title: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha induces c-fms RNA expression in murine tissue macrophages.
abstract: The macrophage-colony stimulating factor receptor, c-fms, is induced by IL-2 in monocytes and is suppressed by LPS, LPS plus IFN-gamma, phorbol esters, and colony stimulating factor in monocytes/macrophages. Here we show that c-fms RNA is induced by treatment of murine tissue macrophages with TNF-alpha. This induction is suppressed by co-treatment with LPS, IFN-gamma, LPS plus IFN-gamma, aspirin, and ox LDL. c-fms expression is required for the proliferation, differentiation, and survival of monocytes/macrophages. Our findings indicate a way by which TNF-alpha, as well as LPS, IFN-gamma, aspirin, and ox LDL impinge upon macrophage biology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Alford
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Shackelford
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001241:Aspirin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000494:pharmacology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D016186:Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C099252:oxidized low density lipoprotein; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D016186:Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D001241:Aspirin