title: Effects of macrophage-colony stimulating factor on human monocytes: induction of expression of urokinase-type plasminogen activator, but not of secreted prostaglandin E2, interleukin-6, interleukin-1, or tumor necrosis factor-alpha.
abstract: It is often assumed that macrophage-colony stimulating factor (M-CSF) or CSF-1, as well as granulocyte macrophage-CSF (GM-CSF), can induce inflammatory mediator production by monocytes/macrophages. We demonstrate with elutriation-purified human monocytes that, in contrast to lipopolysaccharide, recombinant human CSF-1 does not induce secretion of prostaglandin E2, interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-1 beta, or tumor necrosis factor alpha, as measured by immunoassay; however, increased urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA) activity in cell lysates and mRNA was observed. Similar results were obtained when the monocytes were treated with recombinant human GM-CSF. Such increased u-PA expression may contribute to the function of CSF-1 at sites of inflammation.
authors.affiliation: University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Whitty
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stanton
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meager
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism*; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism; D007378:Interleukins / Q000378:metabolism; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism*; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D007378:Interleukins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator; D015232:Dinoprostone