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Cammisotto PG, Gingras D, Renaud C, Levy E, Bendayan M. Secretion of soluble leptin receptors by exocrine and endocrine cells of the gastric mucosa. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2006; 290:G242-9. [PMID: 16239400 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00334.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Leptin is a hormone secreted by the gastric mucosa into the lumen of the stomach. It is present in its intact form in the intestine where it regulates nutrient absorption and intestinal mucosa integrity. We have identified the binding protein that protects leptin from the harsh conditions of the gastric juice. Immunoprecipitations and Western blot analyses demonstrated that leptin is present in the gastric mucosa and the gastric juice, bound to a protein corresponding to the extracellular domain of the leptin receptor. In the absence of this soluble receptor, leptin is rapidly degraded. Immunocytochemistry on rat gastric mucosa identified the cells and intracellular compartments involved in secretion of this complex. Leptin receptor extracellular domain and leptin are present along the rough endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi-granules secretory pathways and form a complex in the secretory granules of Chief and specific endocrine cells. The long-form membrane leptin receptor OB-Rb, the protease activator furin, and proprotein convertase 7 were found in Chief cell granules but not in those of endocrine cells. The shedding of the receptor occurs in the immature granules. It is concluded that in the immature secretory granules of Chief cells, furin activates proprotein convertase 7 that, in turn, cleaves the extracellular portion of membrane-bound leptin receptors. Leptin bound to its soluble receptor forms a complex that is resistant to the gastric juice. Endocrine cells, on the other hand, generate a soluble leptin receptor by mechanisms different from those of the exocrine cells.
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- Philippe G Cammisotto
- Département de Pathologie et Biologie Cellulaire, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128 Succursale Centre Ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7
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Rose-John S. Designer Cytokines for Human Haematopoietic Progenitor Cell Expansion: Impact for Tissue Regeneration. Stem Cells 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/3-540-31265-x_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Budagian V, Bulanova E, Orinska Z, Duitman E, Brandt K, Ludwig A, Hartmann D, Lemke G, Saftig P, Bulfone-Paus S. Soluble Axl is generated by ADAM10-dependent cleavage and associates with Gas6 in mouse serum. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:9324-39. [PMID: 16227584 PMCID: PMC1265819 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.21.9324-9339.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Axl receptor tyrosine kinase exists as a transmembrane protein and as a soluble molecule. We show that constitutive and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate-induced generation of soluble Axl (sAxl) involves the activity of disintegrin-like metalloproteinase 10 (ADAM10). Spontaneous and inducible Axl cleavage was inhibited by the broad-spectrum metalloproteinase inhibitor GM6001 and by hydroxamate GW280264X, which is capable of blocking ADAM10 and ADAM17. Furthermore, murine fibroblasts deficient in ADAM10 expression exhibited a significant reduction in constitutive and inducible Axl shedding, whereas reconstitution of ADAM10 restored sAxl production, suggesting that ADAM10-mediated proteolysis constitutes a major mechanism for sAxl generation in mice. Partially overlapping 14-amino-acid stretch deletions in the membrane-proximal region of Axl dramatically affected sAxl generation, indicating that these regions are involved in regulating the access of the protease to the cleavage site. Importantly, relatively high circulating levels of sAxl are present in mouse sera in a heterocomplex with Axl ligand Gas6. Conversely, two other family members, Tyro3 and Mer, were not detected in mouse sera and conditioned medium. sAxl is constitutively released by murine primary cells such as dendritic and transformed cell lines. Upon immobilization, sAxl promoted cell migration and induced the phosphorylation of Axl and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. Thus, ADAM10-mediated generation of sAxl might play an important role in diverse biological processes.
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- Vadim Budagian
- Department of Immunology and Cell Biology, Research Center Borstel, Parkallee 22, D-23845 Borstel, Germany.
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Fielding CA, McLoughlin RM, Colmont CS, Kovaleva M, Harris DA, Rose-John S, Topley N, Jones SA. Viral IL-6 blocks neutrophil infiltration during acute inflammation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 175:4024-9. [PMID: 16148151 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.6.4024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Pathologies arising as a consequence of human herpesvirus-8 (HHV8) infections are closely associated with the autocrine activity of a HHV8 encoded IL-6 (vIL-6), which promotes proliferation of infected cells and their resistance to apoptosis. In this present report, studies show that vIL-6 may also be important in influencing the host's immunological response to secondary infections. Using peritoneal inflammation as a model of acute bacterial infection, vIL-6 was found to specifically block neutrophil recruitment in vivo through regulation of inflammatory chemokine expression. This response was substantiated in vitro where activation of STAT3 in human peritoneal mesothelial cells by vIL-6 was associated with enhanced CCL2 release. Although vIL-6 did not effect CXCL8 production, IL-1beta-induced secretion of this neutrophil-activating chemokine was significantly suppressed by vIL-6. These data suggest that vIL-6 has the capacity to suppress innate immune responses and thereby influence the outcome of opportunistic infections in HHV8-associated disease.
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- Ceri A Fielding
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Immunology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom
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Jones SA. Directing transition from innate to acquired immunity: defining a role for IL-6. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 175:3463-8. [PMID: 16148087 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.6.3463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 545] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Appropriate control of leukocyte recruitment and activation is a fundamental requirement for competent host defense and resolving inflammation. A pivotal event that defines the successful outcome of any inflammatory event is the transition from innate to acquired immunity. In IL-6 deficiency, this process appears defective, and a series of in vivo studies have documented important roles for IL-6 in both the resolution of innate immunity and the development of acquired immune responses. Within this review, particular attention will be given to the regulatory properties of the soluble IL-6 receptor and how its activity may affect chronic disease progression.
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- Simon A Jones
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Immunology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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Li TS, Li XN, Chang ZJ, Fu XY, Liu L. Identification and functional characterization of a novel interleukin 17 receptor: a possible mitogenic activation through ras/mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway. Cell Signal 2005; 18:1287-98. [PMID: 16310341 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2005.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2005] [Accepted: 10/05/2005] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Interleukin-17 receptor (IL-17R) is increasingly emerged as a distinct receptor family functioning in diverse cellular processes including inflammation and cancer. In this study, we uncovered a novel member of IL-17R from mouse tissue that was named mouse IL-17RE (mIL-17R). Mouse IL-17RE cDNA is composed of at least 14 exons and presents at least 6 spliced isoforms (mIL-17RE1-6) with a molecular weight ranging from 34.2 to 70.1 kD. Mouse IL-17RE is expressed in limited tissues such as lung, kidney, stomach, intestine and testis, etc., and is mainly localized in the cytoplasm and on cell membrane. IL-17RE can also be detected in numerous tumor cell lines. Importantly, a mitogenic effect was detected in BaF3 cells stably transfected with the chimeric receptor fused by the ectodomain of erythropoietin receptor (EPOR) with the transmembrane and endomain of IL-17RE in a serum-dependent but EPO-independent manner. Moreover, ERK1/2 phosphorylation was significantly up-regulated as the dose of mIL-17RE increased. Specific RNAi targeting at mIL-17RE dramatically inhibited the activation of ERK1/2, indicating that mIL-17RE could functionally activate RAS/MAPK signaling pathway. Using dominant negative MEK (Dn-MEK) or RAS (Dn-RAS) as a signaling blocker, we were able to show that mIL-17RE probably activated RAS/MAPK signaling at or upstream of RAS. Overall, our results strongly indicate that mIL-17RE may belong to a novel growth-receptor like molecule that has the capability to support cellular mitogenesis through RAS/MAPK pathway.
