title: Neutrophils, but not monocytes or microglia, degraded interleukin-1 beta in vitro.
abstract: Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) is a key regulatory component of host defense systems, and it is involved in physiological regulation including several central nervous system functions like fever and sleep. Nevertheless, little is known about how IL-1 beta is degraded. Based on their protease secreting capabilities, the ability of microglia, monocytes, and neutrophils to degrade IL-1 beta was studied. Neutrophil cultures degraded Il-1 beta, whereas microglia and monocyte cultures did not. The degradation if IL-1 beta by neutrophils may constitute a downregulation mechanism for IL-1 beta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38163, USA.
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Fincher
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pabst
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Krueger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D017628:Microglia / Q000378:metabolism; D009000:Monocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010450:Endopeptidases; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate