title: Effect of a microbial growth inhibitory factor on the cyclic nucleotide metabolism of peritoneal macrophages.
abstract: Precultured mouse peritoneal macrophages were incubated with a microbial growth inhibitory lymphokine prepared from cell-free ascites of rat Zajdela hepatoma. Cyclic nucleotide metabolism was followed in parallel to experiments demonstrating inhibition of intracellular growth of Corynebacterium murium kutscheri. Maximum increase of cAMP, adenylate cyclase and cAMP-phosphodiesterase activities was found after 60 to 90 min, while inhibition of microbial growth was evident only after 2-3 h. Both effects showed concordant dose dependence. It is concluded that cAMP induces cellular metabolic changes which lead to inhibition of bacterial growth by macrophages.
mesh_terms: D015105:3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D001688:Biological Products / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D016207:Cytokines; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D016207:Cytokines; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D015105:3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases