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Differential Tumor Necrosis Factor Production By Human Monocyte Subsets, Gyongyi Szabo, Carol Miller-Graziano, Jia-Yan Wu, Thomas Takayama, Karen Kodys
Differential Tumor Necrosis Factor Production By Human Monocyte Subsets, Gyongyi Szabo, Carol Miller-Graziano, Jia-Yan Wu, Thomas Takayama, Karen Kodys
Gyongyi Szabo
The human monocyte (M phi subset rosetting with anti RH-coated human erythrocytes via high-affinity, 72 kD receptors (FcRI+), contains the PGE2-producing immunosuppressive subpopulation, while the non-rosetting M phi subset (FcRI-) is the major plasminogen activator-producing and antigen-presenting M phi. This study gives additional evidence for the functional disparity of the FcRI- and FcRI+ M phi subsets. We are demonstrating that the normal human M phi subset isolated by rosetting via the FcRI receptor (FcRI+) produces greater quantities of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) than the non-rosetting (FcRI-) M phi. TNF production by the FcRI+ M phi subset is greater than that …
Inhibition Of Superantigen-Induced T Cell Proliferation And Monocyte Il-1 Beta, Tnf-Alpha, And Il-6 Production By Acute Ethanol Treatment, Gyongyi Szabo, Pranoti Mandrekar, Donna Catalano
Inhibition Of Superantigen-Induced T Cell Proliferation And Monocyte Il-1 Beta, Tnf-Alpha, And Il-6 Production By Acute Ethanol Treatment, Gyongyi Szabo, Pranoti Mandrekar, Donna Catalano
Gyongyi Szabo
Alcohol use has been shown to decrease monocyte antigen presentation capacity and inflammatory cytokine production, thereby increasing susceptibility to infections. Here, we demonstrate that in vitro acute treatment of normal monocytes with pharmacological doses of ethanol can decrease superantigen [Staphylococcus enterotoxins B (SEB) and A (SEA)]-induced T cell proliferation. Furthermore, ethanol treatment (25-100 mM) significantly inhibited SEA- or SEB-induced production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), and IL-6 in monocytes. Ethanol-induced down-regulation of monocyte TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, and IL-6 occurred at both the protein and mRNA levels. Additional data suggest that ethanol can decrease IL-1 beta mRNA …
Tlr2- And Tlr4-Mediated Signals Determine Attenuation Or Augmentation Of Inflammation By Acute Alcohol In Monocytes, Shilpa Oak, Pranoti Mandrekar, Donna Catalano, Karen Kodys, Gyongyi Szabo
Tlr2- And Tlr4-Mediated Signals Determine Attenuation Or Augmentation Of Inflammation By Acute Alcohol In Monocytes, Shilpa Oak, Pranoti Mandrekar, Donna Catalano, Karen Kodys, Gyongyi Szabo
Gyongyi Szabo
Most pathogens express ligands for multiple TLRs that share common downstream signaling. In this study, we investigated the effects of acute alcohol on inflammatory pathways induced by TLR2 or TLR4 ligands and their combination. In human monocytes, alcohol attenuated TLR4- but not TLR2-induced TNF-alpha protein and mRNA levels and NF-kappaB activation. In contrast, acute alcohol augmented TNF-alpha production when both TLR2 and TLR4 ligands were present. IL-1R-associated kinase (IRAK)-1 activity was reduced by alcohol in TLR4, but it was augmented in TLR2- plus TLR4-stimulated cells. IRAK-monocyte, an inhibitor of IRAK-1, was induced in TLR4, but it was reduced in TLR2- …