UP-REGULATION OF THE INTERLEUKIN-6-SIGNAL TRANSDUCING PROTEIN (GP130) BY INTERLEUKIN-6 AND DEXAMETHASONE IN HEPG2 CELLS

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作者
SCHOOLTINK, H [1 ]
SCHMITZVANDELEUR, H [1 ]
HEINRICH, PC [1 ]
ROSEJOHN, S [1 ]
机构
[1] RHEIN WESTFAL TH AACHEN,INST BIOCHEM,PAUWELSSTR 30,W-5100 AACHEN,GERMANY
关键词
HEPATIC IL-6-RECEPTOR; GP130; INTERLEUKIN-6; GLUCOCORTICOID; ACUTE-PHASE RESPONSE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(92)80552-R
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The hepatic IL-6-receptor is composed of an 80 kDa IL-6-binding protein and a 130 kDa polypeptide (gp 130) believed to be involved in signal transduction. Previous experiments have shown that the 80 kDa IL-6-receptor is up-regulated by glucocorticoids, but not by IL-6. Here we demonstrate that IL-6 together with the synthetic glucocorticoid dexamethasone induces the expression of mRNA for gp130 approximately 5-fold in HepG2 cells. The induction was dose- and time-dependent. Dexamethasone alone, interferon-gamma, IL-1-alpha and IL-1-beta had no effect. A possible role for the regulation of the IL-6-signal transducing protein gp130 in various inflammatory states is proposed.
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