title: Neurons and neuroblastoma as a source of macrophage colony-stimulating factor.
abstract: Accumulation of macrophages in brain tissue as observed in nervous system injury may be due to local production of hematopoietic colony-stimulating factors (CSF). The present work shows human neuroblastoma cells and murine neurons, namely granule cells of the cerebellum, to produce macrophage (M)-CSF which guides expansion and differentiation of macrophage lineage cells. The mRNA-encoding M-CSF but not the respective protein is present in mouse brain including cerebellum. Neither granulocyte M-CSF nor IL-3 is produced by cerebellar neurons or neuroblastoma. By their production of M-CSF, neurons may regulate the macrophage response and lead to local expansion and enhanced function of macrophages in inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Section of Clinical Immunology, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nohava
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Malipiero
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Frei
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fontana
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000378:metabolism*; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor