Article
Differential synthesis of two interleukin-1 receptor antagonist variants and interleukin-8 by peripheral blood neutrophils.
Cytokine - 7 Dec 2005
Schröder Anja K, von der Ohe Maren, Fleischer Daniela, Rink Lothar, Uciechowski Peter
Abstract excerpt
With a short lifespan and containing only few ribosomes and endoplasmic reticulum structures, neutrophils are thought to have a limited capacity for protein synthesis. We here show that peripheral blood polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) are able react to stimulants with differential production of two interleukin (IL)-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) isoforms, secreted IL-1ra (sIL-1ra) and the 16kDa intracellular...
Topics
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein
- Interleukin-8
- Neutrophils
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Protein Isoforms
- RNA, Messenger
- Receptors, Interleukin-1
- Sialoglycoproteins
- Subcellular Fractions
