Table 2

Effects of anti-TWEAK and anti-TNF monoclonal antibodies on the secretion of IL-8, PGE2 and MMP-1 by dermal fibroblasts stimulated by hTWEAK or TNF

Stimulus
None
BCB10 (10 μg/ml)
BEB3 (10 μg/ml)
Anti-TNF (10 μg/ml)



IL-8 secretion (ng/ml)

None
4.9 ± 0.9
5.8 ± 0.6
5.9 ± 0.9
4.6 ± 0.3
hTWEAK (10 ng/ml)
19.8 ± 2.8
6.0 ± 1.2
44.6 ± 6.1
18.8 ± 2.6
TNF(1 ng/ml)
74.3 ± 13
109.3 ± 11
nd
4.5 ± 0.3


MMP-1 secretion (ng/ml)

None
392 ± 17
494 ± 55
523 ± 68
362 ± 32
hTWEAK (10 ng/ml)
789 ± 35
588 ± 8
1287 ± 69
827 ± 21
TNF(1 ng/ml)
2084 ± 154
2863 ± 141
nd
356 ± 37


PGE2 secretion (ng/ml)

None
33 ± 2
24 ± 2
90 ± 6
44 ± 14
hTWEAK(50 ng/ml)
47 ± 4
25 ± 2
103 ± 36
52 ± 10
TNF(1 ng/ml)
190 ± 55
212 ± 75
nd
31 ± 5


RANTES secretion (ng/ml)

None
0.73
0.47
0.72
0.83
hTWEAK(10 ng/ml)
17.22
1.06
47.99
24.96
TNF(1 ng/ml)
1.97
2.20
nd
0.87


IP-10 secretion (pg/ml)

None
82 ± 10
170 ± 40
nd
157 ± 34
hTWEAK(10 ng/ml)
2032 ± 321
217 ± 75
nd
3274 ± 69
TNF(1 ng/ml)
331 ± 57
253 ± 73
nd
78 ± 42

Values for IL-8, matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1), prostaglandin E2 (PGE-2) and interferon-γ-inducible protein-10 (IP-10) are shown as mean ± SD; similar results were obtained in 3 independent experiments. Single analyses for RANTES (regulated on activation, normal T expressed and secreted) were done because the amount of available medium was limited. hTWEAK, human TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis; nd, not done; TNF, tumour necrosis factor.

Chicheportiche et al. Arthritis Res 2002 4:126   doi:10.1186/ar388