scholarly journals Maternal serum uric acid concentration is associated with the expression of tumour necrosis factor-α and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in patients with preeclampsia

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 456-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Zhao ◽  
D-Y Zheng ◽  
J-M Yang ◽  
M Wang ◽  
X-T Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Uric Acid ◽  
Tumour Necrosis ◽  
Maternal Serum ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Uric Acid Concentration ◽  
Tumour Necrosis Factor Α ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 ◽  
Serum Uric Acid Concentration ◽  
Factor Α ◽  
Necrosis Factor

scholarly journals The effects of tumour necrosis factor-α and interleukin1 on an in vitro model of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy; contrasting effects on adipogenesis

2006 ◽  
Vol 155 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
T J Cawood ◽  
P Moriarty ◽  
C O’Farrelly ◽  
D O’Shea
Keyword(s):  
Hyaluronic Acid ◽  
Tumour Necrosis Factor ◽  
Tumour Necrosis ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Tumour Necrosis Factor Α ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 ◽  
Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathy ◽  
Factor Α ◽  
Necrosis Factor

Objective: Cytokines are likely to play a key pathogenic role in thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO). Anti-cytokine therapy has been proposed to be a possible treatment for active TAO. We aimed to establish the effects of selected cytokines on intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM1) expression, glycosaminoglycan (GAG) production and adipogenesis in orbital fibroblasts (OFs) from patients with TAO. Methods: Orbital tissue was taken during surgery from eight patients with TAO and five control subjects. OFs were cultured and ICAM1 expression measured by flow cytometry. GAG production was measured by hyaluronic acid ELISA. OFs were grown in adipogenic media and the degree of adipogenesis quantified. Results: Responses were similar in OFs from patients with and without TAO. Tumour necrosis factor-α (TNFα) and interleukin1 (IL1) (0.1 ng/ml) stimulated ICAM1 expression by eight- to ten-fold. Anti-cytokine agents inhibited the cytokine-upregulated ICAM1 expression by 90–99% (P<0.01). TNFα and IL1 (0.1 ng/ml) increased hyaluronic acid production by 44 and 95% (P<0.01) respectively. Anti-cytokine agents inhibited these responses by 79–138% (P<0.04). TNFα (0.1 ng/ml) inhibited adipogenesis (−0.013 AU and −1.0; P<0.03) whilst IL1 (0.1 ng/ml) stimulated adipogenesis (+0.05 AU and +5.7; P<0.02) measured by oil-red-O extraction and visual assessment respectively. The anti-IL1 agent inhibited IL1-mediated adipogenesis by 69–106% (P<0.04). Conclusion: TNFα and IL1 stimulate ICAM1 expression and GAG production, but have opposite effects on adipogenesis in OFs in vitro. IL1 promotes adipogenesis and its effects can be blocked by anti-IL1 agents in vitro. These agents may be the anti-cytokine treatment of choice for clinical trials in active TAO.

scholarly journals Ambient but not incremental oxidant generation effects intercellular adhesion molecule 1 induction by tumour necrosis factor α in endothelium

1998 ◽  
Vol 331 (3) ◽  
pp. 853-861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshiyuki ARAI ◽  
Susan A. KELLY ◽  
Matthew L. BRENGMAN ◽  
Manabu TAKANO ◽  
Elise H. SMITH ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Superoxide Dismutase ◽  
Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Tumour Necrosis ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Tumour Necrosis Factor Α ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Factor Α ◽  
Necrosis Factor

Proinflammatory cytokines upregulate endothelial adhesion molecule expression, thereby initiating the microvascular inflammatory response. We re-evaluated the reported role of reactive oxygen metabolites (ROMs) in signalling upregulation of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) on endothelial cells by tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α) in vitro. TNF-α upregulation of endothelial-cell ICAM-1 expression was inhibited by the cell-permeable antioxidants, or by the adenovirus-mediated intracellular overexpression of Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase, but not by the exogenous (extracellular) administration of the cell-impermeable antioxidants, superoxide dismutase and/or catalase. This ICAM-1 upregulation was also inhibited by inhibitors of NADH dehydrogenase, cytochrome bc1 complex and NADPH oxidase. However, a measurable increase in net cellular ROM generation in response to TNF-α was not seen using four disparate sensitive ROM assays. Moreover, the stimulation of exogenous or endogenous ROM generation did not upregulate ICAM-1, nor enhance ICAM-1 upregulation by TNF-α. These findings suggest that an ambient background flux of ROMs, generated intracellularly, but not their net incremental generation, is necessary for TNF-α to induce ICAM-1 expression in endothelium in vitro.

Substrate specificity and inducibility of TACE (tumour necrosis factor α-converting enzyme) revisited: the Ala-Val preference, and induced intrinsic activity

2003 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 39-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy A. Black ◽  
John R. Doedens ◽  
Rajeev Mahimkar ◽  
Richard Johnson ◽  
Lin Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substrate Specificity ◽  
Recent Work ◽  
Tumour Necrosis Factor ◽  
Tumour Necrosis ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor ◽  
Intrinsic Activity ◽  
Converting Enzyme ◽  
Tumour Necrosis Factor Α ◽  
Factor Α ◽  
Necrosis Factor

Tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα)-converting enzyme (TACE/ADAM-17, where ADAM stands for a disintegrin and metalloproteinase) releases from the cell surface the extracellular domains of TNF and several other proteins. Previous studies have found that, while purified TACE preferentially cleaves peptides representing the processing sites in TNF and transforming growth factor α, the cellular enzyme nonetheless also sheds proteins with divergent cleavage sites very efficiently. More recent work, identifying the cleavage site in the p75 TNF receptor, quantifying the susceptibility of additional peptides to cleavage by TACE and identifying additional protein substrates, underlines the complexity of TACE-substrate interactions. In addition to substrate specificity, the mechanism underlying the increased rate of shedding caused by agents that activate cells remains poorly understood. Recent work in this area, utilizing a peptide substrate as a probe for cellular TACE activity, indicates that the intrinsic activity of the enzyme is somehow increased.

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