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- Tie-Shi Li
- Tsinghua Institute of Genome Research, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology and Institute of Biomedicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Mortier E, Quéméner A, Vusio P, Lorenzen I, Boublik Y, Grötzinger J, Plet A, Jacques Y. Soluble interleukin-15 receptor alpha (IL-15R alpha)-sushi as a selective and potent agonist of IL-15 action through IL-15R beta/gamma. Hyperagonist IL-15 x IL-15R alpha fusion proteins. J Biol Chem 2005; 281:1612-9. [PMID: 16284400 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m508624200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 216] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is crucial for the generation of multiple lymphocyte subsets (natural killer (NK), NK-T cells, and memory CD8 T cells), and transpresentation of IL-15 by monocytes and dendritic cells has been suggested to be the dominant activating process of these lymphocytes. We have previously shown that a natural soluble form of IL-15R alpha chain corresponding to the entire extracellular domain of IL-15R alpha behaves as a high affinity IL-15 antagonist. In sharp contrast with this finding, we demonstrate in this report that a recombinant, soluble sushi domain of IL-15R alpha, which bears most of the binding affinity for IL-15, behaves as a potent IL-15 agonist by enhancing its binding and biological effects (proliferation and protection from apoptosis) through the IL-15R beta/gamma heterodimer, whereas it does not affect IL-15 binding and function of the tripartite IL-15R alpha/beta/gamma membrane receptor. Our results suggest that, if naturally produced, such soluble sushi domains might be involved in the IL-15 transpresentation mechanism. Fusion proteins (RLI and ILR), in which IL-15 and IL-15R alpha-sushi are attached by a flexible linker, are even more potent than the combination of IL-15 plus sIL-15R alpha-sushi. After binding to IL-15R beta/gamma, RLI is internalized and induces a biological response very similar to the IL-15 high affinity response. Such hyper-IL-15 fusion proteins appear to constitute potent adjuvants for the expansion of lymphocyte subsets.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- CHO Cells
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cricetinae
- Dimerization
- Humans
- Interleukin Receptor Common gamma Subunit
- Interleukin-15/chemistry
- Interleukin-15/pharmacology
- Interleukin-2 Receptor beta Subunit
- Kinetics
- Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute
- Models, Molecular
- Protein Binding
- Protein Structure, Secondary
- Receptors, Interleukin/physiology
- Receptors, Interleukin-15
- Receptors, Interleukin-2/agonists
- Receptors, Interleukin-2/chemistry
- Receptors, Interleukin-2/physiology
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/chemistry
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/pharmacology
- Transfection
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- Erwan Mortier
- INSERM, U601, Groupe de Recherche Cytokines et Récepteurs, Institut de Biologie, Nantes F-44093, France
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Di Iorio A, Cherubini A, Volpato S, Sparvieri E, Lauretani F, Franceschi C, Senin U, Abate G, Paganelli R, Martin A, Andres-Lacueva C, Ferrucci L. Markers of inflammation, vitamin E and peripheral nervous system function: the InCHIANTI study. Neurobiol Aging 2005; 27:1280-8. [PMID: 16112778 PMCID: PMC2646090 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2005.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2004] [Revised: 05/27/2005] [Accepted: 07/10/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Aging of the peripheral nervous system is associated with several morphologic and functional changes, including a decrease of the nerve conduction velocity. There is evidence that these changes contribute to age-related-decline in muscle strength, sensory discrimination, and autonomic responses. The aim of this study was to characterize the decline in nerve conduction velocity in the peripheral nervous system over the aging process and to identify factors that, independent of age, affect nerve conduction velocity. METHODS We measured motor nerve conduction velocity of the right superficial peroneal nerve using a standard neurophysiologic technique in a population-based sample of subjects aged between 20 and 103 years old enrolled in the InCHIANTI study. RESULTS Average conduction velocities in the peripheral nerve decreased linearly with age in both sexes. We found that diabetes, cognitive impairment, uric acid, sIL-6R and alpha-tocopherol were significant predictors of nerve conduction velocity independently of the potential confounding effect of age, sex, sex x age interaction term, height, lymphocytes, neutrophils number, alpha1 and alpha2-globulin serum protein. CONCLUSIONS Our findings are consistent with the hypothesis that inflammation and inadequate antioxidant defenses are associated with accelerated decline of nerve conduction velocity over the aging process.
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- Angelo Di Iorio
- Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine and Sciences of Aging, University G. D'Annunzio, Via dei Vestini 5, 66013 Chieti Scalo, Italy.
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Jones SA, Richards PJ, Scheller J, Rose-John S. IL-6 transsignaling: the in vivo consequences. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2005; 25:241-53. [PMID: 15871661 DOI: 10.1089/jir.2005.25.241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Cytokine receptors exist in membrane-bound and soluble forms. They bind their ligands with comparable affinity. Although most soluble receptors are antagonists because they compete with their membrane counterparts for their ligands, some soluble receptors are agonists. In this case, on target cells, the complex of cytokine and soluble cytokine receptor binds to a second receptor subunit and initiates intracellular signal transduction. The soluble receptors of the interleukin-6 (IL-6) family of cytokines--soluble IL-6 receptor (sIL-6R), sIL-11R, and soluble ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor (sCNTFR)--are agonists. In vivo, the IL-6/sIL-6R complex stimulates several types of target cells not stimulated by IL-6 alone, as they do not express the membrane- bound IL-6R. This process has been named transsignaling. We have shown recently that in several chronic inflammatory diseases, such as chronic inflammatory bowl disease, peritonitis, and rheumatoid arthritis, as well as in colon cancer, transsignaling via the sIL-6R complexed to IL-6 is a crucial point in the maintenance of the disease. The mechanism by which the IL-6/sIL-6R complex regulates the inflammatory or neoplastic state is discussed.
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- Simon A Jones
- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3US, Wales, UK
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Lindemann SW, Weyrich AS, Zimmerman GA. Signaling to translational control pathways: diversity in gene regulation in inflammatory and vascular cells. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2005; 15:9-17. [PMID: 15795158 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2004.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2004] [Revised: 10/13/2004] [Accepted: 10/18/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The expression of a subset of genes is strongly controlled at translational checkpoints, a major mechanism of posttranscriptional regulation. Inflammatory and vascular cells receive outside-in signals to specialized pathways that regulate translation of specific messenger RNAs in a transcript-specific fashion and thereby influence key features of cellular phenotype. These pathways and the expression of proteins that they control may be dysregulated in cardiovascular diseases and are therapeutic targets.
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- Stephan W Lindemann
- Department of Internal Medicine and the Program in Human Molecular Biology and Genetics, Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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McLoughlin RM, Jenkins BJ, Grail D, Williams AS, Fielding CA, Parker CR, Ernst M, Topley N, Jones SA. IL-6 trans-signaling via STAT3 directs T cell infiltration in acute inflammation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:9589-94. [PMID: 15976028 PMCID: PMC1172246 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0501794102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 234] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2005] [Accepted: 05/23/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Interleukin (IL)-6 signaling through its soluble receptor (IL-6 transsignaling) directs transition between innate and acquired immune responses by orchestrating the chemokine-directed attraction and apoptotic clearance of leukocytes. Through analysis of mononuclear cell infiltration in WT and IL-6-deficient mice during peritoneal inflammation, we now report that IL-6 selectively governs T cell infiltration by regulating chemokine secretion (CXCL10, CCL4, CCL5, CCL11, and CCL17) and chemokine receptor (CCR3, CCR4, CCR5, and CXCR3) expression on the CD3+ infiltrate. Although blockade of IL-6 trans-signaling prevented chemokine release, chemokine receptor expression remained unaltered suggesting that this response is regulated by IL-6 itself. To dissect the signaling events promoting T cell migration, inflammation was established in knock-in mice expressing mutated forms of the universal signal-transducing element for IL-6-related cytokines gp130. In mice (gp130Y757F/Y757F) deficient in SHP2 and SOCS3 binding, but presenting hyperactivation of STAT1/3, T cell recruitment and CCL5 expression was enhanced. Conversely, both of these parameters were suppressed in mice with ablated gp130-mediated STAT1/3 activation (gp130DeltaSTAT/DeltaSTAT). T cell migration was related to STAT3 activity, because monoallelic deletion of Stat3 in gp130(Y757F/Y757F) mice (gp130Y757F/Y757F:Stat3+/-) corrected the exaggerated responses observed in gp130Y757F/Y757F mice. Consequently, STAT3 plays a defining role in IL-6-mediated T cell migration.
