Neutrophil recruitment inhibitory factor: a possible candidate for a novel cytokine
Open Access
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Mediators of Inflammation
- Vol. 1 (1) , 49-54
- https://doi.org/10.1155/s0962935192000103
Abstract
Inhibitory effect upon neutrophil migration to the inflammatory focus was previously detected in the cell-free incubation fluid of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated macrophage monolayers. In the present study we showed that the neutrophil recruitment inhibitory activity from this supernatant was mainly detected in a fraction (P2) obtained by gel filtration chromatography on Sephacryl S-300. P2 fraction was able to inhibit ‘in vivo’ neutrophil emigration induced by different inflammatory stimuli, but it did not affect ‘in vitro’ neutrophil chemotaxis induced by FMLP. When injected intravenously, P2 inhibited oedema induced by carrageenin or immunological stimulus but not the oedema induced by dextran, thus affecting cell-dependent inflammatory responses. It was observed that P2 also induced neutrophil migration when injected locally in peritoneal cavities. This activity was significantly reduced by pretreatment of the animals with dexamethasone. Cytokines, such as IL-8 and TNF-α that are known to exhibit inhibitory effect upon neutrophil migration, were not detected in P2 fraction by highly sensitive assays. Overall the results suggest the existence of a novel cytokine exhibiting ‘in vivo’ neutrophil inhibitory activity, referred as NRIF.Keywords
Funding Information
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
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