Interleukin-6 gene expression and production induced in human monocytes by membrane proteoglycans from Klebsiella pneumoniae

Marina Sironi, Antonio Sica, Franca Riganti, Luciano Licciardello, Francesco Colotta, Alberto Mantovani

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Abstract

The present study was designed to investigate the effect of membrane proteoglycans (MPG) from Klebsiella pneumoniae on IL-6 production by human peripheral blood monocytes. Exposure in vitro to MPG induced release of IL-6 activity from human monocytes, as assessed by the 7TD1 hybridoma assay. MPG-induced hybridoma growth factor activity was blocked by anti-IL-6 antibodies. MPG induced expression in human monocytes of IL-6 mRNA transcripts as assessed by Northern blot analysis. Induction of IL-6 in mononuclear phagocytes may play a role in the immunomodulatory activity of MPG.

Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)397-402
Numero di pagine6
RivistaInternational Journal of Immunopharmacology
Volume12
Numero di pubblicazione4
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 1990
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