Sequential activation of alveolar macrophages by IFN‐γ and LPS is required for enhanced growth inhibition of virulent Mycobacterium bovis but not M. bovis BCG
- 1 April 1997
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Immunology & Cell Biology
- Vol. 75 (2), 161-166
- https://doi.org/10.1038/icb.1997.22
Abstract
Alveolar macrophages (AM) form the first line of defence against most respirators' pathogens and, unlike tissue macrophages, are constantly exposed to a wide variety of antigenic stimuli. In this study we investigated the in vitro effects of IFN- and LPS on growth of virulent Mycobacterium bovis and M. bovis bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) in bovine AM. Bovine AM were purified from bronchial lavage fluid and cultured in serum-free medium. Pretreatment of bovine AM with IFN- resulted in growth inhibition of M. bovis BCG but only partially inhibited growth of virulent M. bovis. Enhanced inhibition of virulent M. bovis by bovine AM required sequential stimulation with IFN- and LPS and was associated with increased induction of nitric oxide (NO) and IL-12 mRNA. Growth inhibition of M. bovis was not affected by treatment of macrophages with the L-arginine analogue. NG-monomethyl-L-arginine although this treatment decreased NO production. These results suggest that a second activation signal in the form of TNF- or LPS may be required to induce bacteriostasis of virulent M. bovis by bovine AM in vivo. The ability of bovine AM to respond to activation stimuli in vitro suggests that these cells may play an important role in preventing establishment of intracellular bacterial infections in the lung.Keywords
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