Interferon-beta induction by Chlamydia pneumoniae in human smooth muscle cells.
FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol
; 32(1): 9-15, 2001 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-11750216
ABSTRACT
Clinical studies have suggested a causal or contributory role of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in asthma and atherosclerosis. The activation of synthetic functions of smooth muscle cells (SMC) including the production of cytokines and growth factors plays a major role in the formation of fibrous atherosclerotic plaques as well as in structural remodelling of the airway wall in chronic asthma. In this study we demonstrated that C. pneumoniae induced the production of low levels of interferon (IFN)-beta in bronchial and vascular SMC when infected cells were treated with tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). IFN-beta production was analysed by reverse transcription-PCR and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The upregulation of IFN-beta was paralleled by an increase in mRNA levels of interferon regulatory factor-1 and interferon-stimulated gene factor 3gamma, two transcription factors activating the expression of the IFN-beta gene. In addition, C. pneumoniae infection enhanced the mRNA level of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, an IFN-inducible factor mediating the restriction of intracellular chlamydial growth, in TNF-alpha-stimulated SMC. C. pneumoniae-induced IFN-beta production by SMC may modulate inflammation and tissue remodelling during respiratory and vascular infection.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por Chlamydia
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Interferon beta
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae
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Músculo Liso
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2001
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Article