title: Interferon-beta downregulates expression of VLA-4 antigen and antagonizes interferon-gamma-induced expression of HLA-DQ on human peripheral blood monocytes.
abstract: We have studied the effect of recombinant human IFN-beta on the basal and IFN-gamma-induced expression of adhesion molecules and class II MHC antigens on human peripheral blood monocytes and on ICAM-1 (intercellular adhesion molecule-1) expression of a human umbilical vein endothelial cell line (EAhy 926). We show that IFN-beta downregulates both basal and IFN-gamma-induced expression of VLA-4 (very late activation antigen-4) antigen on monocytes, but has no effect on the expression of CD11a, CD11b, CD11c, L-selectin, CD18, ICAM-1, beta 1-integrin or CD44 on monocytes or ICAM-1 on EAhy 926 cells. We also show that IFN-beta antagonizes the IFN-gamma-induced expression of HLA-DQ-antigen, but not HLA-DR or HLA-DP antigens on monocyte surface. These findings may partially explain the beneficial effect of IFN-beta in multiple sclerosis, since VLA-4-antigen is critical for leukocyte recruitment into inflamed brain and downregulation of HLA-class II expression diminishes antigen presenting capacity of monocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, University of Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soilu-Hänninen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salmi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salonen
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D039001:Integrin alpha Chains; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D016899:Interferon-beta / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D016029:Receptors, Very Late Antigen / Q000276:immunology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: C063493:CDw49d; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D039001:Integrin alpha Chains; D016029:Receptors, Very Late Antigen; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D016899:Interferon-beta; D007371:Interferon-gamma