title: Effects of interleukin-4 on human osteoblast-like cells.
abstract: Interleukin-4 (IL-4) modulates the activity of a variety of lymphoid, hemopoietic and mesenchymal cells, but little is known about its influence on bone cells. We have studied the effects of IL-4 on the human osteoblast-like cell line MG63. IL-4 (0.1-50 ng/ml) inhibited cell proliferation. The effect did not depend on cell density, but it was more marked in serum-free cultures than in the presence of serum. IL-4 also induced a dose-dependent increase in the expression of alkaline phosphatase stimulated by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, a marker of differentiated osteoblast activity. However, IL-4 did not modify the secretion of interleukin-6 or tumor necrosis factor. These results suggest that interleukin-4 may play a role as a modulator of osteoblast activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital M. Valdecilla, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Riancho
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Zarrabeitia
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Olmos
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Amado
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Macias
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D015847:Interleukin-4; D004247:DNA; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D002117:Calcitriol