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* Research Service, Southern Arizona Veterans Health Care System, Arizona Respiratory Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85723; and
Department of Cell Biology, University of Arizona, AZ 85724
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, and eotaxin suggest an anti-inflammatory effect of
nitration. The effects of nitration on anti-inflammatory cytokines
such as IL-10 are unknown. We hypothesized that peroxynitrite would
modify the function of anti-inflammatory cytokines like IL-10. To
test this hypothesis, the capacity of recombinant human IL-10 to
inhibit production of human IL-1
(IL-1) from LPS-stimulated human
PBMC was evaluated. Human IL-10 was nitrated by incubation with
peroxynitrite or by incubation with 3-morpholinosydnonimine, a
peroxynitrite generator, for 2 h and then incubated with
LPS-stimulated PBMC for 6 h, and IL-1 was measured in the culture
supernatant fluids. Human IL-1 production was significantly lower in
the peroxynitrite- or 3-morpholinosydnonimine-nitrated IL-10 group than
in the IL-10 controls (p < 0.05, all comparisons).
This finding demonstrates that although peroxynitrite inhibits
proinflammatory cytokines, it may augment anti-inflammatory
cytokines and further point to an important role for peroxynitrite in
the regulation of inflammation. | Introduction |
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(1). Administration of IL-10 is currently being
investigated in the prevention of acute lung injury, intestinal
ischemia-reperfusion, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis,
psoriasis, and multiple sclerosis (2). IL-10 found on
chromosome 1 (3) is an 18- to 20-kDa monomer that forms a
homodimer protein consisting of 160 aa (4). IL-10 is
expressed in monocytes/macrophages, CD4+ T cells
and Th0, Th1, Th2 cell clones, CD8+ T cells and
clones, keratinocytes, activated B cells, B lymphomas, and Burkitt
lymphoma lines infected with transforming EBC strain (5).
In human PBMC, IL-10 inhibits the synthesis of IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, IL-12,
and TNF (6). The C-terminal end of human IL-10 contains a
9-aa peptide (Ala-Tyr-Met-Thr-Met-Lys-Ile-Arg-Asn) that has a tyrosine
at position 153. This amino acid sequence is one of the functional
domains of human IL-10 (7). Peroxynitrite compromises proinflammatory cytokine function and can be considered an anti-inflammatory agent. Peroxynitrite can form stable 3-nitrotyrosine by the addition of a nitro group to the 3-position adjacent to the hydroxyl group of the tyrosine (8). Nitration by peroxynitrite inhibits IL-8 binding to neutrophils (9), C1q binding on human IgG (10), and protein phosphorylation by tyrosine kinase (11). Peroxynitrite is produced by the reaction between NO and superoxide (12, 13).
Human IL-10 has at least one known functional domain that includes a tyrosine amino acid that may be nitrated by peroxynitrite. We hypothesized that nitration of human IL-10 would augment its anti-inflammatory effect. To test this hypothesis, human IL-10 was incubated with peroxynitrite or 3-morpholinosydnonimine (SIN-1),3 a peroxynitrite generator. The nitrated human IL-10 was then added to human PBMC and incubated, and human IL-1 production was measured.
| Materials and Methods |
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Human PBMC were isolated from venous blood by Ficoll-Hypaque density centrifugation (Histopaque 1077; Sigma, St. Louis, MO). PBMC, as determined by trypan blue, consisted of >98% viable monocytes. The cells were diluted in RPMI 1640 (Biofluids, Rockville, MD) containing 5% FBS, 50 U/ml penicillin, 50 µg/ml streptomycin to obtain a final concentration of 4 x 106 cells/ml.
The PBMC were cultured in a 96-well flat-bottom culture plate (Fisher, Pittsburgh, PA). PBMC (50 µl), 100 µl of treatment material, and 20 µl of LPS (Escherichia coli 0127:B8 at 200 µg/ml) were cultured for 6 h at 37°C. Negative controls consisted of 20 µl of RPMI in place of LPS. The supernatant fluids from each well were transferred to a corresponding 96-well round-bottom plate, covered, and stored at -80°C until assayed.
Inhibition of IL-1 production by PBMCs
Human IL-10 activity was measured by measuring human IL-1
(IL-1) in the supernatant fluids of cultured human PBMC by a
modification of previously described methods (14). IL-1
was measured using a commercially available human IL-1
ELISA kit
(R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN) according to the manufacturers
directions. The samples for the assay were diluted 1/2.5.
Effects of IL-10 on IL-1 production
Human IL-10 (IL-10) (R & D Systems) was evaluated for its ability to inhibit human IL-1 production by LPS (E. coli 0127:B8, Sigma)-stimulated human PBMC using previously described methods (14). Human IL-10 was serially diluted 1/2 starting at a concentration of 1 µg/ml4.88 pg/ml; this became the sample material. The control groups were incubated without IL-10 in the positive control and without IL-10 and LPS in the negative control.
