Release of IL-1β via IL-1β-Converting Enzyme in a Skin Dendritic Cell Line Exposed to 2,4-Dinitrofluorobenzene
We used a mouse fetal skin dendritic cell line (FSDC) to study the effect of the strong allergen 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB) on interleukin (IL)-1β release and IL-1β receptor immunoreactivity. Stimulation with DNFB (30 minutes) increased IL-1β release without changing the mRNA levels of the prot...
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Summary: | We used a mouse fetal skin dendritic cell line (FSDC) to study the effect of the strong allergen 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB) on interleukin (IL)-1β release and IL-1β receptor immunoreactivity. Stimulation with DNFB (30 minutes) increased IL-1β release without changing the mRNA levels of the protein. Furthermore, DNFB increased transiently the interleukin-1β-converting enzyme (ICE) activity, as measured with its fluorogenic substrate Z-Tyr-Val-Ala-Asp-AFC. The ICE inhibitor Z-YVAD-FMK prevented the release of IL-1β evoked by DNFB. Incubation of the cells with DNFB (30 minutes) strongly increased IL-1β receptor immunoreactivity. The rapid effect of DNFB on the release of mature IL-1β, without inducing an increase of IL-1β mRNA in FSDC, suggests a posttranslational modification of pro-IL-1β by ICE activity. |
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Item Description: | 0962-9351 1466-1861 10.1155/MI.2005.131 |