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Hypoxia affects cytokine production and proliferative responses by human peripheral mononuclear cells.

We have shown that hypoxia (2% O2 approximately pO2 14 mmHg) as opposed to O2 atmospheric pressure (20.9% O2 approximately pO2 140 mmHg) can deeply affect the production of cytokines in human peripheral mononuclear cells (PBMC) in the presence or absence of a specific T-cell activator such as phytohemagglutinin (PHA). In hypoxia, interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, and interferon (IFN)-gamma production increased by 110, 70, and 50% over that of controls, respectively, in PHA-stimulated PBMC (P < 0.05). Moreover, in hypoxia, IL-6 production was significantly enhanced in both resting and PHA-stimulated PBMC by 36 and 37%, respectively (P < 0.05). However, in hypoxia, IL-10 production decreased in both resting and stimulated PBMC, being 80 and 67% of controls, respectively (P < 0.05). PBMC proliferation was not significantly affected by hypoxia, although PBMC susceptibility to PHA was about 80% of that of the control (P < 0.05) after 40 hr of treatment, whereas the cycle progression of hypoxic PBMC was delayed. From an evaluation of these results, hypoxia apparently modifies the production of cytokines by PBMC. These results have both theoretical and practical interest because local hypoxia is very common in several conditions, such as inflammation and local ischemia, and is a host-nonspecific defense against infection. Furthermore, these results suggest a differential pattern of cytokine production in vivo in hypoxic tissues.[1]

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  1. Hypoxia affects cytokine production and proliferative responses by human peripheral mononuclear cells. Naldini, A., Carraro, F., Silvestri, S., Bocci, V. J. Cell. Physiol. (1997) [Pubmed]
 
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