title: Effect of IL-18 on the release of IL-6 and its soluble receptors: sIL-6Ralpha and sgp130 by human neutrophils.
abstract: The biological activities of IL-18 include its ability to induce the production of inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1 or IL-8 by immunocompetent cells. Our previous study demonstrated that rhIL-18 induces IL-1beta and, to a lesser exted, the secretion of IL-1beta regulatory proteins involving interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-IRa) and soluble interleukin-1 receptor II (sIL-1RII) by neutrophils (PMN), suggesting a significant role of IL-18 in the reactions mediated by IL-1beta. In this study, we estimated the effect of rhIL-18 on the induction of IL-6 and its soluble receptors - sIL-6Ralpha and sgp130 by these cells. Results obtained indicate that IL-18 is a promising candidate for the enhanced secretion of IL-6 by human neutrophils. In contrast, we have not found a significant effect of IL-18 on the release of both soluble receptors of IL-6. The influence of IL-18 on the IL-6 production by PMN appears to indicate a potential role of IL-18 in the early steps of the inflammatory cascade and other immune reactions mediated by IL-6.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Medical Academy of Bialystok, Kilinski 1, 15-230 Bialystok, Poland. ewaj@amb.edu.pl
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jablonska
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jablonski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015703:Antigens, CD; D002478:Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned / Q000737:chemistry; D050822:Cytokine Receptor gp130; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000503:physiopathology; D020382:Interleukin-18 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D019947:Receptors, Interleukin-6 / Q000502:physiology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; C494199:IL6ST protein, human; D020382:Interleukin-18; D015850:Interleukin-6; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D019947:Receptors, Interleukin-6; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D050822:Cytokine Receptor gp130