Modulation of Prostaglandin Synthesis in Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages by Enrichment of Lipids with either Eicosapentaenoic or Docosahexaenoic Acids in vitro

Immunobiology ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 175 (5) ◽  
pp. 406-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.R. Lokesh ◽  
J.E. Kinsella
Keyword(s):  
Peritoneal Macrophages ◽  
Prostaglandin Synthesis ◽  
Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages ◽  
Docosahexaenoic Acids

scholarly journals A Critical Role of Activin A in Maturation of Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages in vitro and in vivo

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 387-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinan Wang ◽  
Xueling Cui ◽  
Guixiang Tai ◽  
Jingyan Ge ◽  
Nan Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Role ◽  
Peritoneal Macrophages ◽  
Activin A ◽  
Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages

scholarly journals Immunomodulatory Action of Triterpene Glycosides Isolated from the Sea Cucumber Actinocucumis typica. Structure-Activity Relationships

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1400900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evgeny A. Pislyagin ◽  
Dmitry L. Aminin ◽  
Alexandra S. Silchenko ◽  
Sergey A. Avilov ◽  
Pelageya V. Andryjashchenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peritoneal Macrophages ◽  
Triterpene Glycosides ◽  
Cytotoxic Activities ◽  
Ros Formation ◽  
Low Toxicity ◽  
Low Cytotoxicity ◽  
Immunomodulatory Action ◽  
Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages ◽  
Stimulation Of

Stimulation of lysosomal activity and ROS formation in mouse peritoneal macrophages by five triterpene glycosides, typicosides A1 (1), A2 (2), B1 (3), C1 (4) and C2 (5) has been studied and compared with their cytotoxic activities. Glycosides 1–3 possess moderate activities, but the most cytotoxic glycoside 5 is not active. Typicoside C1 (4), with low toxicity, was proved to be the most active concerning stimulation of ROS formation. This is the first example of a triterpene glycoside from sea cucumbers with low cytotoxicity, but which demonstrates a strong immunostimulatory effect on mouse peritoneal macrophages in vitro.

scholarly journals Dynamics of leukotriene C production by macrophages.

1980 ◽  
Vol 152 (5) ◽  
pp. 1236-1247 ◽  
Author(s):  
C A Rouzer ◽  
W A Scott ◽  
A L Hamill ◽  
Z A Cohn
Keyword(s):  
Time Course ◽  
Culture Medium ◽  
Peritoneal Macrophages ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Silicic Acid Chromatography ◽  
Pg Release ◽  
Antigen Antibody ◽  
Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages ◽  
Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids

A method for the radiochemical assay of LTC production by mouse peritoneal macrophages in vitro is presented. The method involves labeling macrophages in culture with [5,6,8,9,11,12,14,15-3H]20:4 followed by stimulation of arachidonic acid (20:4) release under the experimental conditions desired. Radiolabeled leukotriene C (LTC) is recovered from the culture medium by extraction and silicic acid chromatography in 40% yield with full retention of biological activity. Because this LTC is radiochemically pure, the quantity of LTC release may be estimated from the amount of radioactivity in the sample. Use of the radioassay to study parameters affecting LTC synthesis by macrophages indicated that the time course of LTC synthesis and its relationship to the dose of a phagocytic stimulus (zymosan) were very similar to those of prostaglandin (PG) release. LTC release was also similar to that of PG in that lower levels of both metabolites were produced by Corynebacterium parvum-elicited macrophages than by resident cells. Finally, LTC release was stimulated in response to a challenge with antigen-antibody complexes, but lower maximal levels were attained than those with zymosan. The data presented here are consistent with the hypothesis that challenge of macrophages with a phagocytic stimulus leads to the release of 20:4 by an inducible phospholipase. Cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase then compete for the released 20:4, leading to the production of PG, hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids, and LTC.

scholarly journals The interaction in vitro of Pneumocystis carinii with macrophages and L-cells.

