title: Endogenous production of tumor necrosis factor by primary cultures of murine calvarial cells: influence on IL-6 production and osteoclast development.
abstract: We have previously shown that tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin-1 (IL-1) acted synergistically to stimulate the production of IL-6 by bone marrow stromal and osteoblastic cells; and that an antibody to IL-6 inhibited TNF-induced osteoclast development in murine calvarial cell cultures. Prompted by this evidence, we have now examined whether TNF and/or IL-1 are produced by murine calvarial cells, and whether these cytokines are involved in IL-6 production and osteoclast formation. When cultured under basal conditions, calvarial cells produced TNF and IL-6, and were able to form bone resorbing osteoclasts. A neutralizing antibody against TNF suppressed both basal IL-6 production and the formation of bone resorbing osteoclasts. The anti-TNF antibody also inhibited IL-6 production in response to exogenous IL-1 or parathyroid hormone (PTH). In contrast, a neutralizing anti-IL-1 receptor antibody had no effect on basal, TNF- or PTH-stimulated IL-6 production. These findings suggest that TNF, but not IL-1, is produced by murine bone cells and that endogenous TNF induces the IL-6 production, osteoclast formation, and bone resorption exhibited by these cultures under basal conditions. Furthermore, bone cell-derived TNF amplifies the stimulatory effect of exogenous IL-1 or PTH on IL-6 production by calvarial cells.
authors.affiliation: Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Passeri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Girasole
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Manolagas
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Jilka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000166:cytology*; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C025076:parathyroid hormone (1-34), bovine