title: Identification of a specific receptor for interleukin-1 in vascular smooth muscle cells: regulation by interleukin-1 and interleukin-6.
abstract: A fluorescently labeled ligand was utilized to establish the existence of an interleukin-1 (IL-1) receptor in vascular smooth muscle. The binding of the phycoerythrin-labeled IL-1 beta to the murine T cell line, EL-4, was examined as a positive control. The phycoerythrin-labeled IL-1 beta identified a specific IL-1 receptor in the EL-4 cells. Vascular smooth muscle cells were also positively stained by the fluorescent ligand. The binding of phycoerythrin-labeled IL-1 beta to these cells was saturable and reversed by 100-fold excess unlabeled IL-1 beta. Incubation of the vascular smooth muscle cells with IL-1 beta (25 ng/ml) or IL-6 (250 ng/ml) for 18 h increased and decreased, respectively, the percentage of cells positively stained by phycoerythrin-labeled IL-1 beta which suggests these cytokines regulate IL-1 receptor expression in these cells. These data indicate a specific receptor for IL-1 exists in vascular smooth muscle cells.
authors: Marion Merrell Dow Research Institute, Cincinnati, OH 45215.
authors: J F
authors: JF
authors: French
authors: K K
authors: KK
authors: Schroeder
authors: A L
authors: AL
authors: Akeson
authors: R C
authors: RC
authors: Dage
authors: T L
authors: TL
authors: Bowlin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010799:Phycoerythrin / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1; D010799:Phycoerythrin