PMID: 8598479Jan 1, 1996Paper

Cholera toxin increases IL-6 synthesis and decreases TNF-alpha production by rat peritoneal mast cells

The Journal of Immunology : Official Journal of the American Association of Immunologists
I Leal-BerumenJ S Marshall

Abstract

Mast cells have been traditionally associated with an acute allergic response. However, their role in regulating chronic inflammatory processes must also be considered in view of evidence that mast cells synthesize and release a number of cytokines. In this study, we have examined the effect of cholera toxin (CT) on peritoneal mast cell IL-6 and TNF-alpha production. Highly purified, freshly isolated, rat peritoneal mast cells from Brown Norway rats were cultured in the presence of CT or its B subunit (CTB) alone or in combination with anti-IgE or bacterial LPS. Histamine release was measured after 10 min; IL-16 and TNF-alpha production was assessed in supernatants after 18 h. We found that CT or CTB alone did not affect histamine release; however, mast cell IL-6 production was significantly enhanced by CT but not by CTB. In contrast, constitutive production of TNF-alpha was inhibited by CT. The effects of CT were similar to our previous observations of the actions of prostaglandin E2 on mast cells. We also examined the effects of CT in combination with other mast cell activating agents. CT had no significant effect on anti-IgE-induced histamine release. An additive effect on IL-6 production was observed in the context of LPS. ...Continue Reading

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