title: Activation of macrophages by ether analogues of lysophospholipids.
abstract: Inflammation processes cause activation of phospholipase A in plasma membranes resulting in the production of various lysophospholipids. Treatment of mice with L-alpha-lysophosphatidyl-DL-glycerol (lyso-Pg) resulted in an enhanced ingestion activity of peritoneal macrophages as did other lysophospholipids. However, lyso-Pg is rather toxic as indicated by a rapid decrease in macrophage activity 3 days after treatment while macrophage activity of lysophosphatidylcholine-treated mice continued to increase at least up to the 6th day after treatment. Alkyl-lysophospholipid derivatives, racemic 1-0-octadecyl-2-methylglycero-3-phosphocholine and -phosphoethanolamine stimulated mouse macrophages for Fc-mediated ingestion. Decomposed products of alkyl-lysophospholipids, alkyl-glycerols, were also found to be excellent activators of macrophages not only for ingestion of IgG-coated target cells but also antibody-mediated tumoricidal activity. Macrophages from mice treated with alkylglycerols developed superoxide generating capacity. Furthermore, alkyl-glycerols were found to be tumoricidal by direct contact with retinoblastoma cells. Therefore, the advantage of the potential application of alkylglycerols as chemotherapeutic agents is that they have dual beneficial effects: potentiation of macrophage activity and cytotoxicity to malignant cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: B Z
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Ngwenya
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Sery
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Pieringer
mesh_terms: D000478:Alkylation; D000818:Animals; D003601:Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic; D005260:Female; D005990:Glycerol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008262:Macrophage Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000166:cytology; D010742:Phospholipid Ethers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013481:Superoxides / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D008246:Lysophospholipids; D010742:Phospholipid Ethers; D013481:Superoxides; D005990:Glycerol