PRODUCTION OF TNF-ALPHA BY LPS-STIMULATED MURINE, RAT AND HUMAN BLOOD AND ITS PHARMACOLOGICAL MODULATION

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FOSTER, SJ
MCCORMICK, LM
NTOLOSI, BA
CAMPBELL, D
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[1] Bioscience 1, ICI Pharmaceuticals, Cheshire, SK10 4TG, Merside, Alderley Park
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AGENTS AND ACTIONS | 1993年 / 38卷
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10.1007/BF01991143
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O6 [化学];
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Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) has been reported to play a key role in the pathogenesis of sepsis and chronic inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis, suggesting that agents which inhibit TNFalpha production may have therapeutic utility for the treatment of such conditions. Production of TNFalpha by LPS (lipopolysaccharide)-stimulated murine, rat and human heparinized blood was investigated. LPS (1-100 mug/ml) caused a similar concentration- and time-dependent stimulation of TNFalpha production by rat and human blood, achieving levels of 750-5000 U/ml (L929 bioassay) at 6 h. In contrast, TNFalpha production by LPS-stimulated murine blood was poor and variable (0-150 U/ml). Dexamethasone and pentoxifylline caused a concentration-dependent inhibition of TNFalpha production by LPS-stimulated human and rat blood with IC50s of 0.26 +/- 0.05 and 73.0 +/- 26.4 muM for human and 5.7 +/- 1.8 nM and 20.6 +/- 8.0 muM for rat blood, respectively. Therefore, LPS-stimulated rat and human, but not murine, blood are suitable systems for the detection and evaluation of inhibitors of TNFalpha production.
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