Up-regulation of integrin alpha 5 beta 1 expression by interleukin-6 in rabbit corneal epithelial cells

Experimental Cell Research
H OhashiK Sekiguchi

Abstract

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) has been shown to promote the attachment of rabbit corneal epithelial cells to fibronectin-coated substratum and ex vivo migration of the cells on the corneal stroma. To examine whether IL-6 promotes cell attachment through up-regulation of expression of integrin alpha 5 beta 1, i.e., the major cell surface fibronectin receptor, we quantified the levels of both alpha 5 and beta 1 subunit transcripts by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction in cultured rabbit corneal epithelial cells pretreated with various concentrations of IL-6. The levels of both alpha 5 and beta 1 mRNAs were dose-dependently elevated by IL-6, attaining 1.5- and 1.8-fold increases, respectively, at 10 ng/ml. The stimulatory effect of IL-6 was transient; the levels of both subunit mRNAs reached a maximum 1 h after the addition of IL-6 and returned to the basal levels after 6 h. The IL-6-induced up-regulation of integrin alpha 5 and beta 1 mRNAs was also confirmed by Northern blot analysis. These results indicate that the increased attachment of corneal epithelial cells to fibronectin and enhanced ex vivo migration on corneal stroma by IL-6 is, at least in part, due to the temporal up-regulation of integrin alpha 5 beta 1 expressi...Continue Reading

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