PMID: 8468489Apr 15, 1993Paper

Transforming growth factor-beta mediates IL-1-dependent induction of IL-1 receptor antagonist

The Journal of Immunology : Official Journal of the American Association of Immunologists
S M WahlA E Berger

Abstract

Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) is a potent immunomodulatory molecule that promotes inflammation through recruitment of monocytes and induction of IL-1 and other cytokines. These proinflammatory processes may be modulated by the ability of TGF-beta to induce de novo synthesis and secretion of an IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) that binds to and blocks IL-1 receptors. In this study, we show that the addition of TGF-beta to human peripheral blood monocytes induced the sequential transcription of the 1.8-kb mRNA for IL-1 beta and for IL-1ra. The expression of detectable mRNA and synthesis of IL-1 beta peptide routinely preceded that for IL-1ra, suggesting possible dependency of IL-1ra generation on IL-1 beta. Antibody to IL-1 blocked TGF-beta induction of IL-1ra mRNA expression demonstrating an unique IL-1-dependent induction of its own antagonist. Confirmatory evidence that IL-1 participates in the generation of IL-1ra was obtained when exogenously added IL-1 induced and, IL-1 receptor antagonist blocked, IL-1ra transcription. Thus, these data suggest that TGF-beta, after release at a site of inflammation, induces synthesis of IL-1 that participates in the initial cytokine cascade central to an inflammatory response,...Continue Reading

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