title: Effect of lymphokines on 35sulfate uptake by the glomerular basement membrane.
abstract: We have previously shown that lymphocytes from idiopathic minimal-lesion nephrotic patients produce a lymphokine (supernatant factor) that increases the 35sulfate uptake in the glomerular basement membrane (GBM). The purpose of this report was to further characterize the supernatant factor by studying the effects of interleukins (IL) 2-4, 6, and 8, granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor, and tumor necrosis factor on the 35sulfate incorporation by rat glomeruli in vitro. A significant increase in GBM 35sulfate uptake was only seen when the glomeruli were cultured with the addition of IL-8 as compared with control cultures: 10.8 +/- (SEM) 1.7 and 7.9 +/- 1.4 cpm/micrograms GBM protein, respectively (p < 0.005). IL-8 reproduces the effect of the reported supernatant factor on the GBM 35sulfate uptake. Because IL-8 was detected in the supernatant of peripheral mononuclear cell cultures from idiopathic minimal-lesion nephrotic syndrome patients in relapse and because the increased GBM 35sulfate incorporation induced by the supernatant factor has been abolished by the addition to the culture media of anti-IL-8 neutralizing antibodies, we postulate that IL-8 is the previously described supernatant factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa 33606, USA.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Garin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Blanchard
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsushima
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Djeu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000378:metabolism; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007378:Interleukins / Q000494:pharmacology; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009402:Nephrosis, Lipoid / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D011392:Proline / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013431:Sulfates / Q000378:metabolism*; D013462:Sulfur Radioisotopes; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D007378:Interleukins; D008222:Lymphokines; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013431:Sulfates; D013462:Sulfur Radioisotopes; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D011392:Proline