title: Modulation of macrophage proliferation by hyperglycemia.
abstract: Macrophages have been show to be of importance in three areas of pathology in the diabetic state: (a) in the destruction of the beta cells of the pancreas; (b) in the pathogenesis of the microvascular lesions; and (c) in the atherosclerotic lesion which is a common complication of diabetes. However, there is only scanty information on the behavior of the macrophage in the hyperglycemic environment. The present study investigates the growth of WEHI-3 monocytes/macrophages and the proliferative response of splenic macrophages to colony stimulating factor-1 when cultured in media containing high glucose concentrations. The results of the study show that hyperglycemia increases the proliferation of these macrophages; this effect is not mediated by the effect of osmolality since mannitol and L-glucose failed to produce a similar result. These findings suggest that alterations of macrophage physiology may be an important component of the diabetic state; such alterations may have a role in the production of some of the lesions found in diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, V.A. Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA.
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saini
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Ooi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D003470:Culture Media; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000209:etiology; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D051379:Mice; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D005947:Glucose; D013936:Thymidine