Studies on the regulatory mechanisms of interleukin-8 gene expression in resting and IFN-gamma-treated neutrophils: evidence on the capability of staurosporine of inducing the production of interleukin-8 by human neutrophils.
To understand how expression of IL-8 mRNA is regulated, we studied the effects of Staurosporine, H7, phorbol-myristate-acetate and Dexamethasone in human neutrophils subsequently treated with IFN-gamma. Our results can be summarized as follows: a) IL-8 mRNA steady state levels were enhanced in a dose dependent fashion by both Staurosporine and phorbol-myristate-acetate, were not influenced by H7, but were decreased by Dexamethasone; b) the negative effect of IFN-gamma on IL-8 mRNA accumulation was prevented by Staurosporine and phorbol-myristate-acetate, was not influenced by H7, and was potentiated by Dexamethasone; c) IL-8 mRNA induction caused by Staurosporine was accompanied by a time and dose dependent release of IL-8 into the PMN supernatants.
Institute of General Pathology, Verona, Italy.
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D000470:Alkaloids; D003573:Cytochrome b Group; D016209:Interleukin-8; D007546:Isoquinolines; D010879:Piperazines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013481:Superoxides; D003907:Dexamethasone; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; C036888:cytochrome b558; D019255:NADPH Oxidases; D019311:Staurosporine; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate