Factors influencing release of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating activity from human mononuclear phagocytes*
- 1 October 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Haematology
- Vol. 41 (4), 352-358
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0609.1988.tb00209.x
Abstract
Mononuclear phagocytes play an important role in the regulation of hematopoiesis, not only by producing regulatory monokines such as prostaglandins, tumor necrosis factor and interleukin‐1 (IL‐1), but also by the production of colony‐stimulating activity (CSA). Previously, we have demonstrated that granulocyte‐macrophage CSA (GM‐CSA) production by mononuclear phagocytes can be induced by IL‐1. In the present study, the influence of culture conditions on the production of GM‐CSA was studied. It was found that both human sera and fetal bovine sera contain constituents — at present undefined — that induce GM‐CSA production. These factors are distinct from IL‐1 and lipopolysaccharide. In selected experiments, no GM‐CSA‐inducing effect of serum was found, suggesting that the effect may be donor‐related. GM‐CSA release in the presence of serum could be reduced by 40% after incubation of mononuclear phagocytes at low cell concentrations in methylcellulose, indicating that intimate cell‐cell contact is an additional factor that enhances GM‐CSA release.Keywords
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