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. 1993 Apr;92(1):32–38. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1993.tb05944.x

Local production and localization of transforming growth factor-beta in tuberculous pleurisy.

J Maeda 1, N Ueki 1, T Ohkawa 1, N Iwahashi 1, T Nakano 1, T Hada 1, K Higashino 1
PMCID: PMC1554879  PMID: 8385585

Abstract

Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) is one of the cytokines which play an immunosuppressive role in an inflammatory process. To investigate the local production of TGF-beta, we evaluated the levels of TGF-beta in tuberculous pleural effusions (TBPE) and non-tuberculous benign pleural effusions (non-TBPE) by the growth inhibition assay with Mv1Lu mink lung epithelial cells. The mean level of TGF-beta in TBPE (46.1 +/- 31.5 pM; mean +/- s.d.) was higher than in non-TBPE (21.7 +/- 12.3 pM) (P < 0.05). Although the level of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) in TBPE measured by ELISA was significantly higher than in non-TBPE, there was no significant difference in the levels of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) measured by ELISA between these two groups. Moreover, to elucidate localization of TGF-beta in tuberculous pleurisy, immunohistochemical studies of pleura, using the rabbit polyclonal antibody Ab39 against latent TGF-beta 1 binding protein (LTBP) were performed. Results revealed that LTBP was localized in immature fibrotic areas where infiltrations of T lymphocytes and macrophages were absent. Importantly, the major sources of LTBP in these areas were thought to be mesothelial cells and fibroblasts. LTBP was not found in granulomas and mature fibrotic areas. Our data suggest that TGF-beta in tuberculous pleurisy may play important roles for regression of granulomatous inflammation and pleural fibrosis for tissue repair.

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