PMID- 7591712 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19951207 LR - 20190920 IS - 0162-3109 (Print) IS - 0162-3109 (Linking) VI - 30 IP - 1 DP - 1995 Jun TI - Modification of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) production by the Na(+)-dependent HCO3- cotransport in lipopolysaccharide-activated human monocytes. PG - 41-50 AB - Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is produced and secreted from monocytes in response to activation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The role of Na+ and HCO3- in the production of TNF-alpha by monocytes was investigated; it was observed that replacement of Na+ in the culture medium with sucrose or choline chloride inhibited TNF-alpha production completely. The addition of Na+ to Na(+)-free culture medium restored TNF-alpha production with an EC50 value of 35 mmol/l. The amiloride analog 5-(N-ethyl-N-isopropyl)amiloride (EIPA), an inhibitor of the Na+/H+ antiporter, inhibited TNF-alpha production with an EC50 of 3.3 microM. Without HCO3- in the culture medium TNF-alpha production was inhibited by 92%. Total protein synthesis was inhibited by 85% in the absence of Na+ but did not change in the absence of bicarbonate in the culture medium. Intracellular pH (pHi) which increased from 6.90 in control monocyte to 7.40 in response to activation with LPS was abrogated to pHi of 6.95 in the absence of Na+ but did not change in the absence of HCO3- in the culture medium. In the presence of 100 microM phloretin or DIDS the pHi of activated monocyte was reduced to control value, TNF-alpha production was inhibited completely and total protein synthesis was inhibited by 61%. These data suggest that (1) TNF-alpha production, as other proteins, is dependent on the pHi of monocytes,and (2) TNF-alpha production, in contrast to total protein, is modulated by Na(+)-dependent HCO3-. FAU - Orlinska, U AU - Orlinska U AD - Inflammatory Diseases Research, Du Pont Merck Pharmaceutical Co., Wilmington, DE 19880, USA. FAU - Newton, R C AU - Newton RC LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Netherlands TA - Immunopharmacology JT - Immunopharmacology JID - 7902474 RN - 0 (Adjuvants, Immunologic) RN - 0 (Bicarbonates) RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Culture Media) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Sodium-Bicarbonate Symporters) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 7DZO8EB0Z3 (Amiloride) RN - 9NEZ333N27 (Sodium) RN - Q1O6DSW23R (4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid) RN - S5J5OE47MK (Phloretin) RN - VW50CE070T (ethylisopropylamiloride) SB - IM MH - 4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid/pharmacology MH - Adjuvants, Immunologic/pharmacology MH - Amiloride/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Bicarbonates/metabolism/pharmacology MH - Carrier Proteins/*pharmacology MH - Culture Media/pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Hydrogen-Ion Concentration MH - Kinetics MH - Lipopolysaccharides/*pharmacology MH - Macrophage Activation/*drug effects MH - Monocytes/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Phloretin/pharmacology MH - Protein Biosynthesis MH - Sodium/deficiency/pharmacology MH - Sodium-Bicarbonate Symporters MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*biosynthesis/drug effects EDAT- 1995/06/01 00:00 MHDA- 1995/06/01 00:01 CRDT- 1995/06/01 00:00 PHST- 1995/06/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1995/06/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1995/06/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 016231099500006F [pii] AID - 10.1016/0162-3109(95)00006-f [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Immunopharmacology. 1995 Jun;30(1):41-50. doi: 10.1016/0162-3109(95)00006-f.