ERYTHROMYCIN SUPPRESSES INTERLEUKIN-6 EXPRESSION BY HUMAN BRONCHIAL EPITHELIAL-CELLS - A POTENTIAL MECHANISM OF ITS ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTION

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TAKIZAWA, H [1 ]
DESAKI, M [1 ]
OHTOSHI, T [1 ]
KIKUTANI, T [1 ]
OKAZAKI, H [1 ]
SATO, M [1 ]
AKIYAMA, N [1 ]
SHOJI, S [1 ]
HIRAMATSU, K [1 ]
ITO, K [1 ]
机构
[1] JUNTENDO UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT BACTERIOL, BUNKYO KU, TOKYO 113, JAPAN
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10.1006/bbrc.1995.1727
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We evaluated the effects of several antibiotics on IL-6 expression by human bronchial epithelial cells, potent sources of this proinflammatory tory cytokine important in airway inflammation. Among those tested, erythromycin (EM) and clarithromycin (CAM) uniquely suppressed mRNA levels as well as the release of IL-6 at the therapeutic and non-cytotoxic concentration (10(-6)M). Our findings suggested that these macrolide antibiotics had suppressive effect on cytokine expression in human cells, and this new mode of action may have relevance to their clinical effectiveness in airway inflammatory diseases. (C) 1995 Academic Press, Inc.
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