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Inhibition of cytokine production by cyclosporin A and transforming growth factor beta.

Inhibition of cytokine production by cyclosporin A and transforming growth factor beta. We investigated the ability of cyclosporin A (CsA) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) to modulate the production of TNF-alpha and TNF-beta and IFN-gamma by unseparated, nonadherent, and adherent PBMC. Treatment of unseparated PBMC with CsA resulted in a significant dose-dependent inhibition of all three cytokines ranging from greater than 90% inhibition for IFN-gamma and TNF-beta, to approximately 70% for TNF-alpha. Pretreatment of unseparated or nonadherent PBMC with TGF-beta inhibited the production of IFN-gamma by 60-70%. However, the inhibition of TNF-alpha and TNF-beta production by these cells was only minimally affected, and at 0.1-1 ng/ml TGF-beta could enhance TNF-alpha production by unseparated PBMC. In contrast, pretreatment of adherent PBMC with TGF-beta inhibited the production of TNF-alpha by approximately 60%. TGF-beta also inhibited both TNF-alpha production and tumor cell cytotoxicity mediated by murine peritoneal-derived macrophages. These observations indicate that the biological effects of CsA and TGF-beta on immune functions are of a wider range than previously reported. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Experimental Medicine Rockefeller University Press

Inhibition of cytokine production by cyclosporin A and transforming growth factor beta.

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Publisher
Rockefeller University Press
Copyright
© 1987 Rockefeller University Press
ISSN
0022-1007
eISSN
1540-9538
DOI
10.1084/jem.166.2.571
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Abstract

We investigated the ability of cyclosporin A (CsA) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) to modulate the production of TNF-alpha and TNF-beta and IFN-gamma by unseparated, nonadherent, and adherent PBMC. Treatment of unseparated PBMC with CsA resulted in a significant dose-dependent inhibition of all three cytokines ranging from greater than 90% inhibition for IFN-gamma and TNF-beta, to approximately 70% for TNF-alpha. Pretreatment of unseparated or nonadherent PBMC with TGF-beta inhibited the production of IFN-gamma by 60-70%. However, the inhibition of TNF-alpha and TNF-beta production by these cells was only minimally affected, and at 0.1-1 ng/ml TGF-beta could enhance TNF-alpha production by unseparated PBMC. In contrast, pretreatment of adherent PBMC with TGF-beta inhibited the production of TNF-alpha by approximately 60%. TGF-beta also inhibited both TNF-alpha production and tumor cell cytotoxicity mediated by murine peritoneal-derived macrophages. These observations indicate that the biological effects of CsA and TGF-beta on immune functions are of a wider range than previously reported.

Journal

The Journal of Experimental MedicineRockefeller University Press

Published: Aug 1, 1987

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