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- Rachel M McLoughlin
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Immunology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, Wales, United Kingdom
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Schroers A, Hecht O, Kallen KJ, Pachta M, Rose-John S, Grötzinger J. Dynamics of the gp130 cytokine complex: a model for assembly on the cellular membrane. Protein Sci 2005; 14:783-90. [PMID: 15722452 PMCID: PMC2279283 DOI: 10.1110/ps.041117105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Cytokines of the interleukin-6 (IL-6)-type family all bind to the glycoprotein gp130 on the cell surface and require interaction with two gp130 or one gp130 and another related signal transducing receptor subunit. In addition, some cytokines of this family, such as IL-6, interleukin-11, ciliary neurotrophic factor, neuropoietin, cardiotrophin-1, and cardiotrophin-1-like-cytokine, interact with specific ligand binding receptor proteins. High- and low-affinity binding sites have been determined for these cytokines. So far, however, the stoichiometry of the signaling receptor complexes has remained unclear, because the formation of the cytokine/cytokine-receptor complexes has been analyzed with soluble receptor components in solution, which do not necessarily reflect the situation on the cellular membrane. Consequently, the binding affinities measured in solution have been orders of magnitude below the values obtained with whole cells. We have expressed two gp130 extracellular domains in the context of a Fc-fusion protein, which fixes the receptors within one dimension and thereby restricts the flexibility of the proteins in a fashion similar to that within the plasma membrane. We measured binding of IL-6 and interleukin-b receptor (IL-6R) by means of fluorescence-correlation spectroscopy. For the first time we have succeeded in recapitulating in a cell-free condition the binding affinities and dynamics of IL-6 and IL-6R to the gp130 receptor proteins, which have been determined on whole cells. Our results demonstrate that a dimer of gp130 first binds one IL-6/IL-6R complex and only at higher ligand concentrations does it bind a second IL-6/IL-6R complex. This view contrasts with the current perception of IL-6 receptor activation and reveals an alternative receptor activation mechanism.
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- Biochemisches Institut, Christian Albrechts Universität zu Kiel, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
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- Biochemisches Institut, Christian Albrechts Universität zu Kiel, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
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- Biochemisches Institut, Christian Albrechts Universität zu Kiel, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
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- Biochemisches Institut, Christian Albrechts Universität zu Kiel, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
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- Biochemisches Institut, Christian Albrechts Universität zu Kiel, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
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Linker RA, Sendtner M, Gold R. Mechanisms of axonal degeneration in EAE—lessons from CNTF and MHC I knockout mice. J Neurol Sci 2005; 233:167-72. [PMID: 15949503 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2005.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The major pathological hallmarks of multiple sclerosis (MS) comprise inflammation, demyelination with associated gliosis and axonal damage, which most likely correlates with persisting disability. Axonal damage can occur by several mechanisms. This article focuses on myelin disintegration and direct immune attack on axons by CD8-positive T-cells as two possible scenarios for axonal injury. As protoypic models, we investigated experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in ciliary neurotrophic factor gene knockout mice (CNTF-/- mice) with severe myelin pathology and EAE in beta-2 microglobulin gene knockout mice (beta2m-/- mice) lacking CD8-positive T-cells. The results from these studies indicate that the trigger attack for axonal injury even in a well-defined experimental design can be multi-faceted. No single factor seems to be absolutely necessary for the initiation of the process, but they rather act in concert and orchestrate tissue destruction, inflammation and regeneration. Some mechanisms of primary or secondary axonal damage may be shared between inflammatory and degenerative diseases of the nervous system, thereby establishing a link which might be of importance for future therapeutic strategies.
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- Ralf A Linker
- Department of Neurology, Clinical Research Group for Multiple Sclerosis, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Strasse 11, D-97080 Würzburg, Germany
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Bruun JM, Lihn AS, Pedersen SB, Richelsen B. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 release is higher in visceral than subcutaneous human adipose tissue (AT): implication of macrophages resident in the AT. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005; 90:2282-9. [PMID: 15671098 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-1696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 382] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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UNLABELLED Human adipose tissue (AT) produces several adipokines including monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. OBJECTIVE Human AT cultures, isolated adipocytes, and stromal-vascular cells were used to investigate the relationship among AT-resident macrophages, MCP-1, and adiposity and the regulation of MCP-1. RESULTS mRNA levels of specific macrophage markers (CD68 and CD14) are correlated with adiposity in sc AT and visceral AT (P < 0.05). MCP-1 production is higher in stromal-vascular cells vs. adipocytes (P < 0.01) and correlates with macrophage markers in both AT compartments (P < 0.05). MCP-1 release is higher in obese subjects (P < 0.05) and in VAT (P < 0.01), but after adjusting for AT-resident macrophages, the differences disappear. MCP-1 is stimulated by IL-1beta, TNF-alpha, IL-8, IL-4, and IL-6 + IL-6-soluble receptor and is decreased by dexamethasone, IL-10, metformin, and thiazolidinediones. DISCUSSION MCP-1 is correlated with specific macrophage markers, adiposity, and AT localization, but the relationship seems to be related to the number of AT-resident macrophages. Despite this, MCP-1 may be involved in obesity-related health complications, and the decrease of MCP-1 by metformin and thiazolidinediones suggests that these antidiabetic compounds have antiinflammatory properties improving the low-grade inflammatory state observed in obesity.
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- Jens M Bruun
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus Sygehus, Tage Hansensgade 2, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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Scalabrino G. Cobalamin (vitamin B12) in subacute combined degeneration and beyond: traditional interpretations and novel theories. Exp Neurol 2005; 192:463-79. [PMID: 15755562 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2004.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2004] [Revised: 12/14/2004] [Accepted: 12/16/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Subacute combined degeneration (SCD) is a neuropathy due to cobalamin (Cbl) (vitamin B(12)) deficiency acquired in adult age. Hitherto, the theories advanced to explain the pathogenesis of SCD have postulated a causal relationship between SCD lesions and the impairment of either or both of two Cbl-dependent reactions. We have identified a new experimental model, the totally gastrectomized rat, to reproduce the key morphological features of the disease [spongy vacuolation, intramyelinic and interstitial edema of the white matter of the central nervous system (CNS), and astrogliosis], and found new mechanisms responsible for the pathogenesis of SCD: the neuropathological lesions in TGX rats are not only due to mere vitamin withdrawal but also to the overproduction of the myelinolytic tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and the reduced synthesis of the two neurotrophic agents, epidermal growth factor (EGF) and interleukin-6. This deregulation of the balance between TNF-alpha and EGF synthesis induced by Cbl deficiency has been verified in the sera of patients with pernicious anemia (but not in those with iron-deficient anemia), and in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of SCD patients. These new functions are not linked to the coenzyme functions of the vitamin, but it is still unknown whether they involve genetic or epigenetic mechanisms. Low Cbl levels have also been repeatedly observed in the sera and/or CSF of patients with Alzheimer's disease or multiple sclerosis, but whether Cbl deficit plays a role in the pathogenesis of these diseases is still unclear.
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- Giuseppe Scalabrino
- Institute of General Pathology and Center of Excellence on Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 31, I-20133 Milan, Italy.
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Wallenius K, Jansson JO, Wallenius V. The therapeutic potential of interleukin-6 in treating obesity. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2005; 3:1061-70. [PMID: 14519071 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.3.7.1061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Interleukin (IL)-6 is a multifunctional immune-modulating cytokine that has been suggested to have important functions in glucose and lipid metabolism. It is secreted from adipose tissue during resting conditions and from muscle during strenuous exercise. Recently, the authors reported that mice deficient of IL-6 develop mature-onset obesity, which was reversed by IL-6 replacement. The IL-6-deficient mice had increased glucose levels and decreased glucose tolerance, and blood lipids were increased in females. Furthermore, it was found that intracerebroventricular (ICV) IL-6 treatment acutely increased energy expenditure in rats and led to loss of fat mass following prolonged treatment, without causing symptoms of sickness behaviour or increased levels of acute-phase reactants. Thus, these data indicate a role for IL-6 in the regulation of energy homeostasis in rodents. In humans, several single nucleotide polymorphisms in the IL-6 gene promoter are known, one of which (174 C) is associated with reduced IL-6 transcription as well as decreased basal metabolic rate and insulin sensitivity in healthy male subjects. Furthermore, it was found that IL-6 levels in cerebrospinal fluid in obese humans were inversely correlated with more severe obesity, suggesting that severe obesity is coupled to a relative central IL-6 deficiency. Taken together, these data suggest that endogenous IL-6 has antiobesity effects and, therefore, it is possible that low endogenous IL-6 production contributes to obesity in humans.
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- Kristina Wallenius
- Research Center for Endocrinology and Metabolism (RCEM), Endocrine Division, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gröna Stråket 8, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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McKeown DJ, Brown DJF, Kelly A, Wallace AM, McMillan DC. The relationship between circulating concentrations of C-reactive protein, inflammatory cytokines and cytokine receptors in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer. Br J Cancer 2005; 91:1993-5. [PMID: 15570310 PMCID: PMC2410147 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The relationship between circulating C-reactive protein concentrations and potential cytokine and receptor mediators (interleukin-6, leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF), ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), soluble IL-6 receptor, soluble gp130, soluble TNF receptor, interleukin-1 receptor antagonist and interleukin-8 (IL-8)) of this acute phase protein were examined in healthy subjects (n=11) and patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (n=50). Leukaemia inhibitory factor and CNTF were below detection limits in all controls and patients. C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, soluble gp130, soluble TNF receptor, interleukin-1 receptor antagonist and IL-8 concentrations were significantly elevated in cancer patients (P< or =0.001). Cancer patients with elevated C-reactive protein concentrations had greater concentrations of interleukin-6 (P<0.01) and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (P<0.05). On regression analysis only interleukin-6 was independently associated with C-reactive protein (r=0.616, P<0.001). Interleukin-6 is an important independent mediator of elevated C-reactive protein concentrations in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer.
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- D J McKeown
- University Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK
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- University Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- University Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK
- University Department of Surgery, Royal Inf irmary, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK. E-mail:
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Scheller J, Schuster B, Hölscher C, Yoshimoto T, Rose-John S. No inhibition of IL-27 signaling by soluble gp130. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 326:724-8. [PMID: 15607729 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.11.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Soluble gp130 is the natural inhibitor of trans-signaling mediated by the soluble IL-6/IL-6R complex. In mouse models, recombinant sgp130 has been successfully applied for the treatment of diseases that are triggered and maintained by soluble IL-6R like Crohn's disease, peritonitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and colon cancer. The novel heterodimeric cytokine IL-27 (p28/EBV-induced gene 3) has been shown to act via a heterodimeric receptor complex of gp130 and the WSX-1 receptor, and to co-regulate the Th(1) immune response after infection. Therefore, we have tested the potential of the recombinant sgp130-Fc protein to also inhibit signaling-mediated IL-27. Here we show that sgp130-Fc does not interfere with IL-27 signaling. We therefore conclude that IL-27 does not bind with high affinity to gp130.
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- Jürgen Scheller
- Institut für Biochemie, Christian-Albrechts Universität zu Kiel, Olshausenstr.40, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
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Gealy C, Denson M, Humphreys C, McSharry B, Wilkinson G, Caswell R. Posttranscriptional suppression of interleukin-6 production by human cytomegalovirus. J Virol 2005; 79:472-85. [PMID: 15596840 PMCID: PMC538736 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.79.1.472-485.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) has evolved multiple strategies for suppression of the antiviral response of the infected cell. DNA array technology has revealed that HCMV clearly regulates host gene expression during the course of a productive infection by enhancing, sustaining, or suppressing steady-state levels of cellular transcripts. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine that plays a central role in the immune response to infection. Here we report a detailed study of the effects of HCMV infection on IL-6 expression by human fibroblasts. UV-inactivated virus was found to induce high levels of IL-6 mRNA and protein expression, and IL-6 mRNA remained abundant in cells 16 h after inoculation even though the level of ongoing IL-6 transcription was not significantly enhanced. In lytic HCMV infections, the onset of viral gene expression resulted in two apparently antagonistic effects on IL-6 expression: (i) transcriptional activation, mediated at least in part by the IE2p86 protein, and (ii) posttranscriptional suppression mediated by destabilization of IL-6 mRNA. Transcriptional activation was outweighed by the suppressive effect, such that cells undergoing productive infection produced less IL-6 than cells challenged with inactivated virus. Suppression of IL-6 expression was independent of the viral IL-10 homologue, cmvIL-10. Destabilization of IL-6 mRNA was observed to coincide with the enhanced expression and aberrant intracellular localization of HuR, an mRNA-binding protein known to interact with IL-6 and other mRNAs containing 3' AU-rich elements. Our data suggest a novel mechanism for gene regulation by HCMV at the posttranscriptional level.
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- Claire Gealy
- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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McArdle PA, McMillan DC, Sattar N, Wallace AM, Underwood MA. The relationship between interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein in patients with benign and malignant prostate disease. Br J Cancer 2004; 91:1755-7. [PMID: 15505624 PMCID: PMC2410056 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The relationship between interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein was evaluated in patients with benign (n=59) and malignant (n=86) prostate disease. The correlation coefficients for patients with benign prostatic disease and prostate cancer were rs=0.632, P<0.001 and rs=0.663, P<0.001, respectively. These results indicate that the relationship between interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein is similar in patients with benign and malignant prostate disease.
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- P A McArdle
- University Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
- University Department of Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK. E-mail:
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- University Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- University Department of Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- University Department of Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- University Department of Urology, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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Blanc P, Corsi AM, Gabbuti A, Peduzzi C, Meacci F, Olivieri F, Lauretani F, Francesco M, Ferrucci L. Chlamydia Pneumoniae Seropositivity and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: The InCHIANTI Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004; 52:1626-31. [PMID: 15450037 DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52453.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae (CP) seropositivity and test the hypothesis that CP infection (CPI) is associated with cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and levels of inflammatory biomarkers. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING Representative sample of the residents of Greve in Chianti and Bagno a Ripoli, two small towns located in the Chianti geographic area (Tuscany, Italy). PARTICIPANTS A total of 1,304 (age-range: 20-103, 79% aged> or =65) participants of the InCHIANTI study. MEASUREMENTS CP seropositivity was assessed using immunofluorescence. Previous CPI was defined as immunoglobulin (Ig) G > or =1/16 and <1/256, and recent CPI was defined as IgG > or =1/512 or IgM > or =1/16. Inflammatory markers included interleukin (IL)-6, soluble IL-6 receptor (sIL-6r), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), IL-1beta, IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra), iron, ferritin, and C-reactive protein (CRP). CV risk factors included smoking, body mass index (BMI), lipid profile, and hypertension. RESULTS The prevalence of CP seropositivity was 75%, increased with age, and was higher in men than in women (P<.01). CPI was not associated with IL-1beta, IL-1ra, iron, ferritin, CRP, BMI, lipids, and smoking. After adjusting for age and sex, previous or recent CPI was associated with higher TNF-alpha (P<.01), IL-6 (P<.03), sIL-6R (P<.01), and hypertension (P<.02). In additional age and sex-adjusted models, the associations between CPI and TNF-alpha, IL-6, sIL-6r, and hypertension appeared to be mutually independent. CONCLUSION CP seropositivity is highly prevalent in the older population and is a significant, independent correlate of hypertension and circulating levels of TNF-alpha, IL-6, and sIL-6r.
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- Pierluigi Blanc
- Infectious Diseases Section, Hospital SS Annunziata, Florence, Italy
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Budagian V, Bulanova E, Orinska Z, Ludwig A, Rose-John S, Saftig P, Borden EC, Bulfone-Paus S. Natural Soluble Interleukin-15Rα Is Generated by Cleavage That Involves the Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-converting Enzyme (TACE/ADAM17). J Biol Chem 2004; 279:40368-75. [PMID: 15215246 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m404125200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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This study shows that the high affinity alpha-chain of the interleukin (IL)-15 receptor exists not only in membrane-anchored but also in soluble form. Soluble IL-15Ralpha (sIL-15Ralpha) can be detected in mouse sera and cell-conditioned media by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and by immunoprecipitation and Western blotting. This protein has a molecular mass of about 30 kDa because of the presence of a single N-glycosylation site, which is reduced to 26 kDa after N-glycosidase treatment. Transmembrane IL-15Ralpha is constitutively converted into its soluble form by proteolytic cleavage that involves tumor necrosis factor-alpha-converting enzyme (TACE), and this process is further enhanced by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) stimulation. The hydroxamate GW280264X, which is capable of blocking TACE and the closely related disintegrin-like metalloproteinase 10 (ADAM10), effectively inhibited both spontaneous and PMA-inducible cleavage of IL-15Ralpha, whereas GI254023X, which preferentially blocks ADAM10, was ineffective. Overexpression of TACE but not ADAM10 in COS-7 cells enhanced the constitutive and PMA-inducible cleavage of IL-15Ralpha. Moreover, murine fibroblasts deficient in TACE but not ADAM10 expression exhibited a significant reduction in the spontaneous and inducible IL-15Ralpha shedding, whereas a reconstitution of TACE in these cells restored the release of sIL-15Ralpha, thereby suggesting that TACE-mediated proteolysis may represent a major mechanism for sIL-15Ralpha generation in mice. The existence of natural sIL-15Ralpha offers novel insights into the complex biology of IL-15 and envisages a new level for therapeutic intervention.
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- Vadim Budagian
- Center for Cancer Drug Discovery and Development, Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
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McLoughlin RM, Hurst SM, Nowell MA, Harris DA, Horiuchi S, Morgan LW, Wilkinson TS, Yamamoto N, Topley N, Jones SA. Differential regulation of neutrophil-activating chemokines by IL-6 and its soluble receptor isoforms. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 172:5676-83. [PMID: 15100312 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.9.5676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Interleukin-6 signaling via its soluble receptor (sIL-6R) differentially regulates inflammatory chemokine expression and leukocyte apoptosis to coordinate transition from neutrophil to mononuclear cell infiltration. sIL-6R activities may, however, be influenced in vivo by the occurrence of two sIL-6R isoforms that are released as a consequence of differential mRNA splicing (DS) or proteolytic cleavage (PC) of the cognate IL-6R (termed DS- and PC-sIL-6R). Using human peritoneal mesothelial cells and a murine model of peritoneal inflammation, studies described in this work have compared the ability of both isoforms to regulate neutrophil recruitment. In this respect, DS- and PC-sIL-6R were comparable in their activities; however, these studies emphasized that IL-6 trans signaling differentially controls neutrophil-activating CXC chemokine expression. In vitro, stimulation of mesothelial cells with IL-6 in combination with either DS-sIL-6R or PC-sIL-6R showed no induction of CXC chemokine ligand (CXCL)1 (GRO alpha) and CXCL8 (IL-8), whereas both isoforms enhanced CXCL5 (ENA-78) and CXCL6 (granulocyte chemotactic protein-2) expression. Moreover, when complexed with IL-6, both isoforms specifically inhibited the IL-1 beta-induced secretion of CXCL8. These findings were paralleled in vivo, in which induction of peritoneal inflammation in IL-6-deficient (IL-6(-/-)) mice resulted in enhanced keratinocyte-derived chemokine and macrophage-inflammatory protein-2 (the murine equivalent of CXCL1 and CXCL8) levels, but reduced LPS-induced CXC chemokine (the murine equivalent of CXCL5) expression. Reconstitution of IL-6 signaling in IL-6(-/-) mice with IL-6 and its soluble receptor isoforms corrected this chemokine imbalance and suppressed overall neutrophil infiltration. These data confirm that sIL-6R-mediated signaling primarily limits neutrophil influx; however, induction of CXCL5 and CXCL6 may regulate other neutrophil responses.
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- Rachel M McLoughlin
- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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Alexander WS, Hilton DJ. The role of suppressors of cytokine signaling (SOCS) proteins in regulation of the immune response. Annu Rev Immunol 2004; 22:503-29. [PMID: 15032587 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.immunol.22.091003.090312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 530] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Cytokines are an integral component of the adaptive and innate immune responses. The signaling pathways triggered by the engagement of cytokines with their specific cell surface receptors have been extensively studied and have provided a profound understanding of the intracellular machinery that translates exposure of cells to cytokine to a coordinated biological response. It has also become clear that cells have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to prevent excessive responses to cytokines. In this review we focus on the suppressors of cytokine signaling (SOCS) family of cytoplasmic proteins that completes a negative feedback loop to attenuate signal transduction from cytokines that act through the janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) pathway. SOCS proteins inhibit components of the cytokine signaling cascade via direct binding or by preventing access to the signaling complex. The SOCS proteins also appear to target signal transducers for proteasomal destruction. Analyses of genetically modified mice in which SOCS proteins are overexpressed or deleted have established that this family of negative regulators has indispensable roles in regulating cytokine responses in cells of the immune system as well as other tissues. Emerging evidence also suggests that disruption of SOCS expression or activity is associated with several immune and inflammatory diseases, raising the prospect that manipulation of SOCS activity may provide a novel future therapeutic strategy in the management of immunological disorders.
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- Warren S Alexander
- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and The Cooperative Research Center for Cellular Growth Factors, Parkville, 3052 Victoria, Australia.
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Wang XP, Schunck M, Kallen KJ, Neumann C, Trautwein C, Rose-John S, Proksch E. The interleukin-6 cytokine system regulates epidermal permeability barrier homeostasis. J Invest Dermatol 2004; 123:124-31. [PMID: 15191552 DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202x.2004.22736.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is involved in the growth and differentiation of numerous cell types. In the skin it is produced primarily by keratinocytes. The transcription factor STAT3 is activated by cytokines of the IL-6 family. In this study, we examined the involvement of IL-6, soluble IL-6-receptor, and STAT3 in epidermal barrier repair after injury to the stratum corneum by tape-stripping. After barrier disruption in wild-type mice we found an increased immunostaining of IL-6 and IL-6R on epidermal keratinocytes at 15 min to 5 h after treatment. The increase in IL-6 and IL-6R was confirmed by western blotting using epidermal homogenates and was partially prevented by occlusion immediately after barrier disruption. In IL-6-deficient mice, epidermal barrier repair was reduced at 3-24 h after treatment. Topical application of IL-6 or Hyper-IL-6, a complex of IL-6 linked to the soluble IL-6 receptor, enhanced epidermal barrier repair in wild-type mice. Application of the fusion protein gp130-FC, a specific inhibitor of the agonist IL-6/sIL-6 receptor complex, delayed barrier repair in wild, but not in IL-6-deficient mice. STAT3 tyrosine phosphorylation was induced after barrier disruption in wild-type, but markedly reduced in IL-6-deficient mice. Our results indicate that the IL-6 cytokine system, particularly transsignalling via the soluble IL-6R, is critically involved in barrier repair after skin injury.
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- Xu-Ping Wang
- Department of Dermatology, University of Kiel, Germany
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Mortier E, Bernard J, Plet A, Jacques Y. Natural, Proteolytic Release of a Soluble Form of Human IL-15 Receptor α-Chain That Behaves as a Specific, High Affinity IL-15 Antagonist. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 173:1681-8. [PMID: 15265897 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.3.1681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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IL-15 and IL-2 are two structurally and functionally related cytokines whose high affinity receptors share the IL-2R beta-chain and gamma-chain in association with IL-15R alpha-chain (IL-15R alpha) or IL-2R alpha-chain, respectively. Whereas IL-2 action seems restricted to the adaptative T cells, IL-15 appears to be crucial for the function of the innate immune responses, and the pleiotropic expression of IL-15 and IL-15R alpha hints at a much broader role for the IL-15 system in multiple cell types and tissues. In this report, using a highly sensitive radioimmunoassay, we show the existence of a soluble form of human IL-15R alpha (sIL-15R alpha) that arises from proteolytic shedding of the membrane-anchored receptor. This soluble receptor is spontaneously released from IL-15R alpha-expressing human cell lines as well as from IL-15R alpha transfected COS-7 cells. This release is strongly induced by PMA and ionomycin, and to a lesser extent by IL-1 beta and TNF-alpha. The size of sIL-15R alpha (42 kDa), together with the analysis of deletion mutants in the ectodomain of IL-15R alpha, indicates the existence of cleavage sites that are proximal to the plasma membrane. Whereas shedding induced by PMA was abrogated by the synthetic matrix metalloproteinases inhibitor GM6001, the spontaneous shedding was not, indicating the occurrence of at least two distinct proteolytic mechanisms. The sIL-15R alpha displayed high affinity for IL-15 and behaved as a potent and specific inhibitor of IL-15 binding to the membrane receptor, and of IL-15-induced cell proliferation (IC(50) in the range from 3 to 20 pM). These results suggest that IL-15R alpha shedding may play important immunoregulatory functions.
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- Erwan Mortier
- Groupe de Recherche Cytokines et Récepteurs en Immunologie et Cancérologie, Département de Cancérologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale Unité 601, Institut de Biologie, Nantes, France
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Carey AL, Febbraio MA. Interleukin-6 and insulin sensitivity: friend or foe? Diabetologia 2004; 47:1135-1142. [PMID: 15241593 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-004-1447-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2004] [Accepted: 04/19/2004] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- A L Carey
- The Skeletal Muscle Research Laboratory, School of Medical Sciences, RMIT University, PO Box 71, Bundoora 3083, Victoria, Australia
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- The Skeletal Muscle Research Laboratory, School of Medical Sciences, RMIT University, PO Box 71, Bundoora 3083, Victoria, Australia.
