Production of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) by monocytes and large granular lymphocytes stimulated with Mycobacterium avium-M. intracellulare: activation of bactericidal activity by GM-CSF - PubMed (original) (raw)

Production of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) by monocytes and large granular lymphocytes stimulated with Mycobacterium avium-M. intracellulare: activation of bactericidal activity by GM-CSF

D K Blanchard et al. Infect Immun. 1991 Jul.

Abstract

Treatment of monocytes with recombinant granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) was shown to enhance their antimycobacterial activity in an in vitro assay. Furthermore, Mycobacterium avium-M. intracellulare was found to induce the production of this hemopoietic growth factor. Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells were fractionated by plastic adherence and Percoll density centrifugation, and each population of cells was stimulated with mycobacteria. GM-CSF was produced by both monocytes and large granular lymphocytes (LGL) but not T lymphocytes. The phenotype of the GM-CSF-producing LGL was found to be CD2+, CD16+, and HLA-DR+ but negative for T-cell and monocyte markers. Kinetic studies demonstrated that GM-CSF appeared in the supernatant fluids within 2 days of culture of either monocytes or LGL and continued to be produced up to 7 days of incubation. Northern (RNA) blot analysis of RNA from both cell types demonstrated the expression of GM-CSF message within 24 h of stimulation. From these studies, LGL and monocytes are capable of responding to M. avium-M. intracellulare by producing factors that augment normal immune functions, including the antibacterial capability of monocytes.

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