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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-9
pubmed:abstractText
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is a mediator of severe inflammatory processes, including rheumatoid arthritis. Suppression of TNF with a soluble type I or type II receptor molecule (TNF-RI or TNF-RII) has the potential to decrease cytokine levels and modulate inflammatory diseases in humans. However, it has recently been reported that treatment of mice with a TNF-RI:Fc immunoadhesin protein augmented Gram positive infections and subsequent mortality. To determine if TNF-alpha blockade with soluble TNF-alpha receptors might alter immune system function, assays were assessed in rodents treated with a dimeric form of the p55 TNF-RI, Tumor Necrosis Factor-binding protein (TNFbp). Administration of TNFbp resulted in suppression of primary and secondary IgG antibody responses and cell-mediated immune function. No treatment-related differences were detected in immune-enhancing assays or non-specific immune function parameters. Bacterial host resistance assays with Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus or Escherichia coli showed an increase in tissue colony counts only with L. monocytogenes challenged animals following TNFbp administration. These results suggest that TNFbp has the capacity to inhibit adaptive immune function in experimental animal models. Studies suggest that while reducing TNF-alpha is important in controlling cytokine-dependent disease states, maintenance of a threshold level may be critical for normal immune function.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0892-3973
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
627-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Dimerization, pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Escherichia coli Infections, pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Immunity, pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Immunity, Cellular, pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Listeriosis, pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Mice, Inbred DBA, pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I, pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Staphylococcal Infections, pubmed-meshheading:11105778-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
TNF-alpha blockade by a dimeric TNF type I receptor molecule selectively inhibits adaptive immune responses.
pubmed:affiliation
Pharmacology Department, Amgen, Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article