title: Distinct patterns of differentiation induced in the monocytic cell line Mono Mac 6.
abstract: The human Mono Mac 6 cell line exhibits many characteristics of mature blood monocytes including expression of the CD14 molecule and production of cytokines, such as interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor. To determine whether these cells can be further differentiated, we treated the cells for up to 3 days with either prostaglandin E2 (PGE2; 10(-5) or 10(-6) M), lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 10-20 ng/ml), or tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA; 10-50 ng/ml). All three reagents reduced proliferation and expression of the early myelomonocytic antigen CD33, and all increased phagocytosis of staphylococci and constitutive expression of mRNA for the macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) receptor. By contrast, with respect to CD23 (Fc epsilon RII) expression, CD14 expression, and production of O2-, the three reagents induced distinct responses. Expression of CD23 (Fc epsilon RII) on Mono Mac 6 cells (36%) was not increased by LPS and TPA but was increased by PGE2 treatment to 48%, with a 50% increase of fluorescence intensity. The CD14 antibody My4 stained more than 75% of untreated Mono Mac 6 cells with a specific mean fluorescence intensity of 87.5 channels. This staining was increased more than twofold by both PGE2 and LPS. Staining with the CD14 antibody UCHM1 (6%) was increased to 43% by PGE2 and to 43% by LPS. This increase in CD14 cell surface expression was accompanied by a rise in soluble CD14 and enhancement of CD14 mRNA. By contrast, TPA treatment resulted in a twofold decrease of CD14 cell surface staining with no significant change in sCD14, while CD14 mRNA was transiently down-regulated. Secretion of O2- (stimulated by TPA) was already detectable in untreated Mono Mac 6 cells (6.1 mmol/10(6) cells/30 min), and this response was enhanced 10-fold by pretreatment with LPS but not with PGE2 or TPA. The kinetics of M-CSF receptor mRNA, CD14 expression, and O2- production revealed that these monocytic features started to increase at 6-24 h and were maximal at 2 days. These data suggest that the three reagents induce maturation of the Mono Mac 6 cells to different levels or into different branches of the monocyte system with the notable differences that PGE2 enhances CD23 expression, LPS enhances O2- secretion, and TPA down-regulates CD14.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Immunology, University of Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Ziegler-Heitbrock
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schraut
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wendelgass
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ströbel
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sternsdorf
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aepfelbacher
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ehlers
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schütt
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Haas
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis; D001483:Base Sequence; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002460:Cell Line; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D010587:Phagocytosis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D016186:Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000235:genetics; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013481:Superoxides; D016186:Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D015232:Dinoprostone; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate