title: Effects of interferon-gamma and tumor necrosis factor-alpha on macrophage enzyme levels.
abstract: Murine peritoneal macrophages were treated with interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) or tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF). Measurements of changes in acid phosphatase and beta-glucuronidase levels were made as an indication of activation by cytokine treatment. IFN-gamma or TNF-gamma treatment resulted in a significant increase in the activities of both enzymes measured in the cell lysates. This increase was observable after 6 h of incubation, but reached its maximum level after 24 h of incubation. The effect of the treatment of the cells with both cytokines together was additive. No synergistic effect of addition of both cytokines on the enzyme levels was observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY 40292.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Pierangeli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sonnenfeld
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D005966:Glucuronidase / Q000378:metabolism; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D013997:Time Factors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D005966:Glucuronidase