Influence of tumor necrosis factor-alpha on the modulation by interferon-gamma of HLA class II molecules in human thyroid cells and its effect on interferon-gamma binding

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
M BuscemaG F Bottazzo

Abstract

Cytokines are important modulators of immunological reactions, but it has been postulated that they might act on other unrelated epithelial cells. We studied the effects of recombinant interferon-gamma (rIFN gamma) and recombinant tumor necrosis factor-alpha (rTNF alpha) on normal human thyroid cells. We found that the combination of these two cytokines enhanced HLA class II molecule expression on these cells compared with the effect of rIFN gamma alone. This was proven by both immunofluorescence as well as a more sensitive and quantitative RIA. rTNF alpha alone had no effect on HLA class II molecule induction on the same thyrocytes, suggesting a synergistic rather than an additive action in combination with rIFN gamma. The addition of 600 U/ml rTNF alpha to low dose rIFN gamma (10 U/mL) enhanced class II expression by 50%, as quantified by RIA. We also demonstrated that normal thyrocytes possess distinct receptors for the two cytokines and that rTNF alpha probably augments IFN gamma binding, since it increased when the cells were first incubated with rTNF alpha. This increased binding provides an explanation for the synergistic action of rTNF alpha in enhancing class II molecule expression by rIFN gamma. We conclude that the p...Continue Reading

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