title: Cytokine gene expression on glioma cell lines and specimens.
abstract: Expression of the cytokine genes in human glioma cell lines and specimens was studied. Primers for 7 different human cytokine, IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-8, GM-CSF, TGF-beta 1, TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma were used to analyze messenger RNA transcripts by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Messenger RNA encoding for IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-8, GM-CSF and TGF-beta 1 was found to be expressed in some of glioma cell lines. And those showed a proliferative response to IL-1 beta. IL-8 mRNA was found in 2 of 5 low grade gliomas, in 8 of 9 high grade gliomas. TGF-beta 1 mRNA was found in all gliomas, in 1 of 2 normal brains. IL-1 beta mRNA was only found in normal brains. TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma were not found in glioma cell lines and specimens. IL-8 mRNA was apt to be found more frequently among high grade glioma specimens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Niigata University, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okoshi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001483:Base Sequence; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D016207:Cytokines / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D005910:Glioma / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D012333:RNA, Messenger