Effect of asymmetric dimethylarginine on MIF expression and TNF-α and IL-8 secretion in THP-1 monocytes-derived macrophages / 南方医科大学学报
Journal of Southern Medical University
;
(12): 1-4, 2011.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-267684
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effect of ADMA on macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) expression and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and IL-8 secretion in THP-1 monocyte-derived macrophages. METHIDS THP-1 monocytes were induced to differentiate into macrophages by a 24-h incubation with 160 nmol/L PMA. The THP-1 monocyte-derived macrophages were exposed to different concentrations of ADMA for 24 h, and the changes in MIF mRNA and protein expressions were analyzed with RT-PCR and Western blotting, respectively. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect the levels of TNF-α and IL-8 in the supernatant of THP-1-derived macrophages following ADMA treatments.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>ADMA obviously up-regulated MIF mRNA and protein expressions in THP-1-derived macrophages in a concentration- dependent manner. Exposure of the cells to 15 µmol/L ADMA for 24 h showed the most potent effect in up-regulating MIF mRNA and protein expressions. ADMA treatment also resulted in a dose-dependent increase of the levels of TNF-α and IL-8 in the culture supernatant of the macrophages, and the peak levels occurred following the treatment with 15 µmol/L ADMA.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>ADMA can up-regulate MIF expression and induce TNF-α and IL-8 secretion in THP-1 monocyte-derived macrophages.</p>
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Main subject:
Pharmacology
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Phenanthrenes
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Arginine
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RNA, Messenger
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Monocytes
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Cell Differentiation
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Cell Line
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Interleukin-8
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Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Southern Medical University
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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