title: Secretion of cytokines by human choroidal melanoma cells and skin melanoma cell lines in vitro.
abstract: The selective secretion of interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 8 (IL-8), interleukin 10 (IL-10), basic fibroblast growth factor (b-FGF) and transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF beta-1) in tissue culture of choroidal melanomas and two established skin melanoma cell lines was investigated with ELISA analysis. Values of choroidal melanoma cells were compared with the melanoma cell lines and human fibroblasts as a physiological control. High secretion of IL-6 was detectable in choroidal melanoma cultures but not in the cell lines. IL-8 secretion was found in all melanoma cultures. However, IL-10 was only secreted by one skin melanoma cell line and in choroidal melanoma cell cultures. B-FGF secretion by choroidal melanomas was higher than by cell lines. No differences were seen in the amounts of TGF beta-1 produced by melanoma cells. Human fibroblasts produce higher amounts of IL-6 and IL-8 but lower of b-FGF in vitro in contrast to the melanoma cells. The secretion of cytokines by choroidal melanoma cells suggests an important role of these soluble factors in the interaction of tumour and healthy tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Enzmann
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Faude
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kohen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wiedemann
mesh_terms: D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines