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Correlations and interactions in the production of interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-1, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in human blood mononuclear cells: IL-6 suppresses IL-1 and TNF
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Interleukin-6 (IL-6) shares several biologic properties with IL-1, including hematopoietin-1 activity and stimulation of T cells. Because many of their biologic activities overlap, we developed and used a specific radioimmunoassay (RIA) for IL-6 to compare production of this cytokine on a molar basis with that of IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)alpha. The RIA correlated well with the hybridoma bioassay for IL-6 (r = .87, P less than .001). Freshly isolated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) cultured in the absence of stimuli did not produce IL-6 in most cases. Kinetics of secretion and cell-association of IL-6 were studied. In contrast to IL-1 alpha but similar to TNF, IL-6 was almost entirely secreted into the extracellular fluid. Incubation with different stimuli (lipopolysaccharide [LPS], phytohemagglutinin [PHA], Staphylococcus epidermidis, or IL-1 alpha) resulted in production of IL-6. However, on a molar basis PBMC produced approximately two to three times less IL-6 than IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, or TNF, regardless of the stimulus. The amount of IL-6 produced from PBMC was consistent when measured in the same subjects six time during a 12-week period. In a cohort of 38 donors, the coefficient of variation for IL-6 production was .32, compared with .92 for IL-1 beta and .96 for TNF. Comparing cytokine production by PBMC, there was a significant correlation between IL-6 and IL-1 beta (r = .72) and between IL-6 and TNF (r = .66). IL-6 did not stimulate IL-1 beta or TNF production, but suppressed IL-1 beta and TNF production induced by LPS or PHA by 30% (P less than .01). This suppression of IL-1 beta and TNF by IL-6 appears to be on the level of transcription.
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“On the other hand, IL-6 has been shown to inhibit the transcription of IL-1 and TNF-α [74] while stimulating the release of IL-1Ra, IL-10, and cortisol in human mononuclear cells [72] (2a).”
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“Previous studies in cultured human monocytes have shown that IL‐6 prevents endotoxin-induced TNF‐α production (213).”
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“Increased IL-1 in IL-6 Ϫ/Ϫ mice is consistent with data indicating that IL-6 plays an important negative regulatory role in IL-1 induction (40,41) and, together with the absence of an increase in circulating IL-6 in IL-1 Ϫ/Ϫ mice, further indicates that IL-1 is extremely unlikely to be an important systemic mediator of HPAA activation.”
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“IL-6 inhibits lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced TNF-α production both in cultured human monocytes and in the human monocytic line U937 [66]”
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- Authors
- Schindler, R., Mancilla, J., Endres, S., Ghorbani, R., Clark, S., & Dinarello, C.
- Affiliations
- Tufts University (US)
- Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
- ORCID
- Endres, S
- Venue
- Blood
- Publisher
- American Society of Hematology
- Published
- 1990-01-01
- Volume
- 75
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 40-47
- ISSN
- 0006-4971 (ISSN-L)
- 1528-0020
- OpenAlex
- W204546040
- Cited by
- 1,012
- References
- 34
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- FWCI
- 24.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Blood (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (AI‑15614)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune Response and Inflammation
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
- Keywords
- interleukin-6, IL-1β, TNF-α, cytokine production, peripheral blood mononuclear cells, cytokine inhibition, lipopolysaccharide, phytohemagglutinin, Staphylococcus epidermidis, radioimmunoassay, transcriptional regulation, hematopoietic function
- MeSH terms
- Biological Assay, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Interleukin-1, Leukocytes, Mononuclear, Radioimmunoassay, RNA, Messenger, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Interleukin-6, In Vitro Techniques
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