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10452831

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9-10
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-9-23
pubmed:abstractText
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels are markedly increased in the synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis. However, the effects of IL-6 on proliferation and proteoglycan metabolism in articular cartilage are not known. We demonstrated here the effects of human recombinant (hr) IL-6 on proliferation and proteoglycan metabolism in rabbit articular chondrocyte cultures. In vitro, these cells proliferated and produced abundant extracellular matrices. We found that 1-10 ng/ml of hrIL-6 inhibited proliferation to approximately 65% of control levels and suppressed colony formation induced by bFGF in soft agarose. The same concentration of hrIL-6 depressed proteoglycan synthesis to approximately 60% of control levels. Moreover, hrIL-6 significantly enhanced proteoglycan degradation induced by hrIL-1beta, although hrIL-6 alone did not affect proteoglycan degradation. These findings suggest that IL-6 is a negative regulator for chondrocyte proliferation and articular cartilage metabolism.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1065-6995
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 1998 Academic Press.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
615-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of interleukin-6 on proliferation and proteoglycan metabolism in articular chondrocyte cultures.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Osaka University, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't