title: Neutrophil chemotactic factor produced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated human blood mononuclear leukocytes: partial characterization and separation from interleukin 1 (IL 1).
abstract: LPS stimulated human blood mononuclear leukocytes to produce a chemotactic factor for human neutrophils. The effect of LPS was dose-dependent; 10 micrograms/ml was optimal for production of chemotactic factor. Chemotactic activity was detected 3 hr after LPS stimulation, and reached its peak at 12 hr. No activity was detected in culture supernatants of unstimulated cells, provided LPS-free media were selected. Isoelectric point of the factor, determined by chromatofocusing, was approximately 8 to 8.5. Molecular weight was approximately 10 kilodaltons by Sephacryl S-200 gel filtration or by HPLC gel filtration on TSK-2000 and -3000 columns in succession. The gel filtration fractions were also assayed for IL 1 activity. The elution position of IL 1 activity corresponded to a m.w. of 18. There was no chemotactic activity in the IL 1 activity peak. Furthermore, highly purified natural Il 1 alpha and -beta and recombinant Il 1 alpha and -beta did not exhibit chemotactic activity for neutrophils in our assay. Among mononuclear leukocytes, the monocyte was the principal producer of neutrophil chemotactic factor. These results suggest that a chemotactic factor for neutrophils, different from IL 1, is produced by LPS-stimulated blood monocytes.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsushima
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Oppenheim
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Leonard
mesh_terms: D002630:Chemotactic Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte / Q000187:drug effects; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D016209:Interleukin-8; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002630:Chemotactic Factors; D007375:Interleukin-1; D016209:Interleukin-8; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D011994:Recombinant Proteins