Effect of soluble interleukin-6 receptor on interleukin-6 synthesis in human skin fibroblasts

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作者
Cichy, J
RoseJohn, S
Pryjma, J
Travis, J
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[1] UNIV GEORGIA,DEPT BIOCHEM & MOL BIOL,ATHENS,GA 30602
[2] JAGIELLONIAN UNIV,INST MOL BIOL,DEPT MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL,PL-31120 KRAKOW,POLAND
[3] UNIV MAINZ,DEPT MED,D-55101 MAINZ,GERMANY
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10.1006/bbrc.1996.1507
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
In this study the ability of soluble interleukin-6 receptor (sIL-6R) to stimulate interleukin-6 (IL-B) synthesis in human fibroblasts is described. It was found that sIL-6R, in combination with endogenous or exogenous IL-6, markedly upregulated IL-6 synthesis. These data suggest that increased IL-6 production after stimulation by either interleukin-l or tumor necrosis factor-alpha would result in complex formation with sIL-6R, rapid uptake, and further synthesis of this cytokine. Furthermore, it would explain the decrease in sIL-6R plasma levels observed in patients suffering, from sepsis. (C) 1996 Academic Press, Inc.
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