Effect of IL-18 on IL-lbeta and sIL-1RII production by human neutrophils

• Authors: E. Jablonska , A. Izycka , N. Wawrusiewicz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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In the present study we investigated the effect of interleukin-18 (IL-18) on the production of interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and soluble interleukin-1 receptor II (sIL-lRII) by human neutrophils. The results obtained indicate that recombinant human interleukin-18 (rhIL-18) induces IL-l beta and, to a lesser extent, sIL-1RII production by human neutrophil isolated from peripheral blood. However, this effect was less important than lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation. Additionally, our observations suggest that IL-18 can induce priming of neutrophils for IL-l beta and, to a lesser extent, sIL-lRII production by LPS--stimulated cells. The ability of IL-18 to serve as an effective modulator for IL-l betaand its regulatory protein may have significance in the inflammatory and immune reactions mediated by IL-l beta.

Keywords

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INTERLEUKIN; NEUTROPHIL

Discipline

• IMMUNOLOGY: IMMUNOLOGY

• Publisher: Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis
• Year: 2002
• Volume: 50
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 139-142

Contributors

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E. Jablonska

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A. Izycka

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N. Wawrusiewicz

• Document Type: SHORT COMMUNICA
• Publication order reference: E.Jablonska, Department of Immunology, Medical Academy of Bia?ystok, Poland