PMID- 15749024 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20050728 LR - 20220129 IS - 1043-4666 (Print) IS - 1043-4666 (Linking) VI - 29 IP - 6 DP - 2005 Mar 21 TI - The interleukin-1-related cytokine IL-1F8 is expressed in glial cells, but fails to induce IL-1beta signalling responses. PG - 245-50 AB - The putative new interleukin (IL)-1 family member IL-1F8 (IL-1eta, IL-1H2) has been shown recently to activate mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPKs), extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK1/2) and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), and nuclear factor-kappa B (NFkappa B) via a mechanism that requires IL-1Rrp2 expression in cell lines. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that IL-1F8 contributes to brain inflammation and injury, by studying its expression and actions in the different cell types of the mouse brain in culture. Messenger RNA for IL-1F8 was detected in neurons and glia (microglial cells, oligodendrocytes progenitor cells and to a lesser extent astrocytes) by RT-PCR. Bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) had no effect on IL-1F8 mRNA levels in mixed glial cultures. Recombinant mouse IL-1beta induced strong activation of ERK1/2, p38, JNK and NFkappa B, and significant release of IL-6 and PGE2, which was blocked by IL-1ra. In contrast, recombinant mouse IL-1F8 did not influence any of these parameters. These results demonstrate that CNS cells may be a source of IL-1F8, but the failure of LPS to modulate IL-1F8 mRNA expression, and of recombinant IL-1F8 to induce any of the classical IL-1 responses, suggest that this cytokine has restricted activities in the brain, or that it may act via alternative pathway(s). FAU - Wang, Penglian AU - Wang P AD - School of Biological Sciences, 1-124 Stopford Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK. FAU - Meinhardt, Brenda AU - Meinhardt B FAU - Andre, Ralph AU - Andre R FAU - Renshaw, Blair R AU - Renshaw BR FAU - Kimber, Ian AU - Kimber I FAU - Rothwell, Nancy J AU - Rothwell NJ FAU - Pinteaux, Emmanuel AU - Pinteaux E LA - eng GR - G9219675/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Cytokine JT - Cytokine JID - 9005353 RN - 0 (IL-1F8 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases) RN - K7Q1JQR04M (Dinoprostone) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain/cytology/metabolism MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Dinoprostone/biosynthesis MH - Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism MH - Gene Expression MH - Interleukin-1/*biosynthesis/genetics/*pharmacology MH - Interleukin-6/biosynthesis MH - Mice MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Neuroglia/drug effects/*immunology MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Recombinant Proteins/pharmacology MH - Signal Transduction EDAT- 2005/03/08 09:00 MHDA- 2005/07/29 09:00 CRDT- 2005/03/08 09:00 PHST- 2004/06/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2004/12/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2004/12/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2005/03/08 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/07/29 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/03/08 09:00 [entrez] AID - S1043-4666(05)00005-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.cyto.2004.12.002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cytokine. 2005 Mar 21;29(6):245-50. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2004.12.002.