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  • Title: Regulation of interleukin 8 gene expression by oxidant stress.
    Author: DeForge LE, Preston AM, Takeuchi E, Kenney J, Boxer LA, Remick DG.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 1993 Dec 05; 268(34):25568-76. PubMed ID: 8244994.
    Abstract:
    Interleukin 8 (IL-8) is a recently described cytokine that functions as a potent neutrophil chemoattractant and activator. We sought to examine the link between the generation of reactive oxygen intermediates (ROI) and the regulation of IL-8 gene expression to specifically test the hypothesis that ROI would induce production of IL-8 mRNA and protein. In lipopolysaccharide-stimulated human whole blood, the OH radical scavenger dimethyl sulfoxide (Me2SO) dramatically inhibited (approximately 90%) IL-8 production, but had minimal effects on the production of tumor necrosis factor, interleukin 1 beta (IL-1), and IL-6. To determine whether NADPH-oxidase-generated free radicals were critical in the regulation of IL-8, studies were performed using blood from patients with chronic granulomatous disease. In both normal individuals and patients with chronic granulomatous disease, production of IL-8 could be initiated with lipopolysaccharide, phytohemagglutinin, or aggregated immune complexes, and this production could be inhibited by Me2SO (1% v/v). To examine if oxidant stress represents a ubiquitous mechanism for the induction of IL-8, experiments were performed in cultured cell lines. In the human hepatoma cell line Hep-G2, Me2SO dose-dependently inhibited tumor necrosis factor-stimulated IL-8 production, with a 74 +/- 1% reduction observed at a Me2SO concentration of 1%. Direct exposure to ROI demonstrated that H2O2 stimulated IL-8 production in a dose-dependent manner in Hep-G2 cells, A549 pulmonary type II epithelial cells, and human skin fibroblasts; this induction could be prevented by addition of catalase. The production of IL-8 appeared to be specific to an oxidant stress since exposure of the cells to heat shock or chemical stress did not induce expression of IL-8. These studies demonstrate that oxidant stress is an important regulator of IL-8 gene expression and support the hypothesis that low levels of ROI may serve to initiate IL-8 production which then serves to recruit neutrophils to sites of inflammation.
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