title: Prothymosin alpha1 antagonizes the inhibitory effects of transforming growth factor-beta1 on the adhesion of peripheral blood lymphocytes to human umbilical vein endothelial cells.
abstract: We investigated the in vitro effects of both prothymosin alpha1 (Pro alpha1) and transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) on the adhesion of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) and on the expression of the adhesion molecules, endothelial-leukocyte adhesion molecule-1 (ELAM-1), intracellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). TGF-beta1 moderately but significantly decreased PBL-binding to interleukin-1 (IL-1)- stimulated HUVECs. However, Pro alpha1 in combination with TGF-beta1 completely restored the TGF-beta1 mediated effects. Other thymic peptides tested were ineffective. On HUVECs, TGF-beta1 diminished ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 expression, leaving ELAM-1 unchanged. Pro alpha1 in combination with TGF-beta1 showed no significant effects on ELAM-1 expression, but antagonized the TGF-beta1-induced decrease of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 expression on activated HUVECs.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacy, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular biology and Biotechnology, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grünberg
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eckert
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Maurer
mesh_terms: D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects*; D019040:E-Selectin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects*; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013947:Thymosin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D019040:E-Selectin; D007375:Interleukin-1; D011498:Protein Precursors; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; C040782:prothymosin alpha; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D013947:Thymosin