title: Adrenaline influences the release of interleukin-6 from murine pituicytes: role of beta2-adrenoceptors.
abstract: In this study, we examined the effect of adrenaline and interleukin-1beta on interleukin-6 secretion from cultured murine neurohypophyseal cells. Cells were cultured from neurohypophyses of 3- to 5-week-old mice and experiments were performed after 13 days in culture. Interleukin-6 was measured in 24-h samples using a sandwich fluoroimmunoassay. Unstimulated cells released 19+/-3 fmol interleukin-6/neurohypophysis/24 h (mean +/- S.E.M., n = 42). Adrenaline and interleukin-1beta increased the release of interleukin-6 from the cells in a concentration-dependent manner. Incubation with adrenaline (10(-6) M) or interleukin-1beta (11 pM) induced maximal secretion of interleukin-6, resulting in a 2.2-fold and 19.8-fold increase, respectively (P<0.01). The action of adrenaline (10(-6) M) and interleukin-1beta (1.1 pM) was examined separately and together. The sum of the effect of the two compounds given alone was significantly less (P<0.05) than the effect when adrenaline and interleukin-1beta were given together. We examined the effect of the beta-adrenoceptor antagonist propranolol (3.4x10(-6) M), the beta2-adrenoceptor antagonist (+/-)-1-[2,3-(Dihydro-7-methyl-1H-inden-4-yl)oxy]-3-[(1-methyl-eth yl)amino]-2-butanol (ICI 118551) (10(-7) M) and the beta1-adrenoceptor antagonist atenolol (10(-7) M and 10(-6) M) on the adrenaline-stimulated release of interleukin-6. Propranolol and ICI 118551 completely blocked the action of adrenaline, whereas atenolol was inactive. It is concluded that the stimulatory effect of adrenaline is mediated via beta2-adrenoceptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, The Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Copenhagen, Denmark. jdc@mail.dfh.dk
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frederiksen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mølris
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moesby
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001262:Atenolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D010904:Pituitary Gland, Posterior / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D011412:Propanolamines; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2; C026777:ICI 118551; D001262:Atenolol; D011433:Propranolol; D004837:Epinephrine