title: Regulation of interleukin-8 mRNA expression and protein secretion in a melanoma cell line by tumour necrosis factor-alpha and interferon-gamma.
abstract: Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is a cytokine that is thought to promote melanoma tumour progression. We evaluated and adapted a non-radioactive, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction method for semiquantitative analysis of IL-8 mRNA expression. Using this technique we studied the regulation of IL-8 levels in the melanoma cell line Colo 38. Seeding of melanoma cells into culture dishes resulted in a significant increase of IL-8 expression, which could be attributed to adherence. A pronounced increase of IL-8 mRNA expression and protein production was induced by tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha). Interferon-gamma (IFN gamma) partially inhibited TNF alpha-induced IL-8 secretion, whereas no influence on IL-8 mRNA levels was detected. The inhibitory affect of IFN gamma on melanoma cells is in contrast to its stimulatory effect on melanocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Möhler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scheibenbogen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Häfele
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Willhauck
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Keilholz
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D016209:Interleukin-8; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D007371:Interferon-gamma