title: Differential regulation of C3 gene expression in human astroglioma cells by interferon-gamma and interleukin-1 beta.
abstract: In this report, we examined interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta)-mediated regulation of the expression of C3, the third component of complement, in a human astroglioma cell line. Interleukin-1 beta induced C3 protein expression ten-fold more rapidly than IFN-gamma. De novo protein synthesis was required for IFN-gamma to stimulate C3 expression, while cycloheximide and IL-1 beta treatment of cells markedly increased C3 expression. Actinomycin D, inhibited C3 gene induction by IFN-gamma and IL-1 beta suggesting that these cytokines act, in part, at the transcriptional level to enhance C3 expression. Understanding cytokine-mediated regulation of complement gene expression in the astrocyte is important in defining the role of these molecules in CNS inflammation and autoimmune diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294, USA.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Barnum
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000235:genetics; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003176:Complement C3; D007375:Interleukin-1; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D007371:Interferon-gamma