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Pilipenko VV, Reece A, Choo DI, Greinwald JH. Genomic organization and expression analysis of the murine Fam3c gene. Gene 2004; 335:159-68. [PMID: 15194199 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2004.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2003] [Revised: 02/02/2004] [Accepted: 03/29/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Previously, we identified FAM3C as a candidate gene for autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss locus 17 (DFNB17). This gene has since been found to be a member of a cytokine-like gene family, but its function has not been determined. The purpose of this study was thus to elucidate the gene structure and pattern of expression, providing information that might allow a hypothesis to be developed about FAM3C function of in the inner ear. To do this we analyzed its mouse ortholog, Fam3c. Fam3c was found to be ubiquitously expressed in all analyzed tissues, and had two major transcript variants presumed to result from an alternative use of two distinct polyadenylation signals. In situ hybridization experiments revealed a predominant Fam3c pattern of expression in the nonsensory epithelium of the growing semicircular canals at embryonic day (E) 15.5. This expression pattern resembles the known pattern of the Nkx5 homeobox genes. Analysis of the Fam3c promoter region demonstrated a putative Nkx5.1 binding site. Based on our findings, we hypothesize that Fam3c may be a downstream target gene for the Nkx5.1 transcription factor, and may thus be involved in cell differentiation and proliferation during inner ear embryogenesis. Additionally, analyses of putative amino acid sequences of FAM3C orthologous proteins showed that their primary and secondary structures and overall topology were highly conserved. Further study is underway to determine the role of FAM3C in inner ear development.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Binding Sites/genetics
- Blotting, Northern
- Conserved Sequence/genetics
- Cytokines
- DNA, Complementary/chemistry
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- Ear, Inner/embryology
- Ear, Inner/metabolism
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Genes/genetics
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization
- Mice
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Neoplasm Proteins
- Proteins/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid/genetics
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
- Time Factors
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- Valentina V Pilipenko
- Center for Hearing and Deafness Research, Division of Otolaryngology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
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Gallucci RM, Sloan DK, O'Dell SJ, Reinke LA. Differential expression of liver interleukin-6 receptor-alpha in female versus male ethanol-consuming rats. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2004; 28:365-73. [PMID: 15084893 DOI: 10.1097/01.alc.0000118316.20560.0d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is well known that women are more susceptible to alcoholic liver disease (ALD) than men, and inflammation is thought to play a major role in alcohol-induced liver injury. Increased circulating levels of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-6 are a marker for serious ALD in humans. However, IL-6 also has protective effects, such as induction of liver regeneration and inhibition of hepatocyte apoptosis. Although the roles of IL-6 in ALD have begun to be established, little is known about the expression of its receptor (IL-6Ralpha) during chronic alcohol administration. METHODS Male and female rats were intragastrically fed ethanol or control isocaloric liquid diet for 2 and 4 weeks. Liver samples were collected, and gene expression was assessed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blot. RESULTS Herein, we show clear gender differences in alcohol-induced liver IL-6Ralpha expression. Analysis of rat liver samples showed that ethanol consumption significantly increased IL-6Ralpha messenger RNA and protein expression in females as compared with similarly treated males after 2 and 4 weeks. Increased STAT3 phosphorylation in the livers of ethanol-consuming females also indicated greater IL-6Ralpha activation in these animals. Conversely, ethanol-consuming males displayed increased IkappaB messenger RNA and protein expression, which may inhibit IL-6R expression, compared with females. CONCLUSIONS Given the association of inflammation with ethanol-induced liver damage, these data may offer insight into a possible mechanism by which females develop more severe ALD than males.
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- Randle M Gallucci
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73190, USA.
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Gurney AL. IL-22, a Th1 cytokine that targets the pancreas and select other peripheral tissues. Int Immunopharmacol 2004; 4:669-77. [PMID: 15120651 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2004.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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IL-22, also termed IL-TIF, is a member of the IL-10 family of cytokines. Its principal source appears to be memory CD4 T cells with a Th1 polarized phenotype. IL-22 induces its signals through a two-component receptor comprised of IL-22R1 and CRF2-4/IL10Rb. Both of these receptor components also participate in separate receptor complexes specific for other IL-10 family cytokines. Because CRF2-4 exhibits ubiquitous expression, the tropism of IL-22 action appears to be dictated by the expression of IL-22R1. IL-22R1 has a highly restricted expression pattern. Its highest expression, by far, is in the acinar cell population of the pancreas. Lower, but still functional, levels of expression are also observed in skin, colon, liver, and kidney. The responses that have been observed to date for IL-22 resemble the "acute phase" type responses elicited by IL-6, suggesting that IL-22 might be appropriately considered as a T cell-derived IL-6-like activity having distinct target cell specificity. The functional role of this system remains unclear, but it is likely that the responses elicited by this cytokine serve to contribute both to acute host defense against pathogens and to safeguard vulnerable target tissues under conditions of stress.
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- Austin L Gurney
- Department of Immunology, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
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Lindemann SW, Yost CC, Denis MM, McIntyre TM, Weyrich AS, Zimmerman GA. Neutrophils alter the inflammatory milieu by signal-dependent translation of constitutive messenger RNAs. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:7076-81. [PMID: 15118085 PMCID: PMC406468 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0401901101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The mechanisms by which neutrophils, key effector cells of the innate immune system, express new gene products in inflammation are largely uncharacterized. We found that they rapidly translate constitutive mRNAs when activated, a previously unrecognized response. One of the proteins synthesized without a requirement for transcription is the soluble IL-6 receptor alpha, which translocates to endothelial cells and induces a temporal switch to mononuclear leukocyte recruitment. Its synthesis is regulated by a specialized translational control pathway that is inhibited by rapamycin, a bacterial macrolide with therapeutic efficacy in transplantation, inflammatory syndromes, and neoplasia. Signal-dependent translation in activated neutrophils may be a critical mechanism for alteration of the inflammatory milieu and a therapeutic target.
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- Stephan W Lindemann
- Program in Human Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Utah, 15 North, 20230 East, Building 533, Room 4220, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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Peleg-Shulman T, Roisman LC, Zupkovitz G, Schreiber G. Optimizing the Binding Affinity of a Carrier Protein. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:18046-53. [PMID: 14960565 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m400033200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Prolonging the circulatory half-life of low mass protein drugs can be achieved either by administration of a pro-drug or through co-injection with a carrier protein that will slowly release the active protein. The rate of release is concentration and affinity dependent. The optimal relationship between these two in prolonging the half-life of a pro-drug is the focus of this work. Interferon (IFN) beta is one of the most widely used protein drugs in the clinic. Here, we show that the circulatory half-life of IFNbeta can be significantly extended by co-administration with the extracellular domain of the IFN receptor ifnar2 (ifnar2-EC). To investigate the concentration/affinity relation, a range of tighter binding ifnar2-EC mutants was designed that bind IFNbeta, but not IFNalpha2, up to 50-fold tighter compared with the wild-type ifnar2-EC. This increased affinity is related to a slower dissociation rate, whereas the association of IFNbeta with ifnar2-EC is already near optimum. Using the wild-type and mutant receptors, we investigated their potential in occluding IFNbeta from circulation in a tissue culture assay, as well as in rats. To determine the potential of ifnar2-EC as a carrier protein, we co-administered a mixture of IFNbeta and ifnar2-EC to rats both intravenously and subcutaneously, and followed the blood plasma concentrations of IFNbeta over time. The tighter binding ifnar2-EC mutant had a clear advantage in prolonging the half-life of IFNbeta in circulation, even when lower protein concentrations were administered. A numerical simulation of the in vivo data demonstrates that the optimal binding affinity of a carrier protein is around the concentration needed to obtain optimal activity of the ligand.
