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  • Title: Involvement of interleukin-6 and interferon-alpha in the poly(A).Poly(U)-induced 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase activity in the mouse monocyte-macrophage cell line, J774A1.
    Author: Marin JG, Mencia-Huerta JM, Braquet P, Chabrier PE.
    Journal: J Interferon Cytokine Res; 1996 Mar; 16(3):251-7. PubMed ID: 8697148.
    Abstract:
    The synthetic polyribonucleotide poly(A).poly(U) induces 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase activity in the murine macrophage cell line J774A1. The possible role of several cytokines involved in macrophage activation (i.e., IL-1, IL-6, TNF, and IFN) was examined in the present study. It was first demonstrated that among the anticytokine antibodies, only monoclonal antibodies directed against IL-6 inhibited the induction of 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase by poly(A).poly(U) in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, it was established that poly(A).poly(U) elicited IL-6 production in J774A1 cells in a time-and dose-dependent manner. Consequently, the effect of IL-6 on 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase activity was studied. IL-6 either alone or in combination with IL-1 and TNF did not induce 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase activity. IL-6 did not potentiate IFN-gamma-induced 2'-5'-oligoadenylate synthetase activity. In contrast, addition of IL-6 to the incubation medium potentiated the stimulation of 2'-5'-oligoadenylate synthetase activity by IFN-alpha. These results suggest that IL-6 is a necessary but not sufficient factor in the induction of 2'-5'-oligoadenylate synthetase activity in the J774A1 cell line by poly(A).poly(U).
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