| Literature DB >> 8244452 |
X Zhu1, W Ertel, A Ayala, M H Morrison, M M Perrin, I H Chaudry.
Abstract
Although chloroquine administration in vivo following haemorrhage in mice decreases tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) release by macrophage (M phi), the mechanism remains unknown. To study this, peritoneal M phi (pM phi) from unmanipulated, sham-operated and post-haemorrhage mice were isolated, treated with 0.13 mg/ml chloroquine for 2 hr, and then stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) for 48 hr. Pretreatment of pM phi from various groups of mice with chloroquine resulted in 75-90% inhibition of TNF-alpha release, determined by bioassay. Total RNA was isolated from pM phi and murine M phi-derived cell lines (P388D1 and RAW 264.7), stimulated with LPS for 0.5 or 1 hr, respectively, and Northern blot analysis for TNF-alpha mRNA performed. Chloroquine inhibited TNF-alpha mRNA expression without interfering with mRNA stability, suggesting that this agent reduces M phi TNF-alpha release by disrupting TNF-alpha gene transcription.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8244452 PMCID： PMC1422107
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Immunology ISSN： 0019-2805 Impact factor: 7.397