Effect of GM-CSF on TNF-Alpha and IL-1-Beta Production by Alveolar Macrophages and Peripheral Blood Monocytes from Patients with Sarcoidosis

1993 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 242-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ichiro Terao ◽  
Shu Hashimoto ◽  
Takashi Horie
1994 ◽  
Vol 68 (6) ◽  
pp. 293-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. H. M. Cluitmans ◽  
B. H. J. Esendam ◽  
J. E. Landegent ◽  
R. Willemze ◽  
J. H. F. Falkenburg

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 590-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrdad Farrokhi ◽  
Masoud Etemadifar ◽  
Maryam Sadat Jafary Alavi ◽  
Sayyed Hamid Zarkesh-Esfahani ◽  
Mohaddeseh Behjati ◽  
...  

1999 ◽  
Vol 276 (1) ◽  
pp. L164-L174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael James Tino ◽  
Jo Rae Wright

Surfactant protein (SP) A and SP-D are the pulmonary members of the collectin family, structurally related proteins involved in innate immune responses. Here, we have examined the abilities of SP-A, SP-D, mannose-binding protein (MBP), and the complement component C1q to stimulate actin-based cellular functions in rat alveolar macrophages and peripheral blood monocytes. Our goal in this study was to examine the cell specificity of the effects of the collectins to understand further the mechanisms by which SP-A and SP-D stimulate alveolar macrophages. We found that SP-A and SP-D have lung cell-specific effects at physiologically relevant concentrations; they stimulate directional actin polymerization and chemotaxis in alveolar macrophages but not in monocytes. Although C1q and MBP weakly stimulate the rearrangement of actin in both cell types, C1q is chemotactic only for peripheral blood monocytes and MBP does not stimulate chemotaxis of either cell type. Neither C1q nor MBP stimulates actin polymerization in alveolar macrophages. These results support the hypothesis that alveolar macrophages express receptors specific for the pulmonary collectins SP-A and SP-D and provide insight into the potential roles of collectins in the recruitment and maturation of mononuclear phagocytes in the lung.


Blood ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 92 (11) ◽  
pp. 4238-4247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Brossart ◽  
Frank Grünebach ◽  
Gernot Stuhler ◽  
Volker L. Reichardt ◽  
Robert Möhle ◽  
...  

Abstract Recently it has been shown that dendritic cells (DC) can develop from peripheral blood monocytes when grown in the presence of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and interleukin-4 (IL-4). However, it is unclear whether DC can also develop from monocytes in absence of these cytokines. We therefore analyzed the effect of Flt-3 ligand (Flt3L) and of CD40 ligand on the development of human DC from blood monocytes in the absence of GM-CSF. Adherent peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNC) were cultured in the presence of different cytokine combinations and analyzed for the expression of surface molecules and antigen presenting capacity. For functional analyses, cells were tested for their ability to stimulate allogeneic T lymphocytes in a mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR), to present soluble antigens, and to induce primary HIV-peptide–specific cytotoxic T-cell (CTL) responses in vitro. Furthermore, expression of DC-CK1, a recently identified chemokine with specific expression in DC, and of IL-18 (IGIF), a growth and differentiation factor for Th 1 lymphocytes, was analyzed by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). In our study, Flt3L alone was not sufficient to generate DC and required addition of IL-4. DC generated with Flt3L and IL-4 underwent maturation after stimulation with tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-) or CD40L, characterized by CD83 expression, upregulation of MHC, adhesion, and costimulatory molecules as well as increased allogeneic proliferative response. In contrast, CD40 ligation alone promoted differentiation of adherent blood monocytes into functional DC in the absence of GM-CSF and IL-4. These cells displayed all phenotypic and functional characteristics of mature DC and were potent stimulatory cells in priming of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I–restricted CTL responses against an HIV-peptide, whereas their ability to present soluble protein antigens was reduced. Using a semiquantitative RT-PCR, DC-CK1 and IL-18 transcripts were detected in all generated DC populations, independent of growth factors used. Our findings provide further evidence for the importance of CD40-CD40L interaction for initiation and maintenance of T-cell responses and confirm the emerging concept that blood monocytes provide an additional source of DC depending on external stimuli.


PROTEOMICS ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (22) ◽  
pp. 3797-3805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara E. Tomechko ◽  
Kathleen C. Lundberg ◽  
Jessica Jarvela ◽  
Gurkan Bebek ◽  
Nicole G. Chesnokov ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ludmila V. Sakhno ◽  
Ekaterina Ya. Shevela ◽  
Marina A. Tikhonova ◽  
Sergey D. Nikonov ◽  
Alexandr A. Ostanin ◽  
...  

The phenotype and functional properties of antigen-presenting cells (APC), that is, circulating monocytes and generatedin vitromacrophages and dendritic cells, were investigated in the patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) differing in lymphocyte reactivity toM. tuberculosisantigens (PPD-reactive versus PPD-anergic patients). We revealed the distinct impairments in patient APC functions. For example, the monocyte dysfunctions were displayed by low CD86 and HLA-DR expression, 2-fold increase in CD14+CD16+expression, the high numbers of IL-10-producing cells, and enhanced IL-10 and IL-6 production upon LPS-stimulation. The macrophages which werein vitrogenerated from peripheral blood monocytes under GM-CSF were characterized by Th1/Th2-balance shifting (downproduction of IFN-γcoupled with upproduction of IL-10) and by reducing of allostimulatory activity in mixed lymphocyte culture. The dendritic cells (generatedin vitrofrom peripheral blood monocytes upon GM-CSF + IFN-α) were characterized by impaired maturation/activation, a lower level of IFN-γproduction in conjunction with an enhanced capacity to produce IL-10 and IL-6, and a profound reduction of allostimulatory activity. The APC dysfunctions were found to be most prominent in PPD-anergic patients. The possible role of APC impairments in reducing the antigen-specific T-cell response toM. tuberculosiswas discussed.


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