Document Detail


Characterizing antiviral mechanism of interleukin-32 and a circulating soluble isoform in viral infection.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22277801     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Interleukin-32 (IL-32) is an inflammatory cytokine, and its activity is associated with various auto-inflammatory disorders as well as infectious pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and viral infections. However, the precise antiviral mechanism of IL-32 remains unclear. We assessed the IL-32 level in the sera of H1N1 influenza A patients and IL-32 level was significantly elevated. Next we examined the antiviral activity of recombinant IL-32γ (rIL-32γ) with WISH cells infected by vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) but no antiviral activity was observed. Therefore we investigated the supernatant of rIL-32-treated THP-1 cells since this cell line effectively responded to rIL-32γ. The supernatant of rIL-32-treated THP-1 cell possessed an antiviral effect and in addition, an agonistic monoclonal antibody further enhanced a specific antiviral activity of rIL-32γ. The fractionation and mass spectrometer analysis of the THP-1 cell supernatant revealed that the antiviral activity of rIL-32γ is via a THP-1 cell-produced factor, transferrin, rather than the direct effects of rIL-32γ on epithelial cells. We also characterized a secreted soluble IL-32γ protein in serum of IL-32γ transgenic mouse (TG), but not in that of IL-32α TG. The present results suggest that IL-32γ expression and its genetic variation in individual could be an important aspect of viral infections.
Authors:
Suyoung Bae; Dongjun Kang; Jaewoo Hong; Byunghyun Chung; Jida Choi; Hyunjhung Jhun; Kwangwon Hong; Eunsom Kim; Seunghyun Jo; Siyoung Lee; Sung-Han Kim; Soohyun Kim
Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-1-23
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cytokine     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1096-0023     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-1-26     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9005353     Medline TA:  Cytokine     Country:  -    
Other Details:
Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Cytokine Immunology, Department of Biomedical Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  CYP1A1 Ile(462)Val is a risk factor for ovarian cancer development.
Next Document:  Nonvascular Pediatric Interventional Radiology.