title: Neurotensin regulation of macrophage colony-stimulating factor-stimulated in vitro myelopoiesis.
abstract: Neurotensin, at less than or equal to 10(-9) M, in the presence of an optimal concentration of macrophage CSF (CSF-1), stimulated a dose-dependent enhancement of colony formation by murine marrow-derived mononuclear phagocyte progenitor cells. The additional colonies arose from the cell cycle and Ia Ag-positive subpopulation previously identified as two-signal-dependent progenitors. Two-signal colony formation diminished when the peptide was added at concentrations greater than 10(-9) M. Neurotensin binds specifically to two distinct receptors, a high affinity receptor (KD approximately 10(-9) M) and a lower affinity (KD approximately 10(-7) M) receptor identified as the tuftsin receptor. Rat liver ferritin and an inhibitory tuftsin analog. (ALA1)-tuftsin, which inhibit two-signal colony formation stimulated by tuftsin and tuftsin-like peptides in combination with CSF-1, did not inhibit colony formation stimulated by CSF-1 and 10(-9) M neurotensin. Both inhibitors, however, reversed the loss of two-signal colony growth in the presence of higher neurotensin concentrations. Neurotensin fragment 1-6, unlike ferritin and (ALA1)-tuftsin, inhibited two-signal colony formation stimulated by 10(-9) M neurotensin. However, like ferritin and (ALA1)-tuftsin, fragment 1-6 permitted full expression of two-signal colony formation in the presence of CSF-1 and 10(-7) M neurotensin. The data indicated that occupancy of both receptors at neurotensin concentrations greater than 10(-9) M might be responsible for the diminished progenitor response. The data further support a potential role for neurotensin as an inflammatory mediator. In addition to direct effects on mature phagocytic leukocytes, neurotensin, at least in vitro can influence the production of new mononuclear phagocytes.
authors: Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996-0845.
authors: R N
authors: RN
authors: Moore
authors: A P
authors: AP
authors: Osmand
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Dunn
authors: J G
authors: JG
authors: Joshi
authors: J W
authors: JW
authors: Koontz
authors: B T
authors: BT
authors: Rouse
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000187:drug effects; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D009496:Neurotensin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology; D010586:Phagocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000187:drug effects; D014405:Tuftsin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; C029695:tuftsin receptor; D009496:Neurotensin; D014405:Tuftsin