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- Tal Peleg-Shulman
- Department of Biological Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Cesari M, Penninx BWJH, Pahor M, Lauretani F, Corsi AM, Rhys Williams G, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Inflammatory Markers and Physical Performance in Older Persons: The InCHIANTI Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2004; 59:242-8. [PMID: 15031308 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/59.3.m242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 609] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Some studies have proposed chronic inflammation as an underlying biological mechanism responsible for physical function decline in elderly people. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between several inflammatory markers and physical performance in an older population. METHODS This study is part of the "Invecchiare in Chianti" (InCHIANTI) study, a prospective population-based study of older people, aimed at identifying risk factors for late-life disability. The study sample consisted of 1020 participants aged 65 years and older living in the Chianti area of Italy. Physical performance was assessed using walking speed, the chair-stand test, and the standing balance test. Hand-grip strength was assessed using a hand-held dynamometer. Serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), IL-10, IL-1beta, IL-6sR, and IL-1RA were determined. Linear regression analyses were used to assess the multivariate relationship of inflammatory marker levels with physical performance, scored as a continuous variable from 0 to 3, and hand-grip strength after adjustment for demographics, chronic conditions, medication use, and other biological variables. RESULTS CRP, IL-6, and IL1RA were significantly correlated with physical performance (r=-0.162, r=-0.251, and r=-0.127, respectively). Significant correlations with hand-grip strength were found for CRP and IL-6 (r=-0.081 and r=-0.089, respectively). After adjustment for covariates, high levels of IL-6 and IL-1RA continued to be strongly associated with worse physical performance (p<.001 and p=0.004, respectively). High levels of CRP (p<.001) and IL-6 (p<.001) were associated with low hand-grip strength. Mean adjusted physical performance scores ranged from 2.21 in the CRP<0.59 mg/dl group to 2.07 in the CRP>0.60 mg/dl group (p for trend=.004), and from 2.25 in the lowest IL-6 quartile to 2.08 in the highest IL-6 quartile (p for trend<.001). This trend was also reflected in mean adjusted hand-grip strength, with a range from 28.8 kg for the CRP<0.59 mg/dl group to 26.0 kg for the CRP>0.60 mg/dl group (p for trend=.001), and from 27.4 kg for the lowest IL-6 quartile to 25.1 kg for the highest IL-6 quartile (p for trend=.001). CONCLUSIONS Inflammation, measured as high levels of IL-6, CRP, and IL-1RA, is significantly associated with poor physical performance and muscle strength in older persons. These data also support the biological face validity of physical performance measures. The assessment of inflammatory markers may represent a useful screening test and perhaps a potential target of intervention.
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- Matteo Cesari
- Sticht Center on Aging, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
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Chen Q, Wang WC, Bruce R, Li H, Schleider DM, Mulbury MJ, Bain MD, Wallace PK, Baumann H, Evans SS. Central Role of IL-6 Receptor Signal-Transducing Chain gp130 in Activation of L-Selectin Adhesion by Fever-Range Thermal Stress. Immunity 2004; 20:59-70. [PMID: 14738765 DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(03)00358-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The physiological benefit of the febrile response is poorly understood. Here we show that fever-range thermal stress enhances the function of the L-selectin lymphocyte homing receptor through an interleukin-6 (IL-6)-dependent signaling mechanism. Thermal stimulation of L-selectin adhesion in vitro and in vivo is mediated by engagement of the gp130 signal-transducing chain by IL-6 and a soluble form of the IL-6 receptor-alpha (sIL-6Ralpha) binding subunit. Thermal control of adhesion is maintained in IL-6-deficient mice through a gp130-dependent compensatory mechanism mediated by IL-6-related cytokines (i.e., oncostatin M [OSM], leukemia inhibitory factor [LIF], and IL-11). Combined biochemical and pharmacological inhibitor (PD98059, U0126, SB203580, SP600125) approaches positioned MEK1/ERK1-2, but not p38 MAPK or JNK, in the IL-6/sIL-6Ralpha signaling pathway upstream of activation of L-selectin/cytoskeletal interactions and L-selectin avidity/affinity. These results highlight a role for gp130-linked IL-6/sIL-6Ralpha transsignaling in amplifying lymphocyte trafficking during febrile inflammatory responses.
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- Qing Chen
- Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Carlton and Elm Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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Schwantner A, Dingley AJ, Ozbek S, Rose-John S, Grötzinger J. Direct Determination of the Interleukin-6 Binding Epitope of the Interleukin-6 Receptor by NMR Spectroscopy. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:571-6. [PMID: 14557255 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m311019200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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All cytokines belonging to the interleukin-6 (IL-6)-type family of cytokines utilize receptors that have a modular build of several immunoglobulin-like and fibronectin type III-like domains. Characteristic of these receptors is a cytokine receptor homology region consisting of two such fibronectin domains defined by a set of four conserved cysteines and a tryptophan-serine-X-tryptophan-serine sequence motif. On target cells, interleukin-6 first binds to its specific receptor and subsequently to a homodimer of the signal transducer protein gp130. The interleukin-6 receptor consists of three extracellular domains. The N-terminal immunoglobulin-like domain is not involved in ligand binding, whereas the third membrane proximal fibronectin-like domain accounts for more than 90% of the binding energy to IL-6. Here, the key residues of this fibronectin-like domain involved in the interaction with IL-6 are described. Chemical shift mapping data with 15N-labeled IL-6R-D3 and unlabeled IL-6 coupled with recent structural data clearly reveal the epitope within the IL-6R-D3 responsible for mediating the high affinity interaction with its cognate cytokine.
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- Andreas Schwantner
- Biochemisches Institut, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Olshausenstrasse 40, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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Gard AL, Gavin E, Solodushko V, Pennica D. Cardiotrophin-1 in choroid plexus and the cerebrospinal fluid circulatory system. Neuroscience 2004; 127:43-52. [PMID: 15219667 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2004.03.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/29/2004] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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There is a growing recognition of choroid plexus functioning as a source of neuropeptides, cytokines and growth factors in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) with diffusional access into brain parenchyma. In this study, choroid plexus and other components of the CSF circulatory system were investigated by Western blotting, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry for production of interleukin-6-related cytokines characterized by neuroactivity [cardiotrophin-1 (CT-1), ciliary neurotrophic factor, leukemia inhibitory factor, oncostatin M] and signaling through the gp130/leukemia inhibitory factor receptor-beta receptor heterodimer. Western blot analysis showed that CT-1 was the only cytokine family member detectable in adult rat choroid plexus, as in leptomeninges. The specificity of detection was verified with blots of the same tissues from CT-1-deficient mice. Levels of both CT-1 mRNA and protein were constitutively high in rat from birth through adulthood in choroid plexus, up-regulated postnatally in leptomeninges and undetectable in brain parenchyma. Using antigen retrieval, CT-1 immunolocalized to choroid epithelial cells in all choroid plexuses in addition to leptomeninges (arachnoid and pial-glial membranes). Ependymal cells lining the ventricular neuroaxis, unlike the central canal, were also CT-1-immunoreactive. Western blots indicated rat choroid epithelial cells express and release CT-1 immunoreactivity under defined culture conditions and also revealed the presence of a CT-1-like protein in human choroid plexus and CSF. Previously, CT-1 has been conceptualized to function as a target-derived factor for PNS neurons. Our study clearly demonstrates production of CT-1 in the postnatal and adult CNS, specifically by cell types comprising the blood-CSF barrier, and its accumulation in ventricular ependyma. This finding has broad implications for CT-1 functioning apart from other leukemia inhibitory factor receptor ligands as a CSF-borne signal of brain homeostasis, one possibly involving regulation of the barrier itself, the ependyma or target cells in the surrounding parenchyma, including the subventricular zone. A rationale for studies examining CT-1-deficient mice in these respects is provided by the data.
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- A L Gard
- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, 2038 Medical Sciences Building, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, AL 36688-0002, USA.
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Bolander FF. Receptor Regulation. Mol Endocrinol 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-012111232-5/50008-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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The molecular consequence of the fever response has been illuminated by a recent study showing that a temperature shift to 40 degrees C resulted in increased leukocyte adhesion to tissue sections, which was mediated by L-selectin activation in lymphocytes. This L-selectin activation during heat responses was dependent on IL-6 trans-signaling via the soluble IL-6R.
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- Stefan Rose-John
- Department of Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Olshausenstrasse 40, D-24098, Kiel, Germany
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Formato M, Farina M, Spirito R, Maggioni M, Guarino A, Cherchi GM, Biglioli P, Edelstein C, Scanu AM. Evidence for a Proinflammatory and Proteolytic Environment in Plaques From Endarterectomy Segments of Human Carotid Arteries. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2004; 24:129-35. [PMID: 14592849 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000104013.71118.53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objectives
Based on previous observations on apolipoprotein(a), apo(a), in human unstable carotid plaques, we explored whether in the inflammatory environment of human atheroma, proteolytic events affect other hepatic and topically generated proteins in relation to the issue of plaque stability.
Methods and Results
Forty unstable and 24 stable plaques from endarterectomy segments of affected human carotid arteries were extracted with buffered saline (PBS) and then 6 mol/L guanidine-hydrochloride (GdHCl) to identify loosely and tightly bound products, respectively. The extracts were studied before and after ultracentrifugation at d 1.21 g/mL. In the extracts, the concentrations of interleukin (IL)-6, −8, and −18 were significantly higher in the unstable plaques and correlated to those of MMP-2 and MMP-9. By Western blots, both apoB and apo(a) were highly fragmented and mostly present in the d 1.21 bottom that also contained fragments of apoE (10 and 22 kDa), decorin, biglycan, and versican. Fragmentation was higher in the unstable plaques. In baseline plasmas, concentrations of lipids, lipoproteins, and ILs did not differ between patients with unstable and stable plaques.
