title: Stimulatory effect of interleukin-6 on plasminogen activator activity from human dental pulp cells.
abstract: The plasminogen activator (PA)-plasmin proteolytic system has recently received considerable attention because of its participation in a wide variety of biological activities and in pathological conditions involving tissue destruction. We examined the effects of interleukin-6 (IL-6) on PA activity and the gene expressions of tissue type (t) PA and PA inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in human dental pulp (HDP) cells. IL-6 treatment induced significantly high PA activity in the HDP cells in a time- and dose-dependent manner, compared with nontreated controls. Western-blot analysis showed that tPA protein in the conditioned medium was stimulated by IL-6, compared with the control. The tPA and PAI-1 mRNA levels were increased in HDP cells treated with IL-6, as shown by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. These results suggest that IL-6 stimulated PA activity through an enhancement of tPA gene expression and may be involved in extracellular matrix degradation through the stimulation of the PA-plasmin system of HDP cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hosoya
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ohbayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsushima
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abiko
mesh_terms: D015153:Blotting, Western; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D015842:Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D015850:Interleukin-6; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D015842:Serine Proteinase Inhibitors; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator