ACCUMULATION OF ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE MESSENGER-RNA ACCOMPANIES ACTIVATION OF HUMAN AND MOUSE MONOCYTES MACROPHAGES

被引:21
作者
MESSINA, L
ARCIDIACONO, A
SPAMPINATO, G
MALAGUARNERA, L
BERTON, G
KACZMAREK, L
MESSINA, A
机构
[1] UNIV CATANIA,INST GEN PATHOL,VIA ANDRONE 83,I-95124 CATANIA,ITALY
[2] UNIV VERONA,INST GEN PATHOL,I-37100 VERONA,ITALY
[3] M NENCKI INST EXPTL BIOL,TISSUE CULTURE FACIL,PL-02093 WARSAW,POLAND
关键词
Interferon-γ; Lipopolysaccharide; Macrophage activation; Ornithine decarboxylase;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(90)80965-L
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
Accumulation of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) mRNA was investigated in human monocytes and mouse peritoneal macrophages. Treatment of both populations of mononuclear phagocytes with bacterial lipopolysaccharide induced a marked and rapid increase in the accumulation of the ODC gene transcript. A similar phenomenon, albeit less pronounced, was also observed following treatment of human monocytes with human recombinant interferon-γ. These results suggest a role for ODC, and therefore polyamines, in the regulation of mononuclear phagocyte functions. © 1990.
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页码:32 / 34
页数:3
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