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In unstable and to a lesser extent in stable plaques, there is a proinflammatory and proteolytic microenvironment with the generation of fragments with potential pathobiological significance that requires investigation.
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- Marilena Formato
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiologiche, Biochimiche e Cellulari, University of Sassari, Italy
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Jablonskaca E, Puzewska W, Marcinczyk M, Jablonski J. Role of soluble gp130 in the tumour necrosis factor-alpha expression and its production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Mediators Inflamm 2003; 12:355-9. [PMID: 14668095 PMCID: PMC1781630 DOI: 10.1080/09629350310001633397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In our previous study we found that rhsIL-6R, along with recombinant human interleukin-6, plays a regulatory role in the immune response by modulating the tumour necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-alpha) expression and its production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). We also suggested that sIL-6R with IL-6 secreted by human PMN (neutrophils) influenced the TNF-alpha expression and its production by autologous PBMC. AIMS Since soluble gp130 (sgp130) is a natural inhibitor for sIL-6R/interleukin-6 responses, in the present study we estimated an effect of exogenous recombinant human sgp130 and sgp130 secreted by PMN on the TNF-alpha expression and its production by PBMC. METHODS Cells were isolated from whole blood of healthy persons. The PMN were cultured in 96-well plates for 1 h at 37 degrees C in a humidified incubator with 5% CO2. After the incubation, the culture supernatant of PMN was removed and added to the PBMC. PBMC were incubated for 1 h at 37 degrees C in the same conditions. Cytoplasmic protein fractions of PMN and, for comparative purpose of PBMC, were analysed for presence of sgp130 by western blotting with the use of monoclonal antibody capable of detecting this protein. In the culture supernatants of PMN we examined the concentrations of sgp130 by human enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. TNF-alpha was measured at the protein levels as well as the mRNA levels. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS The present results revealed that exogenous recombinant human sgp130modulates the TNF-alpha expression and production by PBMC. In contrast, we did not find any effect of sgp130 secreted by PMN on the TNF-alpha expression and its production by autologous PBMC.
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- E Jablonskaca
- Department of Immunology, Medical University of Bialystok, Waszyngtona 15A, 15-274 Bialystok, Poland.
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Taplin ME, Kantoff PW. The ingredients for prostate cancer nomograms: the addition of biomarkers sets the table for future recipes. J Clin Oncol 2003; 21:3552-3. [PMID: 12913104 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2003.07.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Nowell MA, Richards PJ, Horiuchi S, Yamamoto N, Rose-John S, Topley N, Williams AS, Jones SA. Soluble IL-6 receptor governs IL-6 activity in experimental arthritis: blockade of arthritis severity by soluble glycoprotein 130. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2003; 171:3202-9. [PMID: 12960349 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.171.6.3202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Studies in IL-6-deficient (IL-6(-/-)) mice highlight that IL-6 contributes to arthritis progression. However, the molecular mechanism controlling its activity in vivo remains unclear. Using an experimental arthritis model in IL-6(-/-) mice, we have established a critical role for the soluble IL-6R in joint inflammation. Although intra-articular administration of IL-6 itself was insufficient to reconstitute arthritis within these mice, a soluble IL-6R-IL-6 fusion protein (HYPER-IL-6) restored disease activity. Histopathological assessment of joint sections demonstrated that HYPER-IL-6 increased arthritis severity and controlled intrasynovial mononuclear leukocyte recruitment through the CC-chemokine CCL2. Activation of synovial fibroblasts by soluble IL-6R and IL-6 emphasized that these cells may represent the source of CCL2 in vivo. Specific blockade of soluble IL-6R signaling in wild-type mice using soluble gp130 ameliorated disease. Consequently, soluble IL-6R-mediated signaling represents a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/pharmacology
- Antigens, CD/pharmacology
- Arthritis, Experimental/genetics
- Arthritis, Experimental/immunology
- Arthritis, Experimental/pathology
- Arthritis, Experimental/prevention & control
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/immunology
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/metabolism
- Cell Movement/genetics
- Cell Movement/immunology
- Chemokine CCL2/biosynthesis
- Cytokine Receptor gp130
- Fibroblasts/immunology
- Fibroblasts/metabolism
- Humans
- Interleukin-6/administration & dosage
- Interleukin-6/deficiency
- Interleukin-6/genetics
- Interleukin-6/metabolism
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/immunology
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/pathology
- Male
- Membrane Glycoproteins/pharmacology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Protein Isoforms/analysis
- Protein Isoforms/antagonists & inhibitors
- Protein Isoforms/pharmacology
- Protein Isoforms/physiology
- Receptors, Interleukin-6/administration & dosage
- Receptors, Interleukin-6/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Interleukin-6/genetics
- Receptors, Interleukin-6/physiology
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/administration & dosage
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/therapeutic use
- Severity of Illness Index
- Signal Transduction/genetics
- Signal Transduction/immunology
- Solubility
- Synovial Fluid/chemistry
- Synovial Fluid/immunology
- Synovial Fluid/metabolism
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- Mari A Nowell
- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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Svenungsson E, Gunnarsson I, Fei GZ, Lundberg IE, Klareskog L, Frostegård J. Elevated triglycerides and low levels of high-density lipoprotein as markers of disease activity in association with up-regulation of the tumor necrosis factor alpha/tumor necrosis factor receptor system in systemic lupus erythematosus. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 2003; 48:2533-40. [PMID: 13130473 DOI: 10.1002/art.11264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate how blood lipid levels are related to disease activity, clinical characteristics, and serum levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) and its soluble type 1 and 2 receptors, sTNFR1 and sTNFR2, in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS Fasting blood samples were obtained from an unselected cohort of SLE patients at Karolinska Hospital (n = 208, mean +/- SD age 45.7 +/- 14.2 years). Disease activity was estimated using the SLE Disease Activity Measure (SLAM). Levels of circulating TNF alpha, sTNFR1, and sTNFR2 were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Blood lipid levels obtained after overnight fasting were analyzed by routine chemistry. RESULTS Triglyceride (TG) levels were associated with the SLAM score (r = 0.48, P < 0.0001) and with the activities of TNF alpha (r = 0.29, P = 0.0001), sTNFR1 (r = 0.38, P < 0.0001), and sTNFR2 (r = 0.40, P < 0.0001). High-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels were negatively associated with the SLAM score (r = -0.27, P = 0.0003) and with the activities of TNF alpha (r = -0.15, P = 0.04) and sTNFR2 (r = -0.19, P = 0.01). High levels of TGs, total cholesterol, TNF alpha, sTNFR1, and sTNFR2 all showed close correlations with the presence of nephritis and arterial disease (P < 0.05). In multiple logistic regression models, the TNF alpha activity and TG levels were independent determinants (P = 0.003 for both) of active disease (SLAM score > or =7). CONCLUSION Dyslipoproteinemia with high TG/low HDL levels correlates with disease activity in SLE, and enhanced activity in the TNFalpha/sTNFR system seems to be an important underlying factor. Both dyslipoproteinemia and enhanced activity of the TNF alpha system are closely related to cardiovascular and renal manifestations in SLE, and thus both may serve as markers of more severe disease.
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Schuster B, Meinert W, Rose-John S, Kallen KJ. The human interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor exists as a preformed dimer in the plasma membrane. FEBS Lett 2003; 538:113-6. [PMID: 12633863 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(03)00154-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The recently solved X-ray structure of the extracellular portion of the interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor (IL-6R) revealed an IL-6R dimer in the crystal lattice which probably represents a physiological dimer. Performing coprecipitation experiments with two differently tagged IL-6R variants expressed in COS-7 cells, we show that an IL-6R dimer exists in the plasma membrane in the absence of IL-6. Ligand binding does not seem to affect the dimerization status. When lysates of COS-7 cells expressing only one of the IL-6R variants are mixed, spontaneous dimerization occurs. Thus, the IL-6R dimer observed in the crystal structure represents a physiologically occurring phenomenon.
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- Björn Schuster
- Biochemisches Institut, Christian Albrechts Universität zu Kiel, Olshausenstr 40, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
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