title: Beta-amyloid peptide induces tumor necrosis factor-alpha and nitric oxide production in murine macrophage cultures.
abstract: We investigated the effect of beta-amyloid peptide (betaA) on the activation of the murine-derived monocyte/macrophage J774 cell-line. BetaA induced tumor necrotic factor-alpha (TNF alpha) in these cells in a dose-dependent manner. Incubation of cells with betaA slightly increased nitric oxide (NO) production, an effect that was significantly enhanced by the addition of interferon-gamma (IFN gamma). Substitution of betaA4 with TFN alpha and incubation of the cultures with IFN gamma resulted in significant NO production, although this was lower than that obtained in the presence of the peptide. Incubation of cultures with a monoclonal antibody (mAb) against TNF alpha abrogated NO production. Our results suggest that betaA4-induced TNF alpha production is a crucial event in the activation of peripheral macrophages.
authors.affiliation: C.A.I.R. Institute, The Marilyn Finkler Cancer Research Center, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shalit
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sredni
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rosenblatt-Bin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kazimirsky
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brodie
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huberman
mesh_terms: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000494:pharmacology; D002460:Cell Line; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008262:Macrophage Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007375:Interleukin-1; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C078592:amyloid beta-protein (1-40); D009569:Nitric Oxide; D007371:Interferon-gamma