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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-1-12
pubmed:abstractText
T6 is an antigen which is a highly specific marker for Langerhans cells. Previous studies have demonstrated that Interleukin-1 (IL-1) and an IL-1 inhibitor (ILS) modulate T6 expression (T6E) in explant culture. The present study examined the effects of IL-1 and ILS on T6E in dispersed gingival epithelial cell (EC) cultures. EC were obtained by trypsinization of gingival fragments obtained during periodontal surgery. T6E by EC was demonstrated using OKT6 monoclonal antibody in an immuno-peroxidase technique. In both unseparated and T6-depleted EC, IL-1 (0.5 U/mL) stimulated T6E, and this effect was abrogated by ILS (1:30). ILS alone depressed T6E in unseparated EC cultures. All effects were consistent between four- and 24-hour culture periods, and no treatment affected EC viability, thus excluding cell proliferation or necrosis as a vector for the action of IL-1 and ILS. These results indicate that a population of epithelial cells exists which is induced to express T6 under the influence of IL-1. IL-1 and ILS act in combination to regulate T6E on these precursor cells and on DR(-) Langerhans cells in gingival epithelium.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0022-0345
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1424-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Interleukin-1 modulates T6 expression on a putative intra-epithelial Langerhans cell precursor population.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't