title: Cytokine regulation of GM-CSF and G-CSF secretion by human umbilical cord vein endothelial cells (HUVEC).
abstract: The cytokine regulation of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and G-CSF secretion by human umbilical cord vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) using quantitative immunoassays was studied. Unstimulated HUVEC produced no CSF. Interleukin 1 (IL-1), TNF and lipopolysaccharides (LPS) had stimulatory effects, with IL-1 being the most potent. GM-CSF and G-CSF secretion followed the same pattern, except that more GM-CSF was secreted. Exposure to stimuli for 30 min induced secretion, and detectable amounts in supernatants were found after 4 h incubation. CSF secretion was strictly regulated by the presence of a stimulus in a concentration dependent manner, and there were no signs of any endogenous downregulatory mechanism. No other cytokine tested had any stimulatory effect of its own. However, addition of IL-3 to stimulated HUVEC enhanced both GM-CSF and G-CSF secretion in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, TNF, and to a lesser degree LPS, enhanced IL-1-induced secretion. The only cytokine with a prominent downregulatory effect was IFN-gamma. IL-4 and IL-10, which downregulate CSF secretion by monocytes, had only minor effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lenhoff
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Olofsson
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008233:Lymphotoxin-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D007375:Interleukin-1; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008233:Lymphotoxin-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor