title: Effect of TNF priming of murine peritoneal macrophages on their activation to a tumoricidal state.
abstract: Murine peritoneal macrophages, on treatment with TNF (10 U/ml) for various durations, showed enhanced cyototoxicity against tumor target cells. The macrophage-mediated cytotoxicity was significantly enhanced when TNF-primed macrophages were treated with cisplatin, LPS, FK-565 or interferon-gamma for 24 h, compared to unprimed and treated macrophages. TNF-primed macrophages also showed enhanced expression of interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor activities on activation with different biological response modifiers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sodhi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008262:Macrophage Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D009842:Oligopeptides; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D007371:Interferon-gamma; C039537:heptanoyl-gamma-D-glutamyl-L-meso-diaminopimelyl-D-alanine; D002945:Cisplatin