title: Interleukin-1beta does not contribute to genetic strain-based differences in iNOS expression and activity in chicken macrophages.
abstract: The expression of IL-1beta and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) from iNOS hypo (GB2, B(6)B(6)) and hyper (K-strain, B(15)B(15)) responder chickens was examined. Compared to GB2, macrophages from K-strain expressed higher iNOS mRNA as quantitated by reverse transcriptase polymerase (RT-PCR) chain reaction after stimulation with 1 microgram/ml of Escherichia coli (E. coli) lipopolysaccharide (LPS). On the contrary, IL-1beta mRNA expression was comparable between K and GB2 macrophages at 3h post-LPS stimulation but persisted up to 9h only in GB2 macrophages. The LPS-inducible interleukin-1 (IL-1) surface receptor expression, measured by flow cytometry, was higher in GB2 than on K-strain macrophages. Blocking of IL-1 receptor by the anti-IL-1 receptor antibody reduced the LPS-mediated iNOS expression by 50% as quantified by competitive RT-PCR. Furthermore, iNOS activity (nitrite) was also reduced to 50%. However, this magnitude of inhibition was similar in both K and GB2 macrophages. While these observations suggest that IL-1beta is involved in mediating LPS-induced iNOS expression and activity, the differential response of GB1 and K-strain macrophages in terms of LPS-induced iNOS expression and activity is unlikely to be modulated by IL-1beta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Poultry Science and Interdisciplinary Graduate Program of Immunology, North Carolina State University, 27695-7608, Raleigh, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Nyla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dil
authors.forename: Muquarrab A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Qureshi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000235:genetics*; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1 / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D009573:Nitrites; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II