| Literature DB >> 10729320 |
Y Kudo1, C A Boyd, I L Sargent, C W Redman.
Abstract
The effect of interferon-gamma on indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, a tryptophan catabolizing enzyme, was studied in cultured human placental chorionic villi. The activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase was markedly stimulated by interferon-gamma in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. Interferon-alpha and interferon-beta also showed a slight stimulatory effect on indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase activity. The level of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase mRNA expression (determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) was also enhanced by interferon-gamma. Interleukin-4 showed a dose-dependent inhibitory effect on interferon-gamma-induced stimulation of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase activity and mRNA expression.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10729320 DOI: 10.1093/molehr/6.4.369
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Hum Reprod ISSN: 1360-9947 Impact factor: 4.025