title: Human brain astrocytes mediate TRAIL-mediated apoptosis after treatment with IFN-gamma.
abstract: TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) expressions were studied in primary human brain astrocytes in response to pro-inflammatory cytokines. When astrocytes were treated with IL-1beta, TNF-alpha or IFN-gamma, TRAIL was induced in cultured fetal astrocytes. In particular, IFN-gamma induced the highest levels of TRAIL in cultured astrocytes. When astrocytes were pre-treated with IFN-gamma, they induced apoptosis in TRAIL-sensitive Peer cells. Our results suggest that IFN-gamma modulates the expression of TRAIL in astrocytes, which may enhance cytotoxic sensitivity of infiltrating immune cells or brain cells other than astrocytes during inflammation of brain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jeonggi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jeon-Soo
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: In-Hong
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; C505653:TNFSF10 protein, human; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D007371:Interferon-gamma