Effects of peroxynitrite on IL-10 inhibition of IL-1 production
Peroxynitrite (Calbiochem, San Diego, CA) was evaluated for its ability to alter human IL-10-induced reduction in human IL-1 production of stimulated PBMC compared with human IL-10 alone. One milliliter of human IL-10 (2500 pg/ml) was incubated with 5 µl of peroxynitrite (200 mmol/ml) for 2 h at 37°C. The nitrated human IL-10 was serial diluted from 2500 pg/ml to 4.88 pg/ml and became the sample material for the human IL-1 assay.
To determine the minimal concentration of peroxynitrite on a fixed concentration of human IL-10 for maximal effect toward human IL-1 production, 1 ml of human IL-10 (500 pg/ml) was incubated with 5 µl of peroxynitrite (10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 10-5, 10-6, 10-7 M) for 2 h at 37°C. The nitrated human IL-10 was the sample material for the human IL-1 assay.
Alteration of human IL-10 by peroxynitrite was confirmed by the detection of 3-nitrotyrosine by Western blotting using previously described methods (15).
Effects of SIN-1 on IL-10 inhibition of IL-1 production
The ability of SIN-1 (Alexis, San Diego, CA), a peroxynitrite generator (16), to alter human IL-10 was evaluated. One milliliter of human IL-10 (500 pg/ml) was incubated with SIN-1 (10-3, 10-4, 10-6, 10-8M) for 2 h at 37°C before the human IL-1 assay was performed.
Effects of H2O2 on IL-10 inhibition of IL-1 production
To contrast with peroxynitrite and to examine the effects of oxidation of cysteine residues (17), the effects of H2O2 (10-510-7 M) on human IL-10 were also evaluated similar to peroxynitrite.
Effects of DTT on IL-10 inhibition of IL-1 production
To evaluate the possibility of thiol formation as a cause of the enhanced human IL-10 activity (17), DTT (10-5 M) was added to nitrated human IL-10 and evaluated for its ability to reverse the enhanced nitrated IL-10 activity.
Effect of desferrioxamine on peroxynitrite-induced enhancement of IL-10 activity
The capacity of the reducing agent, desferrioxamine, to attenuate the effect of peroxynitrite on human IL-10 was assessed (9). Desferrioxamine (50 µM; Sigma) and peroxynitrite (10-4 M) were added to human IL-10 (500 pg/ml) and incubated for 2 h at 37°C before evaluating for its capacity to inhibit human IL-1 release from PBMC.
Statistics
The differences between groups were tested using one-way ANOVA. In all cases, a p value of <0.05 was considered significant. Data in figures are expressed as mean ± SEM.
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Incubation of human PBMC with human IL-10 demonstrated a
dose-dependent inhibition of human IL-1 production. (Fig. 1
) Human IL-10 at a concentration of 1
µg/ml had the maximal inhibition of human IL-1 production, whereas a
human IL-10 concentration of 4.88 pg/ml had insignificant inhibition
and was comparable with the positive control. In contrast, human IL-10
exposed to peroxynitrite was significantly more potent in inhibiting
human IL-1 production. The curve of human IL-1 inhibition is shifted to
the left in the peroxynitrite-exposed human IL-10 group compared with
human IL-10 alone. Fifty percent of maximal inhibition for
peroxynitrite-exposed human IL-10 was
300 pg/ml. In comparison, the
50% of maximal inhibition of human IL-10 not exposed to peroxynitrite
was
4116 pg/ml, suggesting that nitrated IL-10 is
14-fold more
potent at 50% of maximal inhibition.
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Peroxynitrite (10-310-7) incubated with
human IL-10 (500 pg/ml) produced a dose-dependent enhancement of human
IL-10 inhibition of human IL-1 production (Fig. 2
). Peroxynitrite concentration of
10-4 resulted in the production of human IL-1
equal to the negative control. The positive control had human IL-1
production equal to the peroxynitrite concentration of
10-7.
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Effects of SIN-1 on IL-10 inhibition of IL-1 production
SIN-1 (10-310-8) incubated with human
IL-10 (500 pg/ml) produced a dose-dependent enhancement of IL-10
inhibition of human IL-1 production (Fig. 3
). A SIN-1 concentration of
10-3 had human IL-1 production similar to that
of negative control. The positive control had human IL-1 production
equal to the SIN-1 concentration of 10-8. The
50% maximal inhibition was
6.4 x
10-5 M.
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Exposure of human IL-10 to hydrogen peroxide did not significantly alter IL-10 activity (IL-10 alone 30.7 ± 2.0% inhibition; H2O2 10-5 M 28.6 ± 13.6% inhibition; H2O2 10-6 M 29.7 ± 4.9% inhibition; H2O2 10-7 M 35.2 ± 4.9% inhibition).
