title: Colony-stimulating factors activate human macrophages to inhibit intracellular growth of Histoplasma capsulatum yeasts.
abstract: Recombinant cytokines and colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) were tested for their abilities to activate human monocytes/macrophages (M phi) to inhibit the intracellular growth of or kill Histoplasma capsulatum yeasts. None of the cytokines or CSFs or combinations of cytokines and CSFs activated M phi fungistatic activity when they were added to M phi monolayers concurrently with yeasts. In contrast, culture of monocytes for 7 days in the presence of interleukin 3, granulocyte-M phi CSF, or M phi CSF stimulated M phi fungistatic (but not fungicidal) activity against H. capsulatum yeasts in a concentration-dependent manner. Optimal activation of M phi by CSFs required 5 days of coculture, and the cultures had to be initiated with freshly isolated peripheral blood monocytes. Culture of monocytes with combinations of CSFs or addition of CSFs during the 24 h of coculture with the yeasts did not further enhance M phi fungistatic activity for H. capsulatum. Addition of gamma interferon or tumor necrosis factor alpha to CSF-activated M phi also did not enhance M phi fungistatic activity. These results suggest that interleukin 3, granulocyte-M phi CSF, and M phi CSF may play a role in the cell-mediated immune response to H. capsulatum by enhancing monocyte/M phi fungistatic activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio 45267.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gootee
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000494:pharmacology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006658:Histoplasma / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000276:immunology; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008262:Macrophage Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; D016207:Cytokines; D007377:Interleukin-3; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor