title: Enhancement of macrophage colony-stimulating factor-induced growth and differentiation of human monocytes by interleukin-10.
abstract: Interleukin-10 (IL-10) has been reported to be a negative cytokine for monocytes/macrophages. In the present study, we showed that IL-10 is rather a positive cytokine and augments the growth and differentiation of human monocytes stimulated with macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF). Highly purified adherent human monocytes were cultured for 7 days with M-CSF in the presence or absence of IL-10. The number of recovered cells increased in the culture of monocytes with M-CSF + IL-10 compared to the culture with M-CSF alone. IL-10 alone was not enough to maintain the survival and differentiation of monocytes into macrophages. Morphological change cultured in M-CSF was also accelerated by addition of IL-10, and macrophages cultured in M-CSF + IL-10 were more elongated compared to macrophages cultured with M-CSF alone. Binding of 125I-M-CSF to monocytes incubated with M-CSF + IL-10 was about 1.7-fold higher than that to monocytes incubated with M-CSF alone. In accordance with the binding study, Northern blot analysis showed that the levels of the expression of c-fms, M-CSF receptor, mRNA in macrophages cultured in M-CSF + IL-10 were higher than that in macrophages cultured in M-CSF alone. Macrophages cultured in M-CSF + IL-10 expressed higher level of Fc gamma RI, II, III, and showed augmented Fc gamma receptor mediated phagocytosis. The former also produced higher level of H2O2 and O2-, when stimulated with zymosan, and of IL-6 when stimulated with lipopolysaccharide compared to the latter. These results taken together suggest that IL-10 augments the growth and differentiation of human monocytes cultured in M-CSF.
authors.affiliation: Biochemical Research Laboratory, Morinaga Milk Industry Co, LTD, Kanagawa-Pref., Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Motoyoshi
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Akagawa
mesh_terms: D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008262:Macrophage Activation; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000166:cytology; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects*; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000187:drug effects; D016186:Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D017452:Receptors, IgG / Q000502:physiology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D015054:Zymosan / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000954:Antigens, Surface; D015850:Interleukin-6; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D017452:Receptors, IgG; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016753:Interleukin-10; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D015054:Zymosan; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D016186:Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor