Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-7-17
pubmed:abstractText
The release of the immunologically active cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) by cultured anterior pituitary cell aggregates was found to increase with the age of the donor rats. The glucocorticoid hormone dexamethasone (DEX) dose-dependently inhibited the release of IL-6, the IC50 being 2.43 +/- 0.93 nM. The sex steroids dihydrotestosterone and estradiol were without detectable effect. The adenylate cyclase activator forskolin increased IL-6 release in aggregate cultures in the presence of DEX. It is concluded that IL-6 release by anterior pituitary cells is subject to developmental changes and under regulatory control of biologically active substances.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0028-3835
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
53
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
29-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Release of interleukin-6 from anterior pituitary cell aggregates: developmental pattern and modulation by glucocorticoids and forskolin.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Cell Pharmacology, University of Leuven School of Medicine, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't