title: Human monocyte-derived dendritic cells produce bioactive gelatinase B: inhibition by IFN-beta.
abstract: We studied the secretion of gelatinase B by dendritic cells (DC) generated by culturing human peripheral blood monocytes in granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and interleukin-4 (IL-4). First, we found the intracellular expression of gelatinase B on sections of fixed DC pellets. Zymography analysis of the supernatants of DC cultured for 72 h demonstrated the presence of gelatinase B. To determine if DC produce net enzymatic activity, bioactive gelatinase, a novel sensitive fluorescent-activated substrate conversion (FASC) assay was used to complement the zymography data. Culture media of unstimulated DC demonstrated reproducible net gelatinolytic activity. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) IL-1beta but not lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation caused a significant increase in gelatinase B production in zymography analysis. Both types of stimulation failed to increase net gelatinase activity in FASC assay. Interestingly, interferon-beta (IFN-beta) significantly diminished both the total zymolytic production and the net bioactive gelatinase produced by DC in a dose-dependent manner. We conclude that human monocyte-derived DC secrete bioactive gelatinase B and that IFN-beta inhibits this production.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. ebarthol@ulb.ac.be
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Bartholomé
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Van Aelst
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koyen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kiss
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Willems
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Opdenakker
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D016899:Interferon-beta / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D061965:Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors; D009000:Monocytes / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D061965:Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors; D016899:Interferon-beta; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9