PMID- 2207323 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19901119 LR - 20210216 IS - 0006-4971 (Print) IS - 0006-4971 (Linking) VI - 76 IP - 8 DP - 1990 Oct 15 TI - Coordinate secretion of interleukin-1 beta and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor by the blast cells of acute myeloblastic leukemia: role of interleukin-1 as an endogenous inducer. PG - 1481-9 AB - Acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) blasts have been shown to produce a variety of cytokines in culture such as interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-6, granulocyte-, macrophage-, and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha). Using two sensitive and specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for IL-1 beta and GM-CSF, we document in the present study that the production of the two cytokines by AML blasts in culture is coordinated. First, we observe a striking correlation between the levels of GM-CSF and IL-1 beta released by the cells. Thus, a high production of IL-1 beta is always concordant with a high production of GM-CSF and, conversely, low production of IL-1 beta is concordant with low levels of GM-CSF. Second, neutralization of intrinsic IL-1 using antibodies that are specific for IL-1 alpha and -1 beta suppresses the release of GM-CSF by the cells. Third, neutralization of the endogenous source of IL-1 also results in an abrogation of GM-CSF mRNA. Fourth, the production of both IL-1 beta and GM-CSF is up-regulated by exposing AML blasts to an exogenous source of IL-1, suggesting a positive regulation of autocrine growth factor production. Taken together, our results indicate that GM-CSF production by AML blasts is mediated by endogenously produced IL-1. Both IL-1 beta and -1 alpha are produced by AML blasts, although IL-1 beta appears to be more abundant. Spontaneous colony formation by AML blasts is abrogated by the addition of neutralizing antibodies against IL-1 beta and GM-CSF, whereas each antibody alone has little effect on blast proliferation. Taken together, our results are consistent with the view that the production of IL-1 beta by AML blasts supports autocrine growth in culture, through induction of CSFs or other cytokines that stimulate blast proliferation. FAU - Rodriguez-Cimadevilla, J C AU - Rodriguez-Cimadevilla JC AD - Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Hotel-Dieu Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. FAU - Beauchemin, V AU - Beauchemin V FAU - Villeneuve, L AU - Villeneuve L FAU - Letendre, F AU - Letendre F FAU - Shaw, A AU - Shaw A FAU - Hoang, T AU - Hoang T LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Blood JT - Blood JID - 7603509 RN - 0 (Antibodies) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 83869-56-1 (Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor) SB - IM MH - Antibodies/pharmacology MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MH - Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor/*blood/genetics/immunology MH - Humans MH - Interleukin-1/blood/pharmacology/*physiology MH - Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/*blood/pathology MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured EDAT- 1990/10/15 00:00 MHDA- 1990/10/15 00:01 CRDT- 1990/10/15 00:00 PHST- 1990/10/15 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1990/10/15 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1990/10/15 00:00 [entrez] AID - S0006-4971(20)75217-1 [pii] PST - ppublish SO - Blood. 1990 Oct 15;76(8):1481-9.