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posttranslational
processing: modulation via monovalent cations
Pfizer Central Research, Groton, Connecticut 06340
Lipopolysaccharide-activated human monocytes produce
prointerleukin (pro-IL)-1
but release little of this inflammatory
cytokine as the biologically active species. Efficient externalization of mature 17-kDa cytokine requires that the activated monocytes encounter a secondary stimulus such as ATP. To identify cation requirements of the ATP-induced process, lipopolysaccharide-activated monocytes were treated with ATP in media containing different Cl
salts or sucrose. Media
devoid of Na+ did not support
IL-1
processing. Titration of NaCl into choline chloride- or
sucrose-based media restored 17-kDa IL-1
production. Na+ replacement, however, was not
sufficient to support ATP-induced production of 17-kDa IL-1
in the
presence of
37 mM extracellular K+ or
Li+. Inhibition by
K+ suggests that efflux of this
cation is a necessary component of the stimulus-coupled response. The
inhibitory effect achieved by Na+
depletion is not due to inactivation of the ATP receptor and is
distinct from a caspase-1 inhibitor. Stimulus-coupled IL-1
posttranslational processing, therefore, requires extracellular Na+ for a step downstream of the
initiating stimulus but preceding caspase-1 activation.
inflammation; cytokines; P2Z receptor
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