BRADYKININ SYNERGISTICALLY STIMULATES INTERLEUKIN-6 PRODUCTION IN HUMAN GINGIVAL FIBROBLASTS CHALLENGED WITH INTERLEUKIN-1 OR TUMOR-NECROSIS-FACTOR-ALPHA
T. Modeer et al., BRADYKININ SYNERGISTICALLY STIMULATES INTERLEUKIN-6 PRODUCTION IN HUMAN GINGIVAL FIBROBLASTS CHALLENGED WITH INTERLEUKIN-1 OR TUMOR-NECROSIS-FACTOR-ALPHA, Cytokine, 10(1), 1998, pp. 26-31
The production of interleukin 6 (IL-6) was studied in human gingival f
ibroblasts challenged with bradykinin (BK), in the presence or absence
of either tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) or interleukin 1 (
IL-1), The inflammatory mediator BK as well as the cytokines TNF-alpha
and IL-1 beta dose dependently stimulated IL-6 production in gingival
fibroblasts. When the cells were treated simultaneously with BK and e
ither TL-1 beta or TNF-alpha, the inflammatory mediator BK synergistic
ally upregulated IL-6 production in a dose-dependent manner, The BK B1
receptor agonist des-arg(9)-BK as well as the BK B2 receptor agonist
Lys-BK also induced IL-6 production and synergistically enhanced the e
ffect of IL-1 and TNF-alpha on the production of IL-6, The upregulatio
n of IL-6 production induced by BK was abolished by the anti-inflammat
ory agent dexamethasone (DEX) and the phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) inhi
bitor 4-bromphenacyl bromide (BPB), Treatment of the cells with the cy
clooxygenase (COX) inhibitor flurbiprofen resulted in a minor reductio
n of the stimulatory effect of BK, The results show that BK together w
ith IL-1 or TNF-alpha act in concert to enhance IL-6 production and th
at the synergy,vas obtained by both the BK B1 and the BK B2 receptor a
gonist, The study indicates that the synergy between BK and IL-1 or TN
F-alpha on IL-6 production is mediated partly at the level of PLA(2) a
nd partly at the level of COX, The synergism between the pro-inflammat
ory mediator BK and the cytokines IL-1 or TNF-alpha indicates that gin
gival fibroblasts, by producing cytokines, affect the local immune res
ponse in the connective tissue and thereby play a role in the pathogen
esis of periodontal disease. (C) 1997 Academic Press Limited.