Interleukin-1 induced gene expression of neutrophil activating protein (interleukin-8) and monocyte chemotactic peptide in human synovial cells |
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| Authors: | D DeMarco S L Kunkel R M Strieter M Basha R B Zurier |
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| Institution: | Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. |
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| Abstract: | We report here that human synovial cells stimulated by interleukin-1 alpha and interleukin-1 beta express mRNA for both IL-8 (neutrophil chemotactic peptide) and monocyte chemotactic protein. IL-1 stimulated synovial cells from both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis patients exhibited similar mRNA expression of interleukin-8 and monocyte chemotactic protein. A capacity to produce factors selectively chemotactic for neutrophils, lymphocytes and monocytes provides a mechanism whereby synovial cells can facilitate inflammatory arthritis. |
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