title: Effects of human interleukin 3, macrophage and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor on monocyte function following autologous bone marrow transplantation.
abstract: The effects of human interleukin 3 (IL-3), macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF), and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) were studied on the functional activity of human peripheral blood monocytes from healthy individuals and from eight patients at 4, 8 and 12 weeks following autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT). Functions studied included superoxide production, phagocytosis of Candida albicans and reduction of 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2.5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT). IL-3 and GM-CSF significantly enhanced the oxidative metabolism of monocytes from healthy individuals, while the effect of M-CSF was moderate. A considerable variability between healthy individuals was found in both resting and cytokine-stimulated monocytes with regard to superoxide production. All three investigated CSFs, i.e. IL-3, M-CSF and GM-CSF did not affect phagocytosis of C. albicans by the cells or their metabolic activity (reduction of MTT). In ABMT patients no deficit in the functional activity of monocytes was found at any time after transplantation and all three CSFs investigated did not modulate the functional activity of the cells. These results suggest that monocytes do not have a major role in infectious complications post-ABMT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fabian
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shapira
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gadish
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kletter
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagler
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Flidel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Slavin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D002176:Candida albicans; D005260:Female; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009000:Monocytes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010587:Phagocytosis; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts / Q000378:metabolism; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000378:metabolism; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
chemical_list: D007377:Interleukin-3; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles; D013481:Superoxides; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; C022616:thiazolyl blue; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate