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S Gasperini

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PubMed1995

Regulation of GRO alpha production in human granulocytes.

GRO alpha, a member of the chemokine superfamily, exerts potent stimulatory actions on granulocytes. In this report, we show that activated human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) are able to produce significant amounts of GRO alpha. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha), and yeast particles opsonized with IgG (Y-IgG) had the ability to induce GRO alpha release, with Y-IgG being the most potent stimulus. The extracellular production of GRO alpha was also modulated by both interferon-gamma (IFN gamma) and interleukin-10 (IL-10). IFN gamma significantly inhibited the production of GRO alpha by PMN stimulated for 2 hr with LPS, TNF alpha, or Y-IgG, but potentiated the production of GRO alpha in cells stimulated for 18 hr with LPS and TNF alpha. IL-10 moderately suppressed the Y-IgG-induced production of GRO alpha, but strongly inhibited the action of LPS and potentiated the effect of TNF alpha. As revealed by Northern blot analysis, the extracellular production of GRO alpha under the experimental conditions used did not always correlate with parallel changes at the level GRO alpha mRNA expression, suggesting that production of GRO alpha by PMN might be regulated at post-transcriptional, translational, or post-translational level. These findings identify a novel biological function of PMN, likely involved in the modulation of the acute inflammatory response.

Chemokine CXCL1↗
PubMed1994

Interleukin 10 (IL-10) upregulates IL-1 receptor antagonist production from lipopolysaccharide-stimulated human polymorphonuclear leukocytes by delaying mRNA degradation.

Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) have been identified as cells capable of producing a number of pro- and antiinflammatory cytokines in response to specific agonists. Previously, we showed that tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), and IL-8, are produced by PMN after stimulation with agonists, such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS). In this study, we demonstrate that LPS is also a potent stimulus for the mRNA expression and release of the IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra). In addition, we show that the release of IL-1ra from LPS-stimulated PMN is markedly potentiated in the presence of IL-10 (from two to threefold after 18 h of stimulation). Moreover, we observed that this upregulation of IL-1ra production by IL-10 in LPS-stimulated PMN took place through IL-1ra mRNA stabilization. Indeed, the half-life of IL-1ra mRNA was prolonged in PMN stimulated in the presence of IL-10 and LPS, as compared with cells stimulated with LPS alone. That IL-10 selectively upregulates IL-1ra production in LPS-activated PMN, while it inhibits the production of IL-1 beta, TNF, and IL-8 under the same conditions, suggests that IL-10 may be an important physiologic regulator of cytokine production from PMN, and emphasizes the potential role of IL-10 in inflammatory responses.

Cells, Cultured↗
PubMed1994

Modulation of proinflammatory cytokine release from human polymorphonuclear leukocytes by gamma interferon.

Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) have been identified as important sources of various proinflammatory cytokines. Since Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) is one of the activating factors of PMN, we have examined its effect on PMN-derived cytokine production. Recently, we demonstrated that IFN-gamma inhibits the release of IL-8 by PMN stimulated for 2 with different agonists. In this report, we show that the IFN-gamma-dependent inhibition of IL-8 release by PMN stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and/or interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), but not with Y-IgG, is a transient phenomenon. Indeed, PMN stimulated in the presence of IFN-gamma for 18 hr demonstrated an enhanced expression of IL-8 antigen in cell-free supernatants compared with stimuli alone. This enhanced accumulation of IL-8 partially reflected changes at the level of cell-associated versus cell-secreted IL-8 as PMN incubated with IFN-gamma secreted significantly more IL-8, relative to untreated cells. Unlike IL-8, the LPS-stimulated production of TNF and IL-1 beta, as well as the TNF-stimulated production of IL-1 beta, was markedly enhanced by IFN-gamma over the entire incubation period (up to 18 hr). Addition of anti-TNF and anti-IL-1 beta antibodies to IFN-gamma plus LPS-treated PMN indicated that the LPS-induced production of endogenous TNF and IL-1 beta, which was further potentiated by IFN-gamma pretreatment, mediated in autocrine fashion the enhanced LPS-induced IL-8 accumulation observed at 18 hr. Furthermore, as shown by Northern blot analysis, all the effects of IFN-gamma on LPS-stimulated PMN were paralleled by changes at the level of TNF, IL-1 beta, and IL-8 mRNA expression. Taken together, these findings identify novel biological actions of IFN-gamma as a modulator of the acute inflammatory response.

Cytokines↗
PubMed1993

Urinary mutagenic activity after different immunosuppressive protocols in renal transplant patients.

Cyclosporin (CsA) and azathioprine (AZA) are useful immunosuppressive drugs in the management of kidney and liver transplant recipients. We investigated urinary mutagenicity in three groups of kidney transplant recipients after different immunosuppressive protocols. Urinary mutagenicity was detected in a base-pair strain, E. coli WP2uvrA, in a liquid incubation assay. No mutagenic activity was detected in the urines of patients treated with CsA (4.5 mg/kg); 85% of the urines in the second group treated with AZA (1.26 mg/kg) showed high mutagenic activity, whereas mutagenic activity was found in 40% of the urines of subjects treated with CsA and AZA (3.89 mg/kg + 1.15 mg/kg). These data suggest that immunosuppressive therapy with AZA carriers a high risk of urinary mutagenicity, while immunosuppressive combined treatment with CsA and AZA significantly reduces this risk.

Animals↗
PubMed1991

[Tetralogy of Fallot with absence of the pulmonary valve and the left branch of the pulmonary artery: echocardiographic diagnosis].

The absence of the pulmonary valve and the left pulmonary artery were recognized by cross-sectional and Doppler echocardiography in one patient with tetralogy of Fallot. The right oblique subxiphoid view was the best approach for visualization of these anatomical abnormalities. The diagnosis was confirmed at catheterization and at operation. It is suggested that premature closure of the ductus arteriosus may be responsible for the failure in the development of both the pulmonary valve and the left pulmonary artery.

Child, Preschool↗
PubMedDate not supplied

[Multicentre observational study on peristomal skin disorders. A proposal classification].

Disorders regarding peristomal skin have been more and more investigated in order to establish the impact on quality of life of ostomy patients. The aim of this classification is to provide an objective, standardized tool for the assessment of peristomal skin complication specifically designed on the description and localization of the lesion.

Colostomy↗