title: The effect of interleukin-10 and transforming growth factor beta-1 on HLA-DR expression in colonic epithelial cells.
abstract: The aim of this study was to assess whether interleukin-10 (IL-10) and/or transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGFbeta1) downregulate HLA-DR expression using the HT29 cell line as a model of colonic epithelial cells. HLA-DR expression was induced in HT29 cells with gamma-interferon. The effects of IL-10 alone, TGFbeta1 alone, and IL-10 and TGFbeta1 in combination were studied. HLA-DR expression was assessed using flow cytometric analysis. Gamma-interferon induced HLA-DR expression in a dose-dependent fashion. In the absence of gamma-interferon, neither IL-10 nor TGFbeta1 induced HLA-DR expression. In isolation, neither IL-10 nor TGFbeta1 downregulated HLA-DR expression. When IL-10 and TGFbeta1 were added in combination, small (6-30%) statistically significant reductions in HLA-DR expression were seen. The biological significance is unclear.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Department, Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Radford-Smith
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Jewell
mesh_terms: D003106:Colon / Q000378:metabolism*; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D019073:HT29 Cells; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D016753:Interleukin-10; D007371:Interferon-gamma