TY - JOUR
T1 - Salmeterol enhances the inhibitory activity of dexamethasone on allergen-induced blood mononuclear cell activation
AU - Oddera, S.
AU - Silvestri, M.
AU - Testi, R.
AU - Rossi, G. A.
PY - 1998/5
Y1 - 1998/5
N2 - The possibility that salmeterol could interfere with the inhibitory effect of glucocorticosteroids on allergen-induced activation of leukocytes was assessed in cultures of human blood mononuclear cells (BMCs). BMCs, recovered from 27 patients (21 ± 4 years of age) sensitized to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Der p), were incubated with a purified Der p extract (10 μg/ml) for 7 days in the presence of salmeterol (10-8 and 10-7 M) and/or dexamethasone (10-10 and 10-9 M). BMC proliferation and cytokine release were respectively tested by [3H]thymidine incorporation and EASIA. Stimulation with Der p extract induced a significant BMC proliferation (Der p 18.7 ± 1.9 cpm x 103, control 1.8 ± 0.3 cpm x 103, p <0.01) which was significantly inhibited both by salmeterol and dexamethasone (p <0.05, each comparison). The inhibition of BMC proliferation induced by dexamethasone (10-9 M) was significantly enhanced by salmeterol 10-7 M (p <0.05). Evaluation of cytokine levels in BMC supernatants showed that Der p extract significantly increased the release of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), interferon-γ (IFN-γ), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-2 (p <0.001, each comparison). Salmeterol (10-7 M) or dexamethasone (10-9 M) induced a similar, statistically significant, downregulation of GMCSF release (p <0.05, each comparison) and induced a slight, not significant, decrease in the production of IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-2 (p > 0.05, each comparison). Interestingly, salmeterol (10-7 M) significantly enhanced the inhibitory activity of dexamethasone (10-9 M) on the release of GM-CSF, TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-2 (p <0.05, each comparison) but not of IFN-γ (p > 0.05). Thus β2-adrenoceptors may enhance the inhibitory activity of low doses of corticosteroids on allergen-induced BMC activation.
AB - The possibility that salmeterol could interfere with the inhibitory effect of glucocorticosteroids on allergen-induced activation of leukocytes was assessed in cultures of human blood mononuclear cells (BMCs). BMCs, recovered from 27 patients (21 ± 4 years of age) sensitized to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Der p), were incubated with a purified Der p extract (10 μg/ml) for 7 days in the presence of salmeterol (10-8 and 10-7 M) and/or dexamethasone (10-10 and 10-9 M). BMC proliferation and cytokine release were respectively tested by [3H]thymidine incorporation and EASIA. Stimulation with Der p extract induced a significant BMC proliferation (Der p 18.7 ± 1.9 cpm x 103, control 1.8 ± 0.3 cpm x 103, p <0.01) which was significantly inhibited both by salmeterol and dexamethasone (p <0.05, each comparison). The inhibition of BMC proliferation induced by dexamethasone (10-9 M) was significantly enhanced by salmeterol 10-7 M (p <0.05). Evaluation of cytokine levels in BMC supernatants showed that Der p extract significantly increased the release of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), interferon-γ (IFN-γ), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-2 (p <0.001, each comparison). Salmeterol (10-7 M) or dexamethasone (10-9 M) induced a similar, statistically significant, downregulation of GMCSF release (p <0.05, each comparison) and induced a slight, not significant, decrease in the production of IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-2 (p > 0.05, each comparison). Interestingly, salmeterol (10-7 M) significantly enhanced the inhibitory activity of dexamethasone (10-9 M) on the release of GM-CSF, TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-2 (p <0.05, each comparison) but not of IFN-γ (p > 0.05). Thus β2-adrenoceptors may enhance the inhibitory activity of low doses of corticosteroids on allergen-induced BMC activation.
KW - β-adrenoreceptor agonists
KW - Atopy
KW - Cytokines
KW - Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
KW - Glucocorticosteroids
KW - Lymphocytes
KW - Monocytes
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U2 - 10.1159/000029260
DO - 10.1159/000029260
M3 - Article
C2 - 9670302
AN - SCOPUS:0031838170
VL - 65
SP - 199
EP - 204
JO - Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases
JF - Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases
SN - 0025-7931
IS - 3
ER -