Effect of DTT on peroxynitrite-induced enhancement of IL-10 activity
In separate experiments, exposure of human IL-10 to peroxynitrite resulted in significant enhanced IL-10 activity (IL-10 500 pg/ml 28.7 ± 2.0% inhibition; nitrated IL-10 59.3 ± 2.1% inhibition). Addition of DTT to the nitrated IL-10 resulted in no significant change compared with nitrated IL-10 alone (56.0 ± 4.3% inhibition).
Effect of desferrioxamine on peroxynitrite-induced enhancement of IL-10 activity
Addition of the reducing agent, desferrioxamine, before incubation
with peroxynitrite attenuated the enhancing effects of peroxynitrite on
human IL-1 release from PBMC (Fig. 4
, p < 0.01). Desferrioxamine did not alter human IL-1
release when added directly to the human PBMC IL-1 assay (data not
shown).
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standard before the ELISA did not alter the results of the standard
curve. SIN-1, a peroxynitrite generator, induced a significant
concentration-dependent enhancement of human IL-10 ability
to inhibit human IL-1 production similar to that of peroxynitrite. The
addition of desferrioxamine, a reducing agent, to peroxynitrite
inhibited the enhanced activity of nitrated human IL-10.
Previous investigations have suggested that peroxynitrite can interact
with several proteins, hormones, and neurotransmitters. In general,
most studies have suggested inactivation as a consequence of
interaction with peroxynitrite (18). Consistent with these
results, the proinflammatory cytokines IL-8, macrophage chemotactic
protein-1
, RANTES, and eotaxin all reduced chemotactic activity when
exposed to peroxynitrite or SIN-1 (9, 19, 20, 21). In
contrast, this study shows an enhanced activity of the
anti-inflammatory cytokine, IL-10. However, consistent with
previous studies, this investigation supports the concept that
peroxynitrite exhibits a predominantly anti-inflammatory
effect.
Coincubation of human IL-10 with the iron chelator, desferrioxamine, in iron-free conditions inhibited peroxynitrite-induced enhancement of human IL-10 activity. However, desferrioxamine is also a peroxynitrite scavenger independent of iron chelation (22). Peroxynitrite nitrates tyrosine residues (13). A tyrosine residue at aa 153 in the presumptive functional domain is a potential target site for the interaction of IL-10 and peroxynitrite (7). These results are consistent with tyrosine nitration by peroxynitrite as a mechanism for enhancement of IL-10 activity. However, peroxynitrite may potentially affect protein function by other mechanisms including nitration of methionine (23). The presumed active site of human IL-10 contains two methionines (7). Also nitration of tryptophan (24) or formation of S-nitrosothiol groups on cysteines (25) can occur with peroxynitrite. Although these residues are not at the presumed functional domain, it is possible that interaction of peroxynitrite with these amino acids might result in a conformational change altering protein function.
The mechanism of enhanced activity induced by nitration is unknown. The experiments with DTT suggest that thiol formation is not sufficient to explain the increase in activity. This is consistent with the lack of cysteines at the presumed active site (7). If formation of 3-nitrotyrosine on IL-10 were the mechanism of enhancement, other mechanisms of nitration such as nitrite and myeloperoxidase would presumably do the same (26).
IL-10 exerts its anti-inflammatory activity by interaction with its cell surface receptor (27). Experiments were performed to determine whether the mechanism of enhancement IL-10 activity exposed to peroxynitrite was an augmentation in cell surface binding to the IL-10 receptor. However, the human IL-10 ELISA used for these studies (R&D Systems) did not completely recognize nitrated IL-10 and the results were inconclusive. Other potential mechanisms including reduction in catabolism of IL-10 by steric hindrance or other mechanisms are also possible.
IL-10 has been proposed as a potential therapy for a variety of inflammatory disorders including acute lung injury, intestinal ischemia-reperfusion, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and multiple sclerosis (2). This study suggests that the potency of IL-10 can be increased after being exposed to peroxynitrite. This study examines specifically the effects of human IL-10 on stimulated human PBMC production of human IL-1 in vitro. Studies would need to be undertaken to find whether this augmented activity is also found in vivo.
This study demonstrates enhanced activity of IL-10 with nitration, suggesting a mechanism to attenuate inflammation at inflammatory sites where peroxynitrite and protein nitration is expected. Furthermore, these studies may have therapeutic implications if IL-10 is demonstrated to have therapeutic value in human disease.
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2 Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Richard A. Robbins, Research Health Care Group, Southern Arizona Health Care System, 3601 South 6th Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85723. E-mail address: Richard.Robbins2{at}med.va.gov ![]()
3 Abbreviations used in this paper: SIN-1, 3-morpholinosydnonimine; IL-1, IL-1
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Received for publication June 4, 2002. Accepted for publication August 9, 2002.
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