title: In vitro activation of murine bone marrow-derived macrophages with cisplatin and mitomycin-C.
abstract: Peritoneal macrophages from BALB/c mice after treatment for 24 h in vitro with cisplatin, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or mitomycin-C were rendered significantly cytotoxic against L-929 tumor target cells. In a similar experiment none of these agents could induce tumoricidal activity of fresh non-adherent bone marrow cells (NABMC). NABMC when incubated in medium alone or in medium containing L-929 culture medium (L-929 CM), a form of macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF), for three days matured to macrophages which were positive for non-specific esterase staining. These bone marrow-derived macrophages cultured with medium alone did not respond to cisplatin. LPS or mitomycin-C for induction of tumoricidal activity whereas bone marrow derived macrophages with that were incubated with L-929 CM showed also significantly enhanced cytotoxicity after treatment with cisplatin, LPS and mitomycin-C. Culturing of NABMC with L-929 CM significantly enhanced cell survival as compared to the cells incubated in medium alone. These results suggest that bone marrow cells not only mature in L-929 CM but also are primed by L-929 CM for induction of tumoricidal activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sodhi
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008262:Macrophage Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D016685:Mitomycin; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008937:Mitomycins; D016685:Mitomycin; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D002945:Cisplatin