title: Effect of formoterol and salmeterol on IL-6 and IL-8 release in airway epithelial cells.
abstract: Beta(2)-adrenoceptors are widely distributed and occur on airway epithelial cells. The aim of this study was to find out whether the two long-acting beta(2)-agonists formoterol and salmeterol influence interleukin-6 (IL-6) and -8 (IL-8) release from airway epithelial cells in vitro. A549 cells and primary bronchial epithelial cells (PBEC) were stimulated with organic dust from pig barns. Non-stimulated and dust-stimulated cells were incubated for 24h with formoterol or salmeterol (10(-13)-10(-6)M) and the release of IL-6 and IL-8 into the medium was assessed by ELISA technique. Propranolol (10(-5)M) or sotalol (10(-3)M) were used to block the beta(2)-agonist mediated effects. Formoterol and salmeterol both induced enhancement of IL-6 and IL-8 release and added to the effect of organic dust. This enhanced release was blocked by a beta-blocker in PBEC but not in A549 cells. To our knowledge, this is the first time beta(2)-agonists have been shown to stimulate IL-6 release from airway epithelial cells. The results indicate different mechanisms of beta(2)-agonist action in bronchial and alveolar epithelial cells. Furthermore, our results indicate that A549 cells do not possess functional beta(2)-adrenoceptors.
authors.affiliation: Lung and Allergy Research, The National Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. karin.strandberg@ki.se
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Strandberg
authors.forename: Lena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Palmberg
authors.forename: Kjell
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Larsson
mesh_terms: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000420:Albuterol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001980:Bronchi / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D004391:Dust / Q000276:immunology; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D004983:Ethanolamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000068759:Formoterol Fumarate; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism*; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000378:metabolism*; D020545:Respiratory Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D000068299:Salmeterol Xinafoate; D013552:Swine; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D004391:Dust; D004983:Ethanolamines; D015850:Interleukin-6; D016209:Interleukin-8; D000068299:Salmeterol Xinafoate; D000420:Albuterol; D000068759:Formoterol Fumarate