Abstract |
We have characterized the major glycolipid constituents of the mouse peritoneal macrophage, and have demonstrated that alterations in the amount and in the accessibility of specific glycolipid species to galactose oxidase/NaB3H4 labeling, an indicator of glycolipid surface exposure, occur in response to inflammation and as a consequence of activation to a tumoricidal state. The key findings are: (a) Asialo GM1, a major neutral glycolipid constituent of all macrophage populations examined, is accessible to galactose oxidase/NaB3H4 labeling on the surface of TG-elicited and BCG-activated macrophages but not on resident macrophages; (b) GM1 is the predominant ganglioside constituent of the mouse macrophage. Resident macrophages contain two distinct GM1 species, as determined by cholera toxin binding, while TG-elicited and BCG-activated macrophages contain an additional GM1 species. Differences in the relative amounts of these GM1 species, as well as in their accessibility to galactose oxidase/NaB3H4 labeling, exist among the macrophage populations. These observations suggest that both a chemical and spatial reorganization of surface glycolipids occurs in response to inflammation and tumoricidal activation.
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Authors | A M Mercurio, G A Schwarting, P W Robbins |
Journal | The Journal of experimental medicine
(J Exp Med)
Vol. 160
Issue 4
Pg. 1114-25
(Oct 01 1984)
ISSN: 0022-1007 [Print] United States |
PMID | 6481302
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Antigens, CD
- Galactosylceramides
- Glycolipids
- Glycosphingolipids
- Lactosylceramides
- Membrane Lipids
- G(M1) Ganglioside
- CDw17 antigen
- asialo GM1 ganglioside
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Topics |
- Animals
- Antigens, CD
- Ascitic Fluid
(immunology)
- Female
- G(M1) Ganglioside
(isolation & purification)
- Galactosylceramides
(isolation & purification)
- Glycolipids
(isolation & purification, metabolism)
- Glycosphingolipids
(isolation & purification)
- Inflammation
(immunology)
- Lactosylceramides
- Leukemia, Experimental
(immunology)
- Macrophage Activation
- Macrophages
(classification, immunology, metabolism)
- Membrane Lipids
(metabolism)
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
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