| Autor: |
C S, Tannenbaum, J A, Major, T A, Hamilton |
| Rok vydání: |
1993 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 151(12) |
| ISSN: |
0022-1767 |
| Popis: |
Expression of TNF receptor (TNFR) mRNA has been examined in murine peritoneal macrophages stimulated with LPS and/or IFN-gamma. LPS markedly enhanced expression of a heterogenous population of mRNA, which hybridized with a cDNA encoding the type II TNFR. mRNA expression was optimally induced by 4 to 8 h and returned to baseline by 24 h after stimulation. Interestingly, though IFN-gamma can synergize with LPS for the expression of TNF-alpha, it abrogated the LPS-mediated enhancement of type II TNFR in a dose-dependent fashion. IFN-alpha, though less effective, had a qualitatively comparable effect. These effects were selective for the type II TNFR because levels of mRNA encoding the type I TNFR did not vary appreciably with any of the treatments described. The effects of IFN-gamma on LPS-mediated TNFR expression were dependent on the sequence of exposure; pretreatment with IFN-gamma was most effective at blocking response to LPS, whereas IFN-gamma added 1 h after initiation of LPS treatment had little or no effect. The effects of both LPS and IFN-gamma on type II TNFR expression were mediated at least in part by modulation of transcription. The effects of both LPS and IFN-gamma were also independent of protein synthesis because inclusion of cycloheximide in the treatment protocol did not abrogate either the inductive or the suppressive effects. These findings suggest that IFN-gamma and LPS modulate the physiologic action of TNF through complex mechanisms involving effects on the transcription of TNF-alpha itself and on receptors through which it may act in autocrine or paracrine fashion. |
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