Changes in urinary bladder cytokine mRNA and protein after cyclophosphamide-induced cystitis

2002 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan E. Malley ◽  
Margaret A. Vizzard
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Bladder ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Cytokine Expression ◽  
Cytokine Mrna ◽  
Rnase Protection ◽  
Acute Cystitis ◽  
Cytokine Mrna Expression ◽  
Tnf Α

Cyclophosphamide (CYP)-induced cystitis alters micturition function and produces reorganization of the micturition reflex. This reorganization may involve cytokine expression in the urinary bladder. These studies have determined candidate cytokines in the bladder that may contribute to the reorganization process. An RNase protection assay was used to measure changes in rat bladder cytokine mRNA [interferon-γ (IFN)-γ, interleukin-1α/β (IL-1α/β), IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor-α/β (TNF-α/β)] after acute (4 h), intermediate (48 h), or chronic (10 day) cystitis. The correlation between bladder cytokine mRNA and protein expression was also determined by immunoassay. Although at each time point after cystitis significant changes in bladder cytokine mRNA were observed, the magnitude differed (acute > intermediate > chronic). Acute cystitis demonstrated the most robust changes ( P ≤ 0.005; IL-1β, 330-fold increase; IL-2, 20-fold increase; IL-4, 8-fold increase; IL-6, 80-fold increase) in cytokine mRNA expression and TNF-α or TNF-β mRNA were only increased (2–10-fold) after acute cystitis. More modest increases in cytokine mRNA expression were observed after 48-h or 10-day cystitis. Cytokine protein expression generally paralleled that of mRNA. Increased cytokine expression after CYP-induced cystitis, alone or in combination with other inflammatory mediators or growth factors, may contribute to altered lower urinary tract function after cystitis.

scholarly journals Cytokine mRNA expression responses to resistance, aerobic, and concurrent exercise in sedentary middle-aged men

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheyne E. Donges ◽  
Rob Duffield ◽  
Greg C. Smith ◽  
Michael J. Short ◽  
Johann A. Edge
Keyword(s):  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Vastus Lateralis ◽  
Receptor Expression ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cytokine Mrna ◽  
Molecular Responses ◽  
Glycogen Concentration ◽  
Cytokine Mrna Expression ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Concurrent Exercise

Concurrent resistance and aerobic exercise (CE) is recommended to ageing populations, though is postulated to induce diminished acute molecular responses. Given that contraction-induced cytokine mRNA expression reportedly mediates remunerative postexercise molecular responses, it is necessary to determine whether cytokine mRNA expression may be diminished after CE. Eight middle-aged men (age, 53.3 ±1.8 years; body mass index, 29.4 ± 1.4 kg·m−2) randomly completed (balanced for completion order) 8 × 8 leg extensions at 70% maximal strength (RE), 40 min of cycling at 55% of peak aerobic workload (AE), or (workload-matched) 50% RE and 50% AE (CE). Muscle (vastus lateralis) was obtained pre-exercise, and at 1 h and 4 h postexercise, and analyzed for changes of glycogen concentration, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)α, TNF receptor-1 and -2 (TNF-R1 and TNF-R2, respectively), interleukin (IL)-6, IL-6R, IL-1β, and IL-1 receptor-antagonist (IL-1ra). All exercise modes upregulated cytokine mRNA expression at 1 h postexercise comparably (TNFα, TNF-R1, TNF-R2, IL-1β, IL-6) (p < 0.05). Expression remained elevated at 4 h after RE and AE (p < 0.05), though returned to pre-exercise levels after CE (p > 0.05). Moreover, AE and RE upregulated IL-1β and IL-1ra expression, whereas CE upregulated IL-1β expression only (p < 0.05). Only AE reduced muscle glycogen concentration (p < 0.05), whilst upregulating receptor expression the greatest; though, IL-6R expression remained unchanged after all modes (p > 0.05). In conclusion, in middle-aged men, all modes induced commensurate cytokine mRNA expression at 1 h postexercise; however, only CE resulted in ameliorated expression at 4 h postexercise. Whether the RE or AE components of CE are independently or cumulatively sufficient to upregulate cytokine responses, or whether they collectively inhibit cytokine mRNA expression, remains to be determined.

