title: The action of tumor necrosis factor-alpha on rat mast cells.
abstract: Taking into account that cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and mast cells (MC) both are involved in inflammation, it seems of great importance to recognize their relationships. Therefore, we have studied whether recombinant human TNF-alpha (rHuTNF-alpha) can cause histamine secretion from rat peritoneal MC. We have also examined the effect of this cytokine on MC reactivity. We have established that TNF-alpha stimulates rat MC to histamine release in a concentration-dependent manner. TNF-alpha-induced histamine secretion was evoked by concentrations > 10-16 M and reached the maximum rate at a concentration of 10-10 M (histamine release 17.1% +/- 1.9%, mean +/- SEM). We have also noticed that pretreatment of MC with TNF-alpha (in a concentration of 10-16 M) significantly inhibited concanavalin A (ConA)-stimulated release of histamine, with the percent release decreasing to 51% of the control value. Treatment of mast cells with TNF-alpha resulted in a decrease of compound 48/80-dependent histamine release as well (the percent released histamine fell to 85% of the control value). This altered MC responsiveness was reversible. After 120 min of resting time, the MC reactivity came back to the initial values. We have concluded that TNF-alpha appears to be a direct stimulus for MC to release histamine, and it may regulate MC secretory function.
authors.affiliation: Division of Experimental Immunology, Medical University of Lódź, Poland. ewab@psk2.am.lodz.pl
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brzezińska-Błaszczyk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Forczmański
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pietrzak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D005260:Female; D006636:Histamine Release / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000166:cytology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013696:Temperature; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003189:p-Methoxy-N-methylphenethylamine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D003208:Concanavalin A; D003189:p-Methoxy-N-methylphenethylamine