title: Tenidap-modulated proinflammatory cytokine activation of a monocyte cell line.
abstract: Dysregulated cytokine production, in particular of the monokines IL-1, IL-6, and TNF, has been implicated in the inflammatory response in rheumatoid arthritis and in promoting the ensuing tissue destruction. The 3-substituted 2-oxindole tenidap has proven anti-inflammatory actions both in vivo and in vitro, among which is the inhibition of TNF and IL-1 production by monocytes following activation by LPS. We have investigated this ability to modulate cytokine activity by studying its effects on cytokine-monocyte interactions and in particular IL-6 production, with the THP-1 monocyte cell line. Tenidap inhibited IL-6 production in a dose-dependent manner when cells were stimulated with a combination of TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma. It also inhibited the priming effect of IFN-gamma, preventing the super-induction of IL-6 production following subsequent stimulation with TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma. These effects occurred under conditions in which the cells were not irreversibly altered with respect to their protein synthetic activity. IFN-gamma-induced up-regulation of HLA-DR was also inhibited by tenidap. Tenidap appears to affect some aspect of the IFN-gamma activation pathway, possibly the differentiation of these immature monocytes to a more mature phenotype. The data presented here indicate that tenidap has the potential to modulate the cytokine network in chronic disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Medical School, Birmingham University, Edgbaston, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Golding
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Emery
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D016207:Cytokines / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000276:immunology; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D000078183:Oxindoles; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D016207:Cytokines; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D007211:Indoles; D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D000078183:Oxindoles; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D007371:Interferon-gamma; C062866:tenidap