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IL 3 and IL 6 do not induce bone resorption in vitro

B E Barton1, R Mayer

  • 1Department of Immunology, Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003.

Cytokine
|May 1, 1990
PubMed

Bone resorption in vitro and in vivo can be induced by interleukin 1 (IL 1) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF), both of which are potent inflammatory cytokines. Additionally, there are other factors produced by cells which can active osteoclasts. Because diverse factors are involved in bone resorption, we examined the role of two other inflammatory cytokines, IL 3 and IL 6. IL 3 has been shown to induce the formation of osteoclast-like cells from precursors, while IL 6 is a potent mediator of inflammatory responses. Osteoclast activity in neonatal mouse calvaria was measured as 45Ca released into the supernatant fluid following a 48 hr incubation period with cytokine. Our results show that while parathyroid hormone (PTH) and IL 1 are potent inducers of bone resorption, neither IL 3 nor IL 6 displayed such activity.

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