Madrigal-Estebas Laura, Doherty Derek G, O'Donoghue Diarmuid P, Feighery Conleth, O'Farrelly Cliona
Education and Research Centre, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Mediators Inflamm. 2002 Oct;11(5):313-9. doi: 10.1080/09629350210000015728.
Small intestinal epithelial cells (SIEC) may contribute to local immune regulation.
To examine production of interleukin (IL)-1alpha, IL-1beta and IL-6 by freshly isolated human SIEC.
IL-1alpha and IL-1beta mRNA in epithelial layers (EL) prepared from small intestine and in intestinal epithelial cell (EC) lines were examined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. IL-1alpha, IL-1beta and IL-6 protein expression by SIEC was examined by flow cytometry before and after activation with lipopolysaccharide and epithelial growth factor.
IL-1alpha and IL-1beta mRNA was detected in EL and EC lines. Background expression of IL-1alpha and IL-1beta protein by SIEC was observed, which did not increase even following activation. IL-6 protein was expressed by SIEC, in a proportion that increased in two out of three samples following activation.
IL-6 expression and the presence of IL-1alpha and IL-1beta mRNA suggest a role for SIEC in the regulation of local inflammation.
小肠上皮细胞(SIEC)可能参与局部免疫调节。
检测新鲜分离的人SIEC产生白细胞介素(IL)-1α、IL-1β和IL-6的情况。
采用逆转录-聚合酶链反应检测从小肠制备的上皮层(EL)和肠上皮细胞(EC)系中IL-1α和IL-1β mRNA。在用脂多糖和上皮生长因子激活前后,通过流式细胞术检测SIEC中IL-1α、IL-1β和IL-6蛋白的表达。
在EL和EC系中检测到IL-1α和IL-1β mRNA。观察到SIEC对IL-1α和IL-1β蛋白的基础表达,即使在激活后也未增加。SIEC表达IL-6蛋白,在三个样本中的两个样本激活后其表达比例增加。
IL-6的表达以及IL-1α和IL-1β mRNA的存在表明SIEC在局部炎症调节中发挥作用。