title: Tumor necrosis factor in human monocyte-mediated antitumor cytotoxicity.
abstract: The WEHI-164 target cells pretreated with actinomycin D can be employed in a 7-hour 51Cr release assay that exhibits exquisite susceptibility for cytotoxic monocytes without contribution by natural killer cells. The system can be used either to detect cell-mediated monocyte cytotoxicity directly or to measure cytotoxic-factor activity in cell-free supernatants. Analysis of cytotoxic factor demonstrates molecular characteristics similar to tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and polyclonal as well as monoclonal antibodies specific for TNF can readily neutralize the monocyte-generated cytotoxic factor. In the cell-mediated approach, neutralization can be achieved as well, although somewhat higher amounts of antibody are required. Hence, the WEHT-164/actinomycin D system appears to detect monocyte cytotoxicity that is mediated by TNF.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Immunology, University of Munich, FRG.
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Ziegler-Heitbrock
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thiel
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Möller
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riethmüller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009000:Monocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D003609:Dactinomycin