title: The role of lipocortin-1 in dexamethasone-induced suppression of PGE2 and TNF alpha release from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
abstract: 1.Lipocortin-1 and its N-terminal derivatives exert potent inhibitory actions in various models of acute inflammation. The present study examined the ability of lipocortin (LC)-1 to suppress the release of the acute pro-inflammatory mediators, tumour necrosis factor (TNF alpha) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or recombinant human interleukin-1 beta (rhIL-1 beta). 2. LPS (10 micrograms ml-1) stimulated release of TNF alpha and PGE2 from PBMC was significantly inhibited by (4 h) co-incubation of the cells with 10(-6) M dexamethasone (Dex), but not with 10(-9) M to 10(-7) M of a N-terminal fragment (amino acids 1-188) of recombinant human LC-1 (LC-1 fragment). However, Dex suppression of LPS-stimulated TNF alpha and PGE2 secretion from PBMC was reversed when polyclonal antibody to LC-1 fragment (1:10,000 dilution) was included in the medium. rhIL-1 beta (5 x 10(-8) M)-stimulated release of TNF alpha and PGE2 from PBMC (after 18 h) was abolished by co-incubation of the cells with 10(-7) M LC-1 fragment. 3. After incubation with Dex (4 h), cellular proteins from PBMC were immunoblotted using anti-LC-1 fragment antibody (which showed to cross-reactivity with human annexins 2 to 6). Dex caused no increase in immunoreactive (ir)LC-1 content of PBMC, although there was a three fold increase in the amount of a lower mass species with LC-1-like immunoreactivity. This was accompanied by the appearance of irLC-1 in the extracellular medium. 4. The results of the present study implicate endogenous LC-1 in glucocorticoid suppression of TNF alpha and PGE2 release from human PBMC and suggest an extracellular site of action for LC-1. LC-1 may also inhibit rhIL-1 beta-stimulated TNF alpha and PGE2 secretion from PBMC.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Sudlow
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carey
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Forder
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Rothwell
mesh_terms: D017305:Annexin A1 / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000906:Antibodies / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D009000:Monocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017305:Annexin A1; D000906:Antibodies; D007375:Interleukin-1; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D003907:Dexamethasone; D015232:Dinoprostone