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Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

Immunology?

C O N T E N T S

  1. See Also
  2. Description
  3. Drugs that Bind IL-6
  4. Abstracts
  5. Links
  6. Attribution
  7. References

See Also

Description

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine secreted by T cells and macrophages to stimulate immune response to trauma, especially burns or other tissue damage leading to inflammation. Additionally osteoblasts to stimulate osteoclast formation. Inhibitors of IL-6 (including estrogen) are used to treat postmenopausal osteoporosis. IL-6 is one of the most important mediators of fever and of the acute phase response. In the muscle and fatty tissue IL-6 stimulates energy mobilization which leads to increased body temperature. IL-6 can be secreted by [macrophage? macrophages] in response to pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) binding the Toll-like Receptor (TLR) present on an active macrophage.

IL-6 is released in response to IL-1 and TNF-b (1) The IL-6 receptor is found on many cell surfaces, including resting normal T-cells, activated normal B-cells, myeloid cell lines, hepatoma cell lines, myeloma cell lines, and on Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) modified B-cells, in which it promotes proliferation. (2)

Recently, it has been shown that IL-6 also acts as a "myokine," a cytokine produced from muscle, and is elevated in response to muscle contraction (3).

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Suggested pathway of interaction leading to Secreted of IL-6 and some of its possible effects. Source

IL-6 mediates its responses through cell surface receptors that include the transmambrane protein gp130. IL-6 triggers the formation of protein complexes of gp130 and the IL-6 receptor activating the receptor. These complexes bring together the intracellular regions of gp130 and initiates the signal transduction cascade through Janus kinases (JAKs) and Signal Transducers and Activators of transcription (STATs).

IL-6 is probably the best studied of the cytokines that utilise gp130 in their signalling complexes. Other cytokines that signal through receptors containing gp130 are Interleukin-11 (IL-11), ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), cardiotrophin-1 (CT-1), cardiotrophin-like cytokine (CLC), leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), oncostatin M (OSM), Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpes virus interleukin 6 like protein (KSHV-IL6). These cytokines are comonly referred to as the IL-6 like or gp130 utilising cytokines.

Drugs that Bind IL-6

Because IL-6 plays a major role in many undesired effects of the immune system, some research has been done into preventing its binding. However, it has been found somewhat more effective to bind IL-1 and TNF-b , and in this way reduce the secretion of IL-6 in the first place. One important drug in this field is the anti IL- 6 receptor antibody (MRA), used as one of new therapeutic approaches in rheumatic arthritis.

Abstracts

References

C O N T E N T S

  1. See Also
  2. Description
  3. Drugs that Bind IL-6
  4. Abstracts
  5. Links
  6. Attribution
  7. References

The inhibitory effect of quercetin on IL-6 production by LPS-stimulated neutrophils

Cell Mol Immunol. 2005 Dec;2(6):455-60. Liu J, Li X, Yue Y, Li J, He T, He Y.

  • Quercetin is a herbal flavonoid derived from various foods of plant origin and plays a role in anti-inflammation. Although a number of researches in the field have been done, the mechanism of anti-inflammatory effect of quercetin should be further clarified. In the present study, we investigated the effects of quercetin on IL-6 production by LPS-stimulated neutrophils in human. Neutrophils were were pre-treated with quercetin at the final concentrations of ranging from 0-80 microM for 30 min, or not treated, and then incubated in the presence or absence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) at a final concentration of 100 ng/ml for indicated time. The secretion level of IL-6 in the culture supernatants was assayed by ELISA, the intracellular level of IL-6 was detected by flow cytometry and the expression of IL-6 mRNA was analyzed by RT-PCR. The experiment results showed that neutrophils cultured with medium or quercetin alone did not express IL-6, but LPS (100 ng/ml) induced IL-6 expression of neutrophils. However, after pre-treatment of neutrophils with quercetin (40 microM) for 30 min, the inducible effects of LPS on the increase of IL-6 secretion, intracellular IL-6 level and IL-6 mRNA expression by neutrophils were abrogated. IL-6 is one of the important pro-inflammatory factors, especially in early phage of inflammation. Thus, our data suggested that quercetin might exert its anti-inflammatory effect through negatively modulating pro-inflammatory factors, such as IL-6. The inhibitory effects of quercetin on IL-6 production by neutrophils may provide a theoretical basis on future therapy of inflammation.

Links

Attribution

References

1. Makino T, Noguchi Y, Yoshikawa T, Doi C, Nomura K. Circulating interleukin 6 concentrations and insulin resistance in patients with cancer. Br J Surg. 1998 Dec;85(12):1658-62.

2. Tosato G, Pike SE. Interferon-beta 2/interleukin 6 is a co-stimulant for human T lymphocytes. Immunol. 1988 Sep 1;141(5):1556-62.

3. Febbraio MA, Pedersen BK. Contraction-induced myokine production and release: is skeletal muscle an endocrine organ?". Exerc Sport Sci Rev 33 2005 (3): 114-9.

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