title: Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor augments neutrophil killing of Torulopsis glabrata and stimulates neutrophil respiratory burst and degranulation.
abstract: The effects of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) on the interaction between the fungus Torulopsis glabrata and human neutrophils was examined. Pre-incubation of neutrophils with GM-CSF increased the neutrophil fungal killing. The cytokine also increased the oxygen-dependent respiratory burst in response to opsonized fungi, measured by the lucigenin-dependent chemiluminescence assay and superoxide release. Under the same conditions the cytokine augmented release of constituents from both specific and azurophilic granules. Besides these priming effects, GM-CSF was a weak stimulus of the neutrophil respiratory burst and degranulation. The priming and stimulatory effects of GM-CSF were observed at 10-1000 U/ml with an optimal concentration of 100 U/ml.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Adelaide Children's Hospital, South Australia.
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Kowanko
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferrante
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Carman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002175:Candida / Q000276:immunology*; D015550:Cell Degranulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008247:Lysosomes / Q000201:enzymology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D013481:Superoxides; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor