title: Uterine epithelial cell secretion of interleukin-1 alpha induces prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and PGF2 alpha secretion by uterine stromal cells in vitro.
abstract: Uterine epithelial cells (UEC) were isolated from cycling mice and cultured on Matrigel-coated nitrocellulose filters to determine their ability to secrete interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha) in response to ovarian steroids and induce prostaglandin (PG) secretion by uterine stromal cells (USC). UEC cultured in a polarized manner secreted IL-1 alpha with an 8- to 10-fold apical vs. basal preference, as determined by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. There was no effect of 17 beta-estradiol, progesterone, or 17 beta-estradiol plus progesterone on IL-1 alpha secretion by UEC. The mean total IL-1 alpha secreted to the apical and basal secretory compartments over the 24-h incubation period was 0.8 +/- 0.16 and 0.07 +/- 0.05 ng/2 x 10(5) cells, respectively. Cytokine bioactivity, as determined by [3H]thymidine incorporation into D10 cells in response to UEC-conditioned medium, paralleled the pattern of IL-1 alpha secretion observed using the immunoassay. In addition to the in vitro secretion of IL-1 alpha by polarized UEC, pooled uterine fluid collected from proestrous stage mice contained IL-1 alpha at a concentration of 0.7 ng/ml, indicating that IL-1 alpha is released into the uterine lumen in vivo. Coculture with UEC or treatment with conditioned medium from either the apical or basal UEC secretory compartments induced a several-fold increase in the secretion of PGE2 and PGF2 alpha by USC. Relative to untreated USC, PGE2 was induced to a greater extent than PGF2 alpha. The addition of polyclonal anti-IL-1 alpha significantly inhibited the ability of UEC-conditioned medium and UEC coculture to induce PG secretion by USC. In addition, mouse recombinant IL-1 alpha added at a concentration similar to that secreted by UEC stimulated USC PGE2 and PGF2 alpha secretion in a manner similar to that observed with UEC coculture. Experiments designed to determine the cell type specificity of the induction of PG secretion by USC indicated that conditioned medium from a human UEC line (RL95), a rat prostate epithelial cell line (E4), and a mouse fibroblast cell line (10T1/2) induced PG secretion to an extent that paralleled their ability to induce D10 cell proliferation. The present results demonstrate the ability of UEC to secrete IL-1 alpha in a vectorial manner. Soluble products secreted by UEC are capable of stimulating PGE2 and PGF2 alpha secretion by USC, and IL-1 alpha appears to be a significant factor contributing to this effect.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Carson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000378:metabolism*; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism*; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D011467:Prostate; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology; D014599:Uterus / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D015237:Dinoprost; D015232:Dinoprostone