EFFECT OF ALPHA-2-MACROGLOBULIN ON CYTOKINE-MEDIATED HUMAN C-REACTIVE PROTEIN-PRODUCTION

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作者
TAYLOR, AW [1 ]
MORTENSEN, RF [1 ]
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[1] OHIO STATE UNIV,CTR COMPREHENS CANC,COLUMBUS,OH 43210
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10.1007/BF00917910
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Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
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Alpha-2-macroglobulin (alpha-2-M), a serum protease inhibitor that also binds cytokines, neutralized the inhibitory effect exerted by transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) on IL-6-induced C-reactive protein (CRP) production by the human hepatoma cell line PLC/PRF/5. alpha-2-M was found to bind noncovalently with TGF-beta to form a complex that, upon acidification, released TGF-beta inhibitory activity as detected by IL-6-induced CRP production. Although alpha-2-M also binds IL-6, it did not alter IL-6-induced CRP production by the hepatoma cells. The interaction between alpha-2-M and TGF-beta may influence the production of acute-phase proteins by liver hepatocytes.
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