Cytokine stimulation of T lymphocytes regulates their capacity to induce monocyte production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, but not interleukin-10: possible relevance to pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis.
Previous studies in the laboratory have shown that the pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The mechanisms involved in regulating monocyte/macrophage cytokine production are not yet fully understood, but ar...
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| description | Previous studies in the laboratory have shown that the pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The mechanisms involved in regulating monocyte/macrophage cytokine production are not yet fully understood, but are thought to involve both soluble factors and cell/cell contact with other cell types. We and others have previously demonstrated that T cells activated through the T cell receptor/CD3 complex induce monocyte TNF-alpha production by contact-mediated signals. In this report, we investigated further whether T cells activated by cytokines in the absence of T cell receptor stimulation also regulate monocyte cytokine production. T cells were activated in an antigen-independent manner using the cytokines interleukin (IL)-15 or IL-2 alone, or in combination with IL-6 and TNF-alpha. Subsequently, T cells were fixed and incubated with monocytes. Fixed, cytokine-stimulated T cells induced monocytes to secrete TNF-alpha in a dose-dependent manner, but did not induce secretion of IL-10, a potent endogenous down-regulator of TNF-alpha and other pro-inflammatory cytokines. Stimulation of monocyte TNF-alpha was markedly inhibited when T cells were physically separated from monocytes within the tissue culture well, confirming that T cell contact is necessary. T cell acquisition of monocyte-activating capacity was shown to be dependent on the period of cytokine stimulation, with T cells activated for 8 days more effective than T cells activated for shorter periods. Addition of interferon-gamma or granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor to the T cell/monocyte cultures enhanced T cell induction of monocyte TNF-alpha by threefold and ninefold, respectively. The results from this model of cognate interaction suggest that cytokine-stimulated T cells, interacting with macrophages in the rheumatoid synovial membrane, may contribute to the continuous excessive production of TNF-alpha observed in the RA joint, and to the imbalance of pro-inflammatory cytokines over anti-inflammatory cytokines. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:f6ee4b2d-2955-427d-8aba-de8ed5ba288c2022-03-27T12:38:39ZCytokine stimulation of T lymphocytes regulates their capacity to induce monocyte production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, but not interleukin-10: possible relevance to pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:f6ee4b2d-2955-427d-8aba-de8ed5ba288cEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1997Sebbag, MParry, SBrennan, FFeldmann, MPrevious studies in the laboratory have shown that the pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The mechanisms involved in regulating monocyte/macrophage cytokine production are not yet fully understood, but are thought to involve both soluble factors and cell/cell contact with other cell types. We and others have previously demonstrated that T cells activated through the T cell receptor/CD3 complex induce monocyte TNF-alpha production by contact-mediated signals. In this report, we investigated further whether T cells activated by cytokines in the absence of T cell receptor stimulation also regulate monocyte cytokine production. T cells were activated in an antigen-independent manner using the cytokines interleukin (IL)-15 or IL-2 alone, or in combination with IL-6 and TNF-alpha. Subsequently, T cells were fixed and incubated with monocytes. Fixed, cytokine-stimulated T cells induced monocytes to secrete TNF-alpha in a dose-dependent manner, but did not induce secretion of IL-10, a potent endogenous down-regulator of TNF-alpha and other pro-inflammatory cytokines. Stimulation of monocyte TNF-alpha was markedly inhibited when T cells were physically separated from monocytes within the tissue culture well, confirming that T cell contact is necessary. T cell acquisition of monocyte-activating capacity was shown to be dependent on the period of cytokine stimulation, with T cells activated for 8 days more effective than T cells activated for shorter periods. Addition of interferon-gamma or granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor to the T cell/monocyte cultures enhanced T cell induction of monocyte TNF-alpha by threefold and ninefold, respectively. The results from this model of cognate interaction suggest that cytokine-stimulated T cells, interacting with macrophages in the rheumatoid synovial membrane, may contribute to the continuous excessive production of TNF-alpha observed in the RA joint, and to the imbalance of pro-inflammatory cytokines over anti-inflammatory cytokines. |
| spellingShingle | Sebbag, M Parry, S Brennan, F Feldmann, M Cytokine stimulation of T lymphocytes regulates their capacity to induce monocyte production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, but not interleukin-10: possible relevance to pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis. |
| title | Cytokine stimulation of T lymphocytes regulates their capacity to induce monocyte production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, but not interleukin-10: possible relevance to pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis. |
| title_full | Cytokine stimulation of T lymphocytes regulates their capacity to induce monocyte production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, but not interleukin-10: possible relevance to pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis. |
| title_fullStr | Cytokine stimulation of T lymphocytes regulates their capacity to induce monocyte production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, but not interleukin-10: possible relevance to pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cytokine stimulation of T lymphocytes regulates their capacity to induce monocyte production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, but not interleukin-10: possible relevance to pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis. |
| title_short | Cytokine stimulation of T lymphocytes regulates their capacity to induce monocyte production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, but not interleukin-10: possible relevance to pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis. |
| title_sort | cytokine stimulation of t lymphocytes regulates their capacity to induce monocyte production of tumor necrosis factor alpha but not interleukin 10 possible relevance to pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis |
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