title: In vivo and in vitro macrophage activation induced by IFN gamma spontaneously released by spleen cells from tumor bearing mice.
abstract: Peritoneal macrophages obtained from Lewis Lung carcinoma (3LL) tumor bearing mice release high amounts of soluble factors such as C3,H2O2 and lysosomal enzymes but fail to exert cytotoxic activity on tumor cells. In the present work we show that they acquire this property and become fully activated after in vitro incubation with supernatants derived from cultures of splenocytes from tumor bearing syngeneic mice. The presence of IFN gamma in the above supernatants was detected by immunoblotting analysis and by bioassay. The role played by IFN gamma in macrophage activation was investigated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Medicine, University La Sapienza, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zicari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lipari
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Renzo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Antonelli
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Pontieri
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D008262:Macrophage Activation / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000276:immunology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003176:Complement C3; D007376:Interleukin-2; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D007371:Interferon-gamma