PMID- 11290601 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20010524 LR - 20210216 IS - 0006-4971 (Print) IS - 0006-4971 (Linking) VI - 97 IP - 8 DP - 2001 Apr 15 TI - Apolipoprotein A-I inhibits the production of interleukin-1beta and tumor necrosis factor-alpha by blocking contact-mediated activation of monocytes by T lymphocytes. PG - 2381-9 AB - Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), essential components in the pathogenesis of immunoinflammatory diseases, are strongly induced in monocytes by direct contact with stimulated T lymphocytes. This study demonstrates that adult human serum (HS) but not fetal calf or cord blood serum displays inhibitory activity toward the contact-mediated activation of monocytes by stimulated T cells, decreasing the production of both TNF-alpha and IL-1beta. Fractionation of HS and N-terminal microsequencing as well as electroelution of material subjected to preparative electrophoresis revealed that apolipoprotein A-I (apo A-I), a "negative" acute-phase protein, was the inhibitory factor. Functional assays and flow cytometry analyses show that high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-associated apo A-I inhibits contact-mediated activation of monocytes by binding to stimulated T cells, thus inhibiting TNF-alpha and IL-1beta production at both protein and messenger RNA levels. Furthermore, apo A-I inhibits monocyte inflammatory functions in peripheral blood mononuclear cells activated by either specific antigens or lectins without affecting cell proliferation. These results demonstrate a new anti-inflammatory activity of HDL-associated apo A-I that might have modulating functions in nonseptic conditions. Therefore, because HDL has been shown to bind and neutralize lipopolysaccharide, HDL appears to play an important part in modulating both acute and chronic inflammation. The novel anti-inflammatory function of apo A-I reported here might lead to new therapeutic approaches in inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and atherosclerosis. FAU - Hyka, N AU - Hyka N AD - Division of Immunology and Allergy (Hans Wilsdorf Laboratory), Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Geneve, Switzerland. FAU - Dayer, J M AU - Dayer JM FAU - Modoux, C AU - Modoux C FAU - Kohno, T AU - Kohno T FAU - Edwards, C K 3rd AU - Edwards CK 3rd FAU - Roux-Lombard, P AU - Roux-Lombard P FAU - Burger, D AU - Burger D LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Blood JT - Blood JID - 7603509 RN - 0 (Apolipoprotein A-I) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Lipoproteins, HDL) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - NI40JAQ945 (Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate) SB - IM MH - Acute-Phase Reaction MH - Adult MH - Animals MH - Apolipoprotein A-I/isolation & purification/*pharmacology MH - Cattle MH - Cell Communication/*drug effects MH - Depression, Chemical MH - Drug Design MH - Fetal Blood MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Infant, Newborn MH - Inflammation MH - Interleukin-1/*biosynthesis/genetics MH - Lipopolysaccharides/antagonists & inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Lipoproteins, HDL/isolation & purification/*physiology MH - Mice MH - Monocytes/*drug effects/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis MH - T-Lymphocytes/*physiology MH - Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate/pharmacology MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*biosynthesis/genetics EDAT- 2001/04/06 10:00 MHDA- 2001/05/26 10:01 CRDT- 2001/04/06 10:00 PHST- 2001/04/06 10:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2001/05/26 10:01 [medline] PHST- 2001/04/06 10:00 [entrez] AID - S0006-4971(20)55761-3 [pii] AID - 10.1182/blood.v97.8.2381 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Blood. 2001 Apr 15;97(8):2381-9. doi: 10.1182/blood.v97.8.2381.