title: Regulation of ICAM-1 expression by inflammatory cytokines in rat mesangial cells.
abstract: We investigated the regulation of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) expression by the inflammatory cytokines interleukin 1 beta (IL-1), IL-6 and IL-8 in rat mesangial cells by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, flow cytometry and Northern blot analyses. ICAM-1 expression on mesangial cells was stimulated significantly by IL-1 beta, but not by IL-6 nor IL-8, in a dose-dependent manner. Levels of ICAM-1 mRNA were very low in unstimulated mesangial cells, while its expression was markedly induced by exposure to IL-1 beta for 3 h. IL-6 and IL-8 showed no effect on ICAM-1 mRNA accumulation. These results demonstrate that IL-1 beta, but not IL-6 nor IL-8, induces ICAM-1 mRNA and protein accumulation in rat mesangial cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Immunology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minota
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005920:Glomerular Mesangium / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D016209:Interleukin-8; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1