EVIDENCE FOR THE PRODUCTION AND ACTION OF INTERLEUKIN-10 IN PITUITARY-CELLS

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作者
HUGHES, TK [1 ]
CADET, P [1 ]
RADY, PL [1 ]
TYRING, SK [1 ]
CHIN, R [1 ]
SMITH, EM [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS,MED BRANCH,DEPT PSYCHIAT & BEHAV SCI,GALVESTON,TX 77550
关键词
NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PITUITARY; INTERLEUKIN-10; CORTICOTROPIN;
D O I
10.1007/BF02088589
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
1. Interleukin-10 (IL-10) has a wide range of activities in the immune system such as modulation of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and antibody production. The neuropeptide hormone corticotropin (ACTH) has similar activities, suggesting that a bidirectional communication mechanism operates between the immune and the neuroendocrine system involving these two substances. 2. Murine pituitary tumor cells (AtT-20) were found to produce up to 3 ng/ml of IL-10. 3. Pituitary cell corticotropin production was enhanced by IL-10 treatment. 4. IL-10 induced the production of ACTH in mouse splenocytes. 5. Authenticity of pituitary-derived IL-10 was shown by the demonstration of identical neucleic acid sequences of reverse-transcribed, polymerase chain reaction amplified fragments of cDNA obtained from murine splenocytes, a murine pituitary tumor cell line, and freshly isolated murine pituitaries.
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