TY - JOUR
T1 - Monokines inhibiting erythropoietin production in human hepatoma cultures and in isolated perfused rat kidneys
AU - Jelkmann, W.
AU - Pagel, H.
AU - Wolff, M.
AU - Fandrey, J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaff (DFG Je 95/6). The authors would like to thank Mrs. Elisabeth Mauch and Mrs. Karin Piccardi for expert technical assistance and Mrs. Ursula Isenberg for secretarial assistance.
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PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - The blood level of erythropoietin (Epo) is often anomalously low in anemic patients with inflammatory or malignant diseases. Therefore, we studied effects of pure recombinant immunomodulatory peptides on Epo formation in cultures of the human hepatoma cell line, HepG2. Interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-1α, and tumor necrosis factor α lowered Epo production with half-maximal inhibition at 2, 5, and 20 U/ml, respectively. IL-6, transforming growth factor β2 and interferon γ did not inhibit. Furthermore, IL-1β (10 U/ml) proved to block Epo formation in isolated serum-free perfused rat kidneys. Proposedly, monokines play a role in the pathogenesis of Epo deficiency in various diseases.
AB - The blood level of erythropoietin (Epo) is often anomalously low in anemic patients with inflammatory or malignant diseases. Therefore, we studied effects of pure recombinant immunomodulatory peptides on Epo formation in cultures of the human hepatoma cell line, HepG2. Interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-1α, and tumor necrosis factor α lowered Epo production with half-maximal inhibition at 2, 5, and 20 U/ml, respectively. IL-6, transforming growth factor β2 and interferon γ did not inhibit. Furthermore, IL-1β (10 U/ml) proved to block Epo formation in isolated serum-free perfused rat kidneys. Proposedly, monokines play a role in the pathogenesis of Epo deficiency in various diseases.
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U2 - 10.1016/0024-3205(92)90338-P
DO - 10.1016/0024-3205(92)90338-P
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 1310133
AN - SCOPUS:0026569973
SN - 0024-3205
VL - 50
SP - 301
EP - 308
JO - Life Sciences
JF - Life Sciences
IS - 4
ER -