title: Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) stimulates the production of nerve growth factor in fibroblasts via the 55-kDa type 1 TNF receptor.
abstract: The role of the two types of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptors, TNF-R1 and TNF-R2, in mediating the capacity of TNF to stimulate nerve growth factor (NGF) production in fibroblasts has been investigated. Although Swiss 3T3 cells express both the TNF-R1 and TNF-R2, an agonistic anti-TNF R1 antibody, but not an agonistic anti-TNF-R2 antibody, increases the NGF mRNA level and stimulates the production of NGF protein in the cells. Treatment of the cells with a combination of anti-TNF-R2 antibody and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) does not increase the NGF production induced by IL-1 beta alone, although TNF's activity to stimulate NGF production is markedly enhanced by IL-1 beta. Furthermore, simultaneous addition of the both antibodies does not increase the NGF production above that observed with the anti-TNF-R1 antibody, indicating that TNF-R1 alone mediates the TNF's activity to stimulate NGF production in fibroblasts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kohno
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D047888:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D016207:Cytokines; D007375:Interleukin-1; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D047888:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D007371:Interferon-gamma