| Main Title |
Constitutive and Stimulated MCP-1, GROalpha, beta, and gamma Expression in Human Airway Epithelium and Bronchoalveolar Macrophages. |
| Author |
Becker, S. ;
Quay, J. ;
Koren, H. S. ;
Haskill, J. S. ;
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| CORP Author |
Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. ;TRC Environmental Corp., Chapel Hill, NC. ;North Carolina Univ. at Chapel Hill. |
| Publisher |
c1994 |
| Year Published |
1994 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/J-94/405; |
| Stock Number |
PB95-125415 |
| Additional Subjects |
Cytokines ;
Alveolar macrophages ;
Bronchi ;
Nasal mucosa ;
Epithelium ;
Polymerase chain reaction ;
Tumor necrosis factor ;
Growth substances ;
Base sequence ;
Messenger RNA ;
Lipopolysaccharides ;
Interleukin-8 ;
Reprints ;
Monocyte-chemoattractant protein-1 ;
GRO proteins
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
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Last
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| NTIS |
PB95-125415 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
14p |
| Abstract |
Constitutive expression of mRNAs for GROalpha, GRObeta, GROgamma, and MCP-1, belonging to the chemokine family of 8-10 kD cytokines with chemotactic properties for granulocytes and monocytes, has been identified in freshly isolated human nasal and bronchial epithelium, and in bronchoalveolar macrophages (AM). Using a semiquantitative RT/PCR technique, the authors found constitutive expression of IL-8 > GROalpha > GROgamma and MCP1, but not GRObeta, in airway epithelial cells. In comparison, AM expressed less GROalpha, similar levels of IL-8, but at least 10 times more GROgamma and MCP1 than the epithelial cells. In addition, AM expressed GRObeta mRNA. Upon reverse transcription, chemokine mRNAs yielded 0.5 to 30 cDNA molecules/cell, depending on the chemokine and cell type. Modulation of chemokine expression by TNFalpha(10 ng/ml) or endotoxin (LPS, 100 ng/ml) exposure was studied in primary nasal epithelial cell and alveolar macrophage cultures. In epithelial cells, LPS did not induce chemokine expression but GROalpha and IL-8 were upregulated approximately 100 fold by TNFalpha; GROgamma expression was elevated 5-10 fold while MCP-1 was increased approximately 40 fold. In AM cultures, all three GROs were strongly induced by LPS with peak mRNA expression 24 h after stimulation. MCP1 mRNA expression, on the other hand, was not induced by LPS. GRO protein was present in supernatants of stimulated epithelial cells and AM while MCP-1 protein was not detectable by western blot anlaysis with a sensitivity limit of 20 ng/ml MCP-1. Together these data emphasize the potential importance of the chemokine family of polypeptides in airway inflammation, as well as the importance of both airway epithelium and AM in these processes. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in American Jnl. of Physiology 266, n3 pL278-L286 Mar 94. Prepared in cooperation with TRC Environmental Corp., Chapel Hill, NC. and North Carolina Univ. at Chapel Hill. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Constitutive and Stimulated MCP-1, GROalpha, beta, and gamma Expression in Human Airway Epithelium and Bronchoalveolar Macrophages. |
| Category Codes |
57F |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A03/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/10 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
435317916 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
