title: IL-1ra and IL-1 production in human oral mucosal epithelial cells in culture: differential modulation by TGF-beta1 and IL-4.
abstract: Regulatory cytokines mediate the participation of oral mucosal epithelial cells (OMEC) in local immune responses. The aim of this study was to characterize the isoforms of IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) in cultured human primary OMECs and to compare its production with that of IL-1 alpha (IL-1alpha) and IL-1 beta (IL-1beta). Western blot analysis showed that IL-1ra was 22 kDa in size hence slightly smaller than monocyte IL-1ra (25 kDa). A minor form of 20 kDa was also found in unstimulated cell culture lysates. In culture supernatants, IL-1 bioactivity increased after IL-1ra neutralization, indicating that the baseline production of IL-1ra is biologically relevant. Immunohistochemistry showed a relation between IL-1ra and involucrin expressions, suggesting that intracytoplasmic IL-1ra may be involved in cell terminal differentiation. In unstimulated culture lysates, there was far more IL-1ra than IL-1alpha and IL-1beta. TGF-beta1 markedly increased the IL-1ra/IL-1beta ratio from 93.6 : 1 to 300 : 1. IL-4, which is generally described as an anti-inflammatory cytokine, increased IL-1 but not IL-1ra production. TNF-alpha increased intracellular production of the three IL-1 members. IL-1ra levels were lower in supernatants than in lysates of cultured cells. Our results show that human OMECs constitutively produce significant amounts of a biologically active form of IL-1ra. TGF-beta1 mu(p)-regulation points to a positive amplification loop and IL-4 to a down-regulation loop, both including Th2 cells and OMECs. They may be important in oral tolerance and IgA production, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Clinical Immunology, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perrier
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kherratia
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deschaumes
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ughetto
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kemeny
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baudet-Pommel
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sauvezie
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D018928:Immunity, Mucosal; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; C507763:IL1RN protein, human; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D007375:Interleukin-1; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins; C508960:TGFB1 protein, human; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1; D015847:Interleukin-4