Steroids induce a disequilibrium of secreted interleukin-1 receptor antagonist and interleukin-1β synthesis by human neutrophils

The European Respiratory Journal
Jeroen D LangereisLaurien H Ulfman

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by neutrophilic inflammation in the airways and these neutrophils contribute to the production of inflammatory mediators. Dampening the production of proinflammatory mediators might be an important strategy to treat COPD and glucocorticosteroids are known to do so via inhibition of nuclear factor-κB. However, this pathway is important for the control of pro- and anti-inflammatory genes. We studied the effects of dexamethasone on production and secretion of pro-inflammatory interleukin (IL)-1β and anti-inflammatory secreted IL-1 receptor antagonist (sIL-1Ra) by human neutrophils activated with tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α. In vitro, TNF-α-stimulated neutrophils produced significant amounts of IL-1β and sIL-1Ra; this production was inhibited by dexamethasone. However, synthesis and secretion of sIL-1Ra was inhibited at lower concentrations dexamethasone compared to IL-1β, which changed the IL-1β:sIL-1Ra ratio significantly. This altered ratio resulted in a more pro-inflammatory condition, as visualised by increased intercellular adhesion molecule-1 expression on human endothelial cells. In vivo, moderate-to-severe COPD patients using inhaled glucocorticosteroids have ...Continue Reading

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