title: Alpha- and gamma-interferon inhibit plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 gene expression in human retinal pigment epithelial cells.
abstract: The effect of interferons IFN-alpha and IFN-gamma on the production of plasminogen activators (PAs) and plasminogen activator inhibitors (PAIs) was examined in human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells in culture. Cultures of human RPE cells were incubated with either of the interferons for 48-96 h. The cell cultures were assayed using mRNA analysis and solid-phase immunocapture assay. Both interferons caused a marked decrease in PAI-1 mRNA expression after 48 h with no change in urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA) mRNA expression. A marked decrease in PAI-1 activity and concomitant increase in u-PA activity in the culture medium appeared only after 72-96 h. We conclude that IFN-alpha and IFN-gamma stimulate plasminogen-mediated pericellular proteolysis of human RPE cells in culture by inhibiting PAI-1 gene expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sirén
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Immonen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cantell
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vaheri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002455:Cell Division; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003470:Culture Media; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000378:metabolism*; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000378:metabolism; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator