title: Enhancement of human monocyte cytotoxicity by both interferon-gamma and -beta and comparison to other stimuli.
abstract: Recombinant interferon preparations caused a dose-dependent increase of human monocyte cytotoxicity to the K562 and Daudi cell lines. Both rIFN-gamma and rIFN-beta enhanced this function to a similar extent, while rIFN-alpha c had less effect when compared on the basis of their anti-viral effects. Endotoxin and concanavalin A increased basal monocyte cytotoxicity while phagocytosis of latex particles had no effect. The increased monocyte cytotoxic effect of rIFN-beta was completely abrogated by monoclonal antibody to IFN-beta, while monoclonal antibody to IFN-gamma had no effect. However, monoclonal antibody to IFN-gamma only reduced the increased cytotoxic effect caused by rIFN-gamma by 25%. Catalase inhibited both basal monocyte cytotoxicity and the increase in cytotoxicity following addition of rIFN-gamma only slightly, suggesting that mechanisms other than the oxidative burst were active and could be induced by rIFN-gamma.
authors.affiliation: Samuel Jared Kushnick Pediatric Immunology Laboratory, Sheba Medical Centre, Sackler School of Medicine, Israel.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sharon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shoham
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Passwell
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D002374:Catalase / Q000494:pharmacology; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007370:Interferon Type I; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D002374:Catalase