Interleukin-8 and the neutrophil response to mucosal gram-negative infection
(1993) In Journal of Clinical Investigation 92(2). p.780-785- Abstract
Urinary tract infections activate a mucosal inflammatory response, which includes cytokine secretion and neutrophil influx. The mechanisms involved in the neutrophil influx have not been identified. Interleukin-8, a potent chemoattractant for neutrophils, is produced by urinary tract epithelial cell lines in vitro. This study analyzed the human IL-8 response to deliberate Escherichia coli infection of the urinary tract. Urine and serum samples were obtained before and after intravesical instillation of E. coli. Neutrophil numbers were determined on uncentrifuged urine, and IL-8 levels were measured by ELISA. A urinary IL-8 response was found in all patients after bacterial instillation, but no serum IL-8 was detected. There was a strong... (More)
Urinary tract infections activate a mucosal inflammatory response, which includes cytokine secretion and neutrophil influx. The mechanisms involved in the neutrophil influx have not been identified. Interleukin-8, a potent chemoattractant for neutrophils, is produced by urinary tract epithelial cell lines in vitro. This study analyzed the human IL-8 response to deliberate Escherichia coli infection of the urinary tract. Urine and serum samples were obtained before and after intravesical instillation of E. coli. Neutrophil numbers were determined on uncentrifuged urine, and IL-8 levels were measured by ELISA. A urinary IL-8 response was found in all patients after bacterial instillation, but no serum IL-8 was detected. There was a strong correlation between urinary IL-8 levels and urinary neutrophil numbers. The same E. coli strains used to colonize the patients stimulated IL-8 production in urinary tract epithelial cells. The level of IL-8 secreted by epithelial cell lines was influenced by the fimbrial properties of the E. coli. These results demonstrated that E. coli elicit a mucosal IL-8 response in humans, and suggested that IL-8 is involved in the onset of pyuria. Epithelial cells may be an important source of IL-8 during urinary tract infection.
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- Agace, W. W. LU ; Hedges, S. R. ; Ceska, M. and Svanborg, C. LU
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- publishing date
- 1993-01-01
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- keywords
- cytokines, epithelial cells, Escherichia coli, fimbriae, urinary tract infection
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- Journal of Clinical Investigation
- volume
- 92
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 6 pages
- publisher
- The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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- scopus:0027180019
- pmid:8349817
- ISSN
- 0021-9738
- DOI
- 10.1172/JCI116650
- language
- English
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- yes
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- 656bfd11-c096-4ac8-b267-97407374b39d
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author = {{Agace, W. W. and Hedges, S. R. and Ceska, M. and Svanborg, C.}},
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keywords = {{cytokines; epithelial cells; Escherichia coli; fimbriae; urinary tract infection}},
language = {{eng}},
month = {{01}},
number = {{2}},
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series = {{Journal of Clinical Investigation}},
title = {{Interleukin-8 and the neutrophil response to mucosal gram-negative infection}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1172/JCI116650}},
doi = {{10.1172/JCI116650}},
volume = {{92}},
year = {{1993}},
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