scholarly journals Delayed Cytokine mRNA Expression Kinetics after T-Lymphocyte Costimulation: A Quantitative Measure of the Efficacy of Cyclosporin A-based Immunosuppression

2002 ◽  
Vol 48 (12) ◽  
pp. 2225-2231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Härtel ◽  
Lutz Fricke ◽  
Nina Schumacher ◽  
Holger Kirchner ◽  
Michael Müller-Steinhardt
Keyword(s):  
T Cell ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Kidney Transplant ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Cytokine Mrna ◽  
Cytokine Mrna Expression ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Ex Vivo Study ◽  
Expression Kinetics

Abstract Background: Because cyclosporin A (CsA) and glucocorticoids inhibit the production of interleukin-2 (IL-2) and other cytokines, quantitative analysis of cytokine mRNA might constitute a pharmacodynamic measure for immunosuppressive drug effects. We investigated whether immunosuppressive drugs influence cytokine mRNA expression kinetics during T-cell costimulation. Methods: We used a human whole blood assay to determine basal (unstimulated) IL-2, IL-4, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) mRNA concentrations and expression kinetics after anti-CD3/anti-CD28 monoclonal antibody costimulation in kidney transplant recipients undergoing CsA-based immunosuppressive triple therapy and in healthy controls (ex vivo study I). The effect of CsA on IL-2 mRNA expression kinetics was also determined ex vivo in patients undergoing CsA monotherapy (ex vivo study II) and after in vitro addition of CsA. Results: In ex vivo study I, basal TNF-α mRNA but not IL-2 and IL-4 mRNA was decreased in kidney transplant patients. We observed shifts in peak IL-2 and IL-4 (from 8 to 24 h) and TNF-α (from 4 to 8 h of costimulation) mRNA expression in kidney transplant patients after T-cell costimulation. In patients undergoing CsA monotherapy (ex vivo study II), the inhibitory effect of CsA was detectable as an individually delayed increase in IL-2 mRNA during costimulation. In vitro addition of CsA also induced a dose-independent displacement of IL-2 mRNA expression kinetics (i.e., a delay). Conclusions: A delayed increase in cytokine mRNA expression during T-cell costimulation may represent a sensitive effect of immunosuppression. The single analysis of one absolute or peak mRNA value could be misleading. For prospective studies involving measurement of cytokine mRNA, we therefore suggest the parameter “area of cytokine mRNA expression over time”, which should include absolute cytokine mRNA values at two different time points of mRNA kinetics.

scholarly journals Cytokine mRNA Expression in Mycobacteriam ulcerans-Infected Human Skin and Correlation with Local Inflammatory Response

2006 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
pp. 2917-2924 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Phillips ◽  
C. Horsfield ◽  
J. Mangan ◽  
K. Laing ◽  
S. Etuaful ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Interleukin 10 ◽  
Mycobacterium Ulcerans ◽  
Cytokine Mrna ◽  
Necrosis Factor Alpha ◽  
Tissue Samples ◽  
Local Inflammatory Response ◽  
Cytokine Mrna Expression ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Ifn Γ

ABSTRACT Cytokine mRNA expression in biopsies of Mycobacterium ulcerans-infected human tissue was investigated using real-time PCR, and the findings were correlated with the clinical stages of disease and histopathologies. A broad range of cytokine mRNAs were detected in 16 early nodules and 28 late-stage ulcers, including those for the Th1 cytokines tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and gamma interferon (IFN-γ) and the Th2 cytokine interleukin 10 (IL-10). IFN-γ was strongly expressed in both nodules and ulcers, suggesting that a Th1 response begins early in the disease. There was a significantly higher expression of IL-8 and other proinflammatory cytokines in results from 32 biopsies with neutrophilia than in those from 12 biopsies without acute inflammation. Ten tissue samples containing granulomas showed high mRNA expression for IFN-γ, IL-1β, IL-12p35, IL-12p40, IL-15, and TNF-α relative to 34 tissue samples without granulomas. These results suggest that the human immune response to M. ulcerans is similar to that seen with some other mycobacteria despite the presence of the toxin mycolactone in the tissues.

scholarly journals Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Quantification of Cytokine mRNA Expression in Golden Syrian Hamster Infected with Leishmania infantum and Treated with a New Amphotericin B Formulation

