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Macrophage colony-stimulating factor enhances monocyte and macrophage antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity.

Abstract
In vitro culture of either human peripheral blood monocytes or murine peritoneal macrophages for 72 hr in the presence of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) dramatically increased their subsequent ability to mediate antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). The M-CSF-treated cells were more effective in ADCC at lower effector to target cell ratios and in the presence of lower concentrations of tumor-specific monoclonal antibody than the untreated control cells. Two other hematopoietic cytokines, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and interleukin-3, reported to enhance other macrophage effector functions were ineffective in promoting the development of ADCC by cultured human monocytes. All three hematopoietic growth factors were capable of enhancing the ability of the cultured monocytes to secrete TNF alpha; however, TNF alpha is unlikely to be an important cytotoxic factor in ADCC because neutralizing antibodies against TNF alpha had no affect on ADCC in vitro. Further, much higher concentrations of M-CSF were required to augment monocyte TNF alpha release (20-100 ng/ml) than ADCC capacity (1-10 ng/ml). These results suggest that M-CSF administration might prove effective in increasing the tumoricidal activities of tumor-specific monoclonal antibodies by enhancing the capacity of monocytes and macrophages to mediate ADCC.
AuthorsR A Mufson, J Aghajanian, G Wong, C Woodhouse, A C Morgan
JournalCellular immunology (Cell Immunol) Vol. 119 Issue 1 Pg. 182-92 (Mar 1989) ISSN: 0008-8749 [Print] Netherlands
PMID2646026 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Colony-Stimulating Factors
  • Interleukin-3
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
Topics
  • Animals
  • Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity (drug effects)
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Colony-Stimulating Factors (pharmacology)
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-3 (pharmacology)
  • Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
  • Macrophages (immunology)
  • Mice
  • Monocytes (immunology)
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (pharmacology)

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