title: Regulation of interleukin 1 gene expression by adherence and lipopolysaccharide.
abstract: Murine peritoneal exudate cells (PEC), analyzed immediately after isolation, did not express detectable IL 1 activity or IL 1-specific mRNA. Stimulation of these cells by adherence induced the expression of intracellular, membrane, and extracellular IL 1 activities within 4 hr. Analysis of mRNA from these cells showed a concurrent induction of both IL 1 alpha and IL 1 beta mRNA within 1 hr. However, this stimulation of IL 1 expression was transient, since PEC cultured for 5 days no longer expressed IL 1 bioactivity or specific mRNA. Stimulation of these quiescent cells with bacterial lipopolysaccharide induced the re-expression of intracellular, membrane, and extracellular IL 1 activities as well as IL 1 alpha and IL 1 beta mRNA. We found no qualitative difference in the degree or rate of induction of IL 1 alpha compared with IL 1 beta mRNA. These results indicate that resting macrophages are IL 1 negative, and that the IL 1 inducing stimuli used in this study act transiently to increase the levels of IL 1 alpha and IL 1 beta mRNA.
mesh_terms: D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002451:Cell Compartmentation; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000235:genetics*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008262:Macrophage Activation; D008264:Macrophages / Q000502:physiology*; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000166:cytology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D012333:RNA, Messenger