BETA-ENDORPHIN MODULATION OF IL-1-INDUCED IL-2 PRODUCTION
BETA-ENDORPHIN MODULATION OF IL-1-INDUCED IL-2 PRODUCTION
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DOI:
10.1016/0162-3109(90)90021-6
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发表时间:
1990-01-01
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SERRATE, SA
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作者:
BESSLER, H;SZTEIN, MB;SERRATE, SA
We have studied the effects of natural opioids on interleukin-1 (IL-1) -induced interleukin 2 (IL-2) production by the lymphoid cell line EL-4. .beta.-Endorphin (.beta.-end) significantly enhanced IL-2 production by IL-1-stimulated EL-4 cells. Similar results were obtained using the LBRM33-1A5 cell line. .beta.-End induced significant enhancement (35-100%) of IL-1-induced IL-2 production at all concentrations of IL-1 tested (2-0.25 U/ml) and the effects were seen with both IL-1.alpha. and IL-1.beta.. The dose response of .beta.-end augmentation of IL-1-induced IL-2 production was bimodal, with peak activities seen at high (10-8-10-10 M) and low (10-16 M) .beta.-end concentrations. The specificity of .beta.-end effect was studied using the opioid antagonist naloxone. Naloxone completely abolished the enhancing effects of .beta.-end, indicating that the effects might be mediated through binding to opioid receptors. In addition, other opioid peptides, including .gamma.-endorphin and enkephalins, elicited similar effects. Northern blotting analysis revealed higher levels of IL-2 mRNA in .beta.-end-treated IL-1-induced EL-4 cells than in IL-1-induced control cells. Thus, .beta.-end might enhance IL-2 production by either augmenting the transcription rate or increasing IL-2 mRNA stability. These results suggest that .beta.-end might play an important role in the regulation of lymphokine production in the periphery in addition to its known interactions with IL-1 in the central nervous system.