Mechanisms of Macrophage Activation in Rheumatoid Arthritis: the Role of Gamma-interferon

Overview

Journal Clin Exp Immunol

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Allergy & Immunology

Date 1986 Mar 1

PMID 3086002

Citations 9

Authors

M G Ridley

G S Panayi

N S Nicholas

J Murphy

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Abstract

Gamma-interferon (gamma-IFN) is a potent inducer of surface expression of class II MHC molecules in vitro. Enhanced HLA-DR expression is a characteristic immuno-histological feature of rheumatoid joints. To assess the possible relevance of gamma-IFN to macrophage (M phi) activation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) we investigated the spontaneous and mitogen-induced production of gamma-IFN by RA lymphocytes using a sensitive radioimmunoassay. Synovial fluids (SF) from a variety of inflammatory and non-inflammatory rheumatic diseases did not contain measurable amounts of IFN. RA lymphocytes from peripheral blood (PBL) and joints failed to show spontaneous gamma-IFN production. RA and control PBL were equally responsive to both mitogen stimulation and to the addition of exogenous interleukin 2 (IL-2) as control PBL. SF lymphocytes from RA patients showed a significantly decreased PHA-stimulated gamma-IFN production and this was in contrast to the SF lymphocytes from patients with other inflammatory joint diseases who showed significantly increased gamma-IFN production compared with matched PB lymphocytes. These results show that gamma-IFN production by peripheral blood and joint cells from patients with RA is normal and it remains to be established whether gamma-IFN is the factor responsible for the macrophage activation seen in the disease.

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