title: Exposure to toluene diisocyanate (TDI) induces IL-8 production from bronchial epithelial cells: effect of pro-inflammatory cytokines.
abstract: This investigation was designed to confirm IL-8 production from human bronchial epithelial cells with toluene diisocyanate (TDI) exposure and to examine the effects of pro-inflammatory cytokine and dexamethasone. We cultured Beas-2B, a bronchial epithelial cell line with TDI-HSA conjugate and compared with those without conjugate. IL-8 in the supernatant was measured by ELISA. To evaluate the effect of proinflammatory cytokines, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were collected from TDI- and non-TDI asthma patients, and were added to the epithelial cell culture. Dexamethasone or antibodies to TNF-alpha and IL-1beta were pre-incubated with PBMC supernatant. There was a significant production of IL-8 from bronchial epithelial cells with addition of TDI-HSA conjugate in a dose-dependent manner, which was significantly augmented with addition of PBMC supernatant. Higher production of IL-8 was noted with addition of PBMC supernatant from TDI-asthma patients than in those from non-TDI asthma patients. IL-1beta and IL-1beta/TNF alpha antibodies were able to suppress the IL-8 productions. Pre-treatment of dexamethasone induced dose-dependent inhibition of the IL-8 production. These results suggest that the IL-8 production from bronchial epithelial cells contribute to neutrophil recruitment occurring in TDI-induced airway inflammation. IL-1beta released from PBMC of TDI-induced asthma patients may be one of the pro-inflammatory cytokines to enhance IL-8 production.
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy & Rheumatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Mok
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyun-Ah
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hae-Sim
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Soo-Keol
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dong-Ho
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Nahm
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology; D001980:Bronchi / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000378:metabolism*; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D014051:Toluene 2,4-Diisocyanate / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D016209:Interleukin-8; D014051:Toluene 2,4-Diisocyanate; D003907:Dexamethasone