title: Interleukin 1 stimulates human endothelial cells to produce granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor.
abstract: Endothelial cells are a potent source of hematopoietic growth factors when stimulated by soluble products of monocytes. Interleukin 1 (IL 1) is released by activated monocytes and is a mediator of the inflammatory response. We determined whether purified recombinant human IL 1 could stimulate cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells to release hematopoietic growth factors. As little as 1 U/ml of IL 1 stimulated growth factor production by the endothelial cells, and increasing amounts of IL 1 enhanced growth factor production in a dose-dependent manner. Growth factor production increased within 2 to 4 hr and remained elevated for more than 48 hr. To investigate the molecular basis for these findings, oligonucleotide probes for granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF), and multi-CSF were hybridized to poly(A)-containing RNA prepared from unstimulated and IL 1-stimulated endothelial cells. Significant levels of GM-CSF and G-CSF, but not M-CSF or multi-CSF, mRNA were detected in the IL 1-stimulated endothelial cells. Biological assays performed on the IL 1-stimulated endothelial cell-conditioned medium confirmed the presence of both GM- and G-CSF. These results demonstrate that human recombinant IL 1 can stimulate endothelial cells to release GM-CSF and G-CSF, and provide a mechanism by which IL 1 could modulate both granulocyte production and function during the course of an inflammatory response.
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Broudy
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaushansky
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Harlan
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Adamson
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D016207:Cytokines; D004727:Endothelium / Q000502:physiology*; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; D016207:Cytokines; D007375:Interleukin-1; D007377:Interleukin-3; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins