title: Inflammatory cytokine levels are influenced by interactions between THP-1 monocytic, U-373 MG astrocytic, and SH-SY5Y neuronal cell lines of human origin.
abstract: We measured the secretion of interleukin (IL)1beta, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) from human monocytic (THP-1), astrocytic (U-373 MG) and neuronal (SH-SY5Y) cell lines alone and in co-culture, with and without stimulation by a combination of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) plus interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) or amyloid beta peptide 1-40 (Abeta). LPS+IFN-gamma stimulation increased IL-1beta secretion 16-fold from THP-1 cells. It increased IL-6 secretion 23-fold from THP-1 cells and 2.5-fold from U-373 MG cells. It increased TNF-alpha secretion 3.4-fold from THP-1 cells, but did not influence its secretion from U-373 MG cells. It did not affect the secretion of any of the cytokines from SH-SY5Y cells. Abeta stimulation increased IL-6 secretion 2.3-fold from U-373 MG cells but did not influence secretion of IL-1beta or TNF-alpha. Abeta stimulation also failed to influence secretion of any of the cytokines from THP-1 or SH-SY5Y cells. When THP-1 and U-373 MG cells were cocultured, IL-1beta and IL-6 secretion, but not TNF-alpha secretion, were significantly reduced from the levels obtained in independent cultures, suggesting that a mutual suppressive action may occur between microglia and astrocytes.
authors.affiliation: Kinsmen Laboratory of Neurological Research, University of British Columbia, 2255 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klegeris
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: McGeer
mesh_terms: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D017628:Microglia / Q000276:immunology; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D009447:Neuroblastoma; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D016207:Cytokines; D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C078592:amyloid beta-protein (1-40); D007371:Interferon-gamma