title: Dexamethasone and cyclosporin A do not inhibit interleukin-15 expression in the human lung carcinoma cell line A549.
abstract: A549 cells constitutively expressed IL-15 mRNA which could be upregulated by stimulation with TNF-alpha- or IL-1beta. Constitutive and induced levels of IL-15 mRNA were not decreased in the presence of 10- 6 M dexamethasone. Control experiments revealed that 10- 6 M dexamethasone inhibited the TNF-alpha- or IL-1beta-mediated increase of IL-8 mRNA in A549 cells, which showed that the glucocorticoid was functional. A549 cells did not secrete relevant amounts of IL-15 protein. The constitutive expression and the TNF-alpha- or IL-1beta-mediated upregulation of intracellular IL-15 protein was not inhibited by dexamethasone, in contrast, the release of IL-8 protein was inhibited. Also, cyclosporin A at 250 ng/ml did not inhibit the TNF-alpha-induced upregulation of IL-15 mRNA and intracellular IL-15 protein. The data suggest that the synthesis of IL-15 mRNA and protein is not influenced by immunosuppressive glucocorticoids or by cyclosporin A.
authors.affiliation: Byk-Gulden-Str. 2, D-78467 Konstanz, Germany. michael.stoeck@byk.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stoeck
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schäfer
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Hofmann
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gekeler
mesh_terms: D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D019409:Interleukin-15 / Q000235:genetics*; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000235:genetics; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D019409:Interleukin-15; D016209:Interleukin-8; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D003907:Dexamethasone; D016572:Cyclosporine