1978 ◽  
Vol 147 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Masur ◽  
T C Jones
Keyword(s):  
Pneumocystis Carinii ◽  
Significant Degree ◽  
Peritoneal Macrophages ◽  
Mononuclear Phagocytes ◽  
Humoral Factors ◽  
L Cells ◽  
Contrast Microscopy ◽  
Typical Morphology ◽  
Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages

A model was developed for studying the interaction between Pneumocystis, rat-derived cells, and humoral factors. Pneumocystis were obtained in large quantity by bronchial lavage of steroid-treated rats. The trophozoite was the predominant form obtained, and it could readily be recognized by phase contrast microscopy. Organisms maintained a typical morphology for at least 3 days in culture, and 10-20% took up radiolabeled nucleotides. Pneumocystis readily adhered to cell surfaces in a similar manner in alveolar macrophages from steroid-treated or normal rats, mouse peritoneal macrophages, and L-cells. Adherent organisms were not interiorized to a significant degree in the absence of antipneumocystis serum. After addition of rabbit antipneumocystis serum, rapid interiorization of organisms occurred from the surface of macrophages but not L-cells. Organisms appeared to be promptly destroyed within macrophages after interiorization. Persisting or multiplying intracellular forms were not seen. Antipneumocystis serum did not morphologically alter Pneumocystis. These observations suggest a role for antibody and mononuclear phagocytes during the immune response to Pneumocystis.

scholarly journals MECHANISMS OF ACQUIRED RESISTANCE IN MOUSE TYPHOID

1966 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 585-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. V. Blanden ◽  
G. B. Mackaness ◽  
F. M. Collins
Keyword(s):  
Listeria Monocytogenes ◽  
Salmonella Typhimurium ◽  
Normal Mouse ◽  
Acquired Resistance ◽  
Peritoneal Macrophages ◽  
Immune Serum ◽  
Humoral Factors ◽  
Intraperitoneal Route ◽  
Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages

Experiments in vitro comparing normal mouse peritoneal macrophages with cells from Salmonella typhimurium-infected mice have shown that the "immune" macrophages have conspicuously enhanced microbicidal properties. Whereas normal macrophages could inactivate only 50 to 60% of intracellular S. typhimurium pretreated with immune serum, cells from infected animals killed virtually all ingested organisms and did so at an accelerated rate. Macrophages from Listeria monocytogenes-infected mice were shown to possess similarly enhanced microbicidal activity against S. typhimurium. Furthermore, the growth of S. typhimurium in the liver and spleen was more effectively restricted in Listeria-infected mice than in animals vaccinated with heat-killed S. typhimurium, even though the Listeria-infected animals possessed no demonstrable cross-reacting antibody to S. typhimurium. The lack of resistance in the mice vaccinated with heat-killed organisms could not be attributed to any deficiency of humoral factors, since the serum from these animals was as effective at promoting phagocytosis and killing by macrophages as serum from actively infected (and demonstrably resistant) mice. Conversely, Salmonella-infected mice were totally resistant to intravenous challenge with L. monocytogenes. The level of resistance in individual animals was related to the numbers of residual Salmonellae remaining in the tissues; mice with heavier residual infections being the more resistant. Specific antiserum from mice vaccinated with heat-killed S. typhimurium was found to be significantly protective only when the intraperitoneal route of challenge was employed. The foregoing studies have been interpreted to mean that enhancement of the microbicidal ability of macrophages is the mechanism of major importance in acquired resistance to S. typhimurium infection in mice.

scholarly journals Constitutive secretion of cystatin C (gamma-trace) by monocytes and macrophages and its downregulation after stimulation.

1987 ◽  
Vol 166 (6) ◽  
pp. 1912-1917 ◽  
Author(s):  
A H Warfel ◽  
D Zucker-Franklin ◽  
B Frangione ◽  
J Ghiso
Keyword(s):  
Cell Lines ◽  
Cystatin C ◽  
Peritoneal Macrophages ◽  
Inflammatory Conditions ◽  
Monocytes And Macrophages ◽  
Constitutive Secretion ◽  
Established Cell ◽  
Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages

Cystatin C (gamma-trace) was found to be a constitutively secreted protein of isolated human monocytes and mouse peritoneal macrophages