title: Interleukin-1 enhances murine granulopoiesis in vivo.
abstract: Interleukin-1 (IL-1), a monokine involved in host response to infection and inflammation, has recently been shown to stimulate production of granulocyte-monocyte colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) from a variety of cell types in vitro. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of human IL-1 on granulopoiesis in vivo. CF1 female mice were injected with a single dose of either highly purified human IL-1 or recombinant human IL-1 alpha (rIL-1 alpha). Heat-inactivated IL-1 or rIL-1 alpha served as controls. Physiologic doses of the IL-1 preparations were initially established by evaluating neutrophil egress from bone marrow (BM). Significant peripheral neutrophilia developed 3 h after injection of 10 U (doubling units) purified IL-1, in association with decreased marrow neutrophils. Significant neutrophilia occurred 6 h after injection of 5 x 10(3) U (half-maximal units) rIL-1 alpha. Serum colony-stimulating activity (CSA) and BM colony formation (CFU-GM) were subsequently measured in standard agar culture at various times following injection. A significant rise in CSA occurred between 3 and 6 h after injection of purified IL-1, and a significant increase in BM CFU-GM developed 48 h after injection. Similar increases in CSA and CFU-GM occurred following injection of rIL-1 alpha. These results suggest that IL-1 may play an important role in the regulation of granulopoiesis in vivo by enhancing the production of CSFs required for myeloid proliferation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Stork
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Rundus
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008264:Macrophages; D051379:Mice; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
chemical_list: D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; D007375:Interleukin-1; D011994:Recombinant Proteins