The Journal of Immunology, Vol 144, Issue 8 3117-3122, Copyright © 1990 by American Association of Immunologists

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Murine eosinophils and IL-1: alpha IL-1 mRNA detection by in situ hybridization. Production and release of IL-1 from peritoneal eosinophils

V Del Pozo, B De Andres, E Martin, N Maruri, JM Zubeldia, P Palomino and C Lahoz
Department of Immunology, Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, Hospital Gregorio Maranon, Madrid, Spain.

The presence of IL-1 mRNA in eosinophils from mice infected with larvae of the parasite Mesocestoides corti was investigated by in situ hybridization technique. S35 labeled cDNA probe for alpha IL-1, hybridized with mRNA in murine eosinophils and macrophages. After 6 h of LPS stimulation eosinophils were able to express mRNA in their cytoplasm. This expression was highly increased by the addition of indomethacine. The IL-1 mRNA expression in murine macrophages was higher than in eosinophils in LPS-stimulated cells. This difference was statistically significant, p less than 0.001. To test if eosinophils may produce and release IL-1 in the culture medium, we isolated these cells in a Percoll gradient. Cell preparations with a purity exceeding 94% were cultured with various stimuli and their supernatants were tested for IL-1 activity. Eosinophils produced 169.65 +/- 73 U/ml when stimulated with LPS (n = 14). A dose-dependent response was obtained when the eosinophils were in the presence of the calcium ionophore A23187. Controls were performed to rule out the contribution of the contaminating population on the thymocyte proliferating activity. They were also used to detect other possible causes of interference in the assay, such as leukotrienes or TNF. IL-1 in supernatants was also detected using a conversion assay such as EL-4 thymoma cells. IL-1 activity was first detected in culture supernatants 18 h later, maximal production being in the first 24 h. In accordance with our hybridization results, an increase in IL-1 activity was obtained when eosinophils were stimulated with LPS and treated with indomethacine. The factor had a molecular mass between 16 to 20 kDa that corresponded to the described for murine IL-1. Inasmuch as IL-1 is an important mediator of inflammatory reactions this IL may enhance the proinflammatory action of eosinophils.

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