title: Enhanced killing of Candida albicans by murine macrophages treated with macrophage colony-stimulating factor: evidence for augmented expression of mannose receptors.
abstract: The effect of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (CSF-1) on killing of Candida albicans by murine peritoneal macrophages was determined. The killing capacity of resident peritoneal macrophages was unaffected by CSF-1. However, proteose-peptone-elicited peritoneal exudate macrophages that had been pretreated with CSF-1 (greater than or equal to 1000 U/ml) for 24 or 48 hr exhibited a significantly enhanced capacity to kill C. albicans. CSF-enhanced killing appeared to be independent of endogenously produced interferon-alpha/beta (IFN) in that enhancement by these two agents differed with regard to onset of the effect, target cell responsiveness, and duration of augmented killing. In addition, a highly specific anti-IFN antiserum that totally neutralized IFN augmentation of candidacidal activity had no effect on CSF-induced enhancement. Evidence was obtained indicating that CSF, unlike IFN, augmented mannose-inhibitable binding and ingestion of C. albicans, suggesting that augmented expression of mannose-receptors by CSF-treated macrophages was at least partially responsible for the enhanced killing.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karbassi
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000276:immunology*; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000276:immunology*; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000276:immunology; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology*; D000090323:Mannose Receptor; D037241:Mannose-Binding Lectins; D051379:Mice; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; D007370:Interferon Type I; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D000090323:Mannose Receptor; D037241:Mannose-Binding Lectins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic