukin-1 and the acute-phase response: induction of mouse liver serum amyloid A mRNA by murine recombinant interleukin-1.
abstract: Traumatic tissue injury of infection provokes a systemic inflammatory response, termed the acute-phase response, which is accompanied by hepatic synthesis of certain plasma proteins. Increased levels of serum amyloid A (SAA), C-reactive protein (CRP), and fibrinogen have been observed during the acute-phase response. One possible mediator of the acute-phase response is interleukin-1, a pro-inflammatory monokine released in response to traumatic tissue injury or infection. There is evidence that partially purified macrophage supernatants containing interleukin-1 activity stimulate hepatocyte secretion of SAA, CRP, and fibrinogen. The effect of interleukin-1 on mouse liver serum amyloid A mRNA levels was investigated. The acute-phase response was induced in mice by intraperitoneal injection of interleukin-1 obtained from cloned murine recombinant DNA. We monitored SAA mRNA levels using DNA/RNA dot blot hybridization. Interleukin-1 stimulated a dose-dependent increase in SAA mRNA levels compared to unstimulated controls. In contrast, mRNA levels for apolipoprotein E (a constitutive hepatic protein not produced as part of the acute-phase response) were unchanged under identical conditions. Interleukin-1 also induced SAA mRNA in an endotoxin-resistant strain of mice (C3H/HeJ), indicating that this stimulation was not due to endotoxin contamination since endotoxin alone was unable to induce SAA mRNA in these mice. These results indicate that recombinant interleukin-1, when injected intraperitoneally into mice, induced specific production of SAA mRNA and hence one phase of the acute-phase response.
mesh_terms: D000210:Acute-Phase Reaction / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007249:Inflammation / Q000378:metabolism*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein