DIFFERENTIAL ACTIVITY OF INTERLEUKIN-1-ALPHA AND INTERLEUKIN-1-BETA IN THE STIMULATION OF THE IMMUNE-RESPONSE INVIVO
DIFFERENTIAL ACTIVITY OF INTERLEUKIN-1-ALPHA AND INTERLEUKIN-1-BETA IN THE STIMULATION OF THE IMMUNE-RESPONSE INVIVO
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DOI:
10.1002/eji.1830200213
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发表时间:
1990-02-01
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
TAGLIABUE, A
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BORASCHI, D;VILLA, L;TAGLIABUE, A
The biological activities of human recombinant interleukin (IL) 1.alpha. and IL 1.beta. were compared in different biological systems. The two IL 1 forms were equally active in vitro in inducing proliferation of murine thymocytes and of the murine T helper clone D10.G4.1, and in triggering release of prostaglandin E2 from human skin fibroblasts. In vivo, IL 1.alpha. and IL 1.beta. were similarly pyrogenic both in rabbits and mice, and could equally increase the circulating levels of the acute phase protein serum amyloid A in mice. However, only IL 1.beta. showed immunostimulatory activity in vivo, as it could enhance the number of specific antibody-producing cells in the spleen of mice immunized with either a T-dependent or a T-independent antigen. Although devoid of immunostimulatory activity, IL 1.alpha. could efficiently compete immunostimulation induced by IL1.beta., suggesting an effective interaction with the IL1 receptor. Thus, IL 1.beta. appears to have an important role in the positive regulation of immune responses, while IL 1.alpha. may act as down-regulator of the IL 1.beta. effect.