title: Induction of indoleamine dioxygenase by interferon in mice: a study with different recombinant interferons and various cytokines.
abstract: Since it is important the availability of a specific marker for interferon induction in vivo, we investigated the effect of different recombinant interferons and various cytokines on indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase activity. Although with different magnitude, recombinant interferon-alpha A/D (Bgl II) hybrid, interferon-gamma and tumor necrosis factor, all increase the activity of this enzyme, whereas interleukin-1, recombinant interferon-alpha A and interferon-alpha D do not induce this activity in mice lung tissue. Dexamethasone is able to inhibit indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase induction by lipopolysaccharide or by interferon-alpha A/D but it fails to prevent the induction by interferon-gamma.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D007052:Ibuprofen / Q000494:pharmacology; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010105:Oxygenases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014366:Tryptophan Oxygenase; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007370:Interferon Type I; D007375:Interleukin-1; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D003907:Dexamethasone; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D010105:Oxygenases; D014366:Tryptophan Oxygenase; D007052:Ibuprofen