2006 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 1195-1201 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Rama Iñiguez ◽  
M. A. Dea-Ayuela ◽  
J. A. Sanchez-Brunete ◽  
J. J. Torrado ◽  
J. M. Alunda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Reverse Transcription ◽  
Syrian Hamster ◽  
Leishmania Infantum ◽  
Cytokine Mrna ◽  
Golden Syrian Hamster ◽  
Cytokine Mrna Expression ◽  
Reverse Transcription Pcr ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Ifn Γ

ABSTRACT A real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR assay was developed for the quantification of cytokine mRNA expression in the golden Syrian hamster Mesocricetus auratus infected with Leishmania infantum and treated with amphotericin B (AMB) formulated in microspheres made of human serum albumin (HSA). Treatment was administered intravenously on days 69, 71, and 73 postinfection (p.i.) with 107 metacyclic promastigotes, at doses of 2 and 40 mg/kg of AMB. High infection levels were recorded for untreated animals by day 76 p.i., with parasite loads always about 2 log10 per gram higher in the liver than in the spleen. Treatment was highly effective with both doses, but at 40 mg/kg, almost complete parasite elimination was achieved. mRNA expression of gamma interferon (IFN-γ) and, to a lesser extent, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) in spleen cells was up-regulated in most animals of the untreated group. The mRNA expression of interleukin-4 was strongly down-regulated in untreated as well as treated infected animals. Treatment with the lower dose of AMB-HSA down-regulated the mRNA expression of IFN-γ and TNF-α, with no effect on the deactivating cytokine TGF-β. In contrast, treatment with the higher dose (40 mg/kg) of the formulation caused moderate up-regulation of IFN-γ and TNF-α and strong suppression of TGF-β. Treatment of noninfected animals did not alter the cytokine expression pattern with regard to untreated controls. Our results suggest that treatment of L. infantum-infected Syrian hamsters with highly effective nontoxic doses of AMB-HSA causes deactivation of the anti-inflammatory cytokine TGF-β, which in turn results in up-regulation of the Th1 cytokines IFN-γ and TNF-α.

Temporal regulation of cytokine mRNA expression by tristetraprolin: dynamic control by p38 MAPK and MKP-1

2015 ◽  
Vol 308 (9) ◽  
pp. L973-L980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavan Prabhala ◽  
Kristin Bunge ◽  
Md. Mostafizur Rahman ◽  
Qi Ge ◽  
Andrew R. Clark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
P38 Mapk ◽  
Airway Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Cytokine Mrna ◽  
Temporal Regulation ◽  
Cytokine Mrna Expression ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Inflammatory Proteins ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

Cytokines drive many inflammatory diseases, including asthma. Understanding the molecular mechanisms responsible for cytokine secretion will allow us to develop novel strategies to repress inflammation in the future. Harnessing the power of endogenous anti-inflammatory proteins is one such strategy. In this study, we investigate the p38 MAPK-mediated regulatory interaction of two anti-inflammatory proteins, mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase 1 (MKP-1) and tristetraprolin (TTP), in the context of asthmatic inflammation. Using primary cultures of airway smooth muscle cells in vitro, we explored the temporal regulation of IL-6 cytokine mRNA expression upon stimulation with TNF-α. Intriguingly, the temporal profile of mRNA expression was biphasic. This was not due to COX-2-derived prostanoid upregulation, increased expression of NLRP3 inflammasome components, or upregulation of the cognate receptor for TNF-α-TNFR1. Rather, the biphasic nature of TNF-α-induced IL-6 mRNA expression was regulated temporally by the RNA-destabilizing molecule, TTP. Importantly, TTP function is controlled by p38 MAPK, and our study reveals that its expression in airway smooth muscle cells is p38 MAPK-dependent and its anti-inflammatory activity is also controlled by p38 MAPK-mediated phosphorylation. MKP-1 is a MAPK deactivator; thus, by controlling p38 MAPK phosphorylation status in a temporally distinct manner, MKP-1 ensures that TTP is expressed and made functional at precisely the correct time to repress cytokine expression. Together, p38 MAPK, MKP-1, and TTP may form a regulatory network that exerts significant control on cytokine secretion in proasthmatic inflammation through precise temporal signaling.

scholarly journals Inhibiting adipose tissue M1 cytokine expression decreases DPP4 activity and insulin resistance in a type 2 diabetes mellitus mouse model

