title: Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist localization exclusively in non-parenchymal cells of the mouse liver.
abstract: The natural interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) is induced in mouse liver after lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or recombinant interleukin 1 (IL-1) administration. Changes in hepatic IL-1ra mRNA concentration were measured following LPS injection to CBA mice. The results showed, that in vivo, IL-1ra transcripts were stimulated early at about 2h with maximal elevation at 4-6 h. Northern blot analysis of RNA extracted from primary cultures of mouse hepatocytes did not detect IL-1ra mRNA, although constitutive and stimulated contrapsin mRNA expression were easily demonstrated. Therefore, induction of IL-1ra mRNA in sinusoid lining cells of the mouse liver at 4 h after LPS injection was evidenced by in situ hybridization using the same specific cDNA probe as in the Northern blotting technique. Additionally, immunohistochemical studies revealed that IL-1 receptor antagonist protein was induced with LPS after 19 hours in sinusoid lining cells. The data deriving from Northern blotting, in situ hybridization and immunohistochemical studies, suggest that IL-1ra is formed exclusively in non-parenchymal liver cells.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Biology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland. hannar@mol.uj.edu.pl
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rokita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kosz-Vnenchak
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stalińska
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stachura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C507764:Il1rn protein, mouse; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins