title: Modulation of human alveolar macrophage tumoricidal activity by recombinant macrophage colony-stimulating factor.
abstract: Recombinant macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) is a hemopoietic growth factor capable of modulating activities of both immature and mature monocytes. The effect of M-CSF on tumoricidal activity of alveolar macrophages and monocytes from nonsmoking normal volunteers was compared using [3H]thymidine-labeled human tumor cells (SK-MEL-28, melanoma) as targets. A dose-response study (500-5,000 U/ml) of recombinant M-CSF indicated that both alveolar macrophages and blood monocytes demonstrated peak cytotoxicity at 1,000 U/ml. Maximal activity occurred 72-96 h after exposure to 1,000 U/ml of M-CSF. To investigate the mechanisms involved in this cytotoxicity, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) and interleukin-1-beta (IL-1) were measured in supernatant fluids of 24 h M-CSF-treated cells. No significant increase in either cytokine was detected after M-CSF treatment of alveolar macrophages or monocytes. Superoxide anion production of alveolar macrophages was not enhanced by M-CSF. These data suggest that alveolar macrophages tumoricidal activity is induced by M-CSF and is not dependent on oxidative metabolism or secreted forms of IL-1 or TNF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Disease, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195-5038.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Thomassen
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Barna
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Wiedemann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003601:Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013481:Superoxides; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor