title: Effect of transforming growth factor-beta1 on microglial MHC-class II expression.
abstract: In the present report, the effects of IFN-gamma and transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta1) on major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) gene expression in isolated mouse brain microglial cells, in the MH-S macrophage cell line and in the primary mouse macrophage cultures were examined. IFN-gamma is a potent inducer of MHC-II gene and this induction was further elevated in microglia by TGF-beta1, while TGF-beta1 inhibited IFN-gamma, induction in macrophages. The enhancing effect of TGF-beta1 was also detected in microglia at the protein level. Transient transfection of microglia with 5' deletional mutants of the MHC-II IAalpha promoter linked to the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase reporter gene demonstrated that TGF-beta1 acts at the transcriptional level to enhance the MHC-II expression induced by IFN-gamma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Gedeon Richter, Budapest, Hungary. t.pazmany@richter.hu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pazmany
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kosa
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Tomasi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mechtler
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turoczi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lehotzky
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D001667:Binding, Competitive / Q000235:genetics; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D016676:Macrophages, Alveolar / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D017628:Microglia / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000954:Antigens, Surface; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D003907:Dexamethasone; D007371:Interferon-gamma