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. e0252153
Author(s):  
Lee-Wei Chen ◽  
Pei-Hsuan Chen ◽  
Jui-Hung Yen
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Cell Activation ◽  
Cytokine Expression ◽  
Liver Inflammation ◽  
Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 ◽  
Tnf Α

Adipose tissue inflammation is a major cause of the pathogenesis of obesity and comorbidities. To study the involvement of M1/M2 cytokine expression of adipose tissue in the regulatory mechanisms of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) and insulin resistance in diabetes, stromal vascular fractions (SVFs) were purified from inguinal adipose tissue of diabetic (Leprdb/db) and non-diabetic (Lepr+/+) mice followed by analysis of M1/M2 cytokine expression. SVFs of Leprdb/db mice exhibited increased TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β, CCL2, and DPP4 mRNA expression but decreased IL-10 mRNA expression. Plasma from Leprdb/db mice induced TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β, CCL2, and DPP4 mRNA expression and plasma from Lepr+/+ mice induced IL-10 mRNA expression in SVFs from Leprdb/db mice. Injection of Lepr+/+ plasma into the adipose tissue of Leprdb/db mice decreased mRNA expression of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β, CCL2, and DPP4 and protein expression of pJNK and DPP4 in SVFs, reduced mRNA expression of ICAM, FMO3, IL-1β, iNOS, TNF-α, IL-6, and DPP4 and protein expression of ICAM, FMO3, and DPP4 in liver, and suppressed mRNA expression of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β, and DPP4 in Kupffer cells. Plasma from Leprdb/db mice did not induce M1 cytokine expression in SVFs from Leprdb/db-Jnk1-/- mice. Altogether, we demonstrate that diabetes induces M1 but decreases M2 cytokine expression in adipose tissue. Diabetic plasma-induced M1 expression is potentially through pJNK signaling pathways. Non-diabetic plasma reverses M1/M2 cytokine expression, plasma CCL2 levels, DPP4 activity, and Kupffer cell activation in diabetes. Our results suggest M1/M2 cytokine expression in adipose tissue is critical in diabetes-induced DPP4 activity, liver inflammation, and insulin resistance.

scholarly journals Upregulation of Cytokines Is Detected in the Placentas of Cattle Infected with Neospora caninum and Is More Marked Early in Gestation When Fetal Death Is Observed

2008 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. 2352-2361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Rosbottom ◽  
E. Helen Gibney ◽  
Catherine S. Guy ◽  
Anja Kipar ◽  
Robert F. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Expression ◽  
Fetal Death ◽  
Neospora Caninum ◽  
Late Gestation ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Cytokine Mrna ◽  
Early Gestation ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Ifn Γ

ABSTRACT The protozoan parasite Neospora caninum causes fetal death after experimental infection of pregnant cattle in early gestation, but the fetus survives a similar infection in late gestation. An increase in Th1-type cytokines in the placenta in response to the presence of the parasite has been implicated as a contributory factor to fetal death due to immune-mediated pathological alterations. We measured, using real-time reverse transcription-PCR and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, the levels of cytokines in the placentas of cattle experimentally infected with N. caninum in early and late gestation. After infection in early gestation, fetal death occurred, and the levels of mRNA of both Th1 and Th2 cytokines, including interleukin-2 (IL-2), gamma interferon (IFN-γ), IL-12p40, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), IL-18, IL-10, and IL-4, were significantly (P < 0.01) increased by up to 1,000-fold. There was extensive placental necrosis and a corresponding infiltration of CD4+ T cells and macrophages. IFN-γ protein expression was also highly increased, and a modest increase in transforming growth factor β was detected. A much smaller increase in the same cytokines and IFN-γ protein expression, with minimal placental necrosis and inflammatory infiltration, occurred after N. caninum infection in late gestation when the fetuses survived. Comparison of cytokine mRNA levels in separated maternal and fetal placental tissue that showed maternal tissue was the major source of all cytokine mRNA except for IL-10 and TNF-α, which were similar in both maternal and fetal tissues. These results suggest that the magnitude of the cytokine response correlates with but is not necessarily the cause of fetal death and demonstrate that a polarized Th1 response was not evident in the placentas of N. caninum-infected cattle.

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