title: Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) primes the respiratory burst and stimulates protein biosynthesis in human neutrophils.
abstract: Pre-treatment of human neutrophils with rGM-CSF resulted in a 3-fold increase in the rate of fMet-Leu-Phe stimulated reactive oxidant generation, as assessed by luminol- and lucigenin-chemiluminescence and O2- secretion. When blood-stream neutrophils were incubated in RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with [35S]methionine, both fMet-Leu-Phe (0.1 microM) and gamma-interferon (100 U/ml) stimulated a 3-4-fold increased incorporation of label into TCA-precipitable material. Similarly, rGM-CSF (50 U/ml) also stimulated protein biosynthesis in bloodstream neutrophils, and newly labelled polypeptides were separated by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Two classes of polypeptides were visualised on these gels: the relative rate of labelling of one class changed very little upon rGM-CSF treatment whereas the relative rate of labelling of a second group increased 3-12-fold.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Liverpool, England.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Holden
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Humphreys
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel / Q000379:methods; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D049449:Luminescence; D008715:Methionine / Q000378:metabolism; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects*; D010449:Peptide Mapping; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis
chemical_list: D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; D006133:Growth Substances; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D008715:Methionine