PMID- 3263703 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19881214 LR - 20190618 IS - 0036-8075 (Print) IS - 0036-8075 (Linking) VI - 242 IP - 4880 DP - 1988 Nov 11 TI - Induction of manganous superoxide dismutase by tumor necrosis factor: possible protective mechanism. PG - 941-4 AB - Manganous superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) scavenges potentially toxic superoxide radicals produced in the mitochondria. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) was found to induce the messenger RNA for MnSOD, but not the mRNAs for other antioxidant or mitochondrial enzymes tested. The increase in MnSOD mRNA occurred rapidly and was blocked by actinomycin D, but not by cycloheximide. Induction of MnSOD mRNA was also observed with TNF-beta, interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha), and IL-1 beta but not with other cytokines or agents tested. TNF-alpha induced MnSOD mRNA in all cell lines and normal cells examined in vitro and in various organs of mice in vivo. These effects of TNF-alpha and IL-1 on target cells may contribute to their reported protective activity against radiation as well as their ability to induce resistance to cell killing induced by the combination of TNF-alpha and cycloheximide. FAU - Wong, G H AU - Wong GH AD - Department of Molecular Biology, Genentech, San Francisco, CA 94080. FAU - Goeddel, D V AU - Goeddel DV LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Science JT - Science (New York, N.Y.) JID - 0404511 RN - 0 (Interleukin-1) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 1CC1JFE158 (Dactinomycin) RN - 98600C0908 (Cycloheximide) RN - EC 1.11.1.6 (Catalase) RN - EC 1.15.1.1 (Superoxide Dismutase) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Catalase/metabolism MH - Cell Line MH - Cycloheximide/pharmacology MH - Dactinomycin/pharmacology MH - Enzyme Induction/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Interleukin-1/pharmacology MH - Kinetics MH - Mice MH - Mitochondria/enzymology MH - RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis MH - Rats MH - Superoxide Dismutase/*biosynthesis/genetics/metabolism MH - Tissue Distribution MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*pharmacology EDAT- 1988/11/11 00:00 MHDA- 1988/11/11 00:01 CRDT- 1988/11/11 00:00 PHST- 1988/11/11 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1988/11/11 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1988/11/11 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1126/science.3263703 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Science. 1988 Nov 11;242(4880):941-4. doi: 10.1126/science.3263703.