title: In vitro activation of rGM-CSF derived bone marrow macrophages by cisplatin and lipopolysaccharide.
abstract: Treatment of fresh non-adherent bone marrow cells (NABMC) with cisplatin or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) did not render them tumoricidal. NABMC incubated in medium alone or medium containing recombinant granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (rGM-CSF) for 4 days matured to macrophages that were positive for non-specific esterase staining. Bone marrow-derived macrophages cultured with medium alone did not respond to cisplatin or LPS by the induction of tumoricidal activity, whereas rGM-CSF derived bone macrophages showed significantly enhanced cytotoxicity after treatment with cisplatin or LPS. Culturing of NABMC with rGM-CSF enhanced cell survival compared to the cells incubated in medium alone. These results suggest that bone marrow cells not only mature in rGM-CSF, but are also primed by rGM-CSF for induction of tumoricidal activity.
authors.affiliation: School of Biotechnology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sodhi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000276:immunology; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D002470:Cell Survival; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000276:immunology*; D008262:Macrophage Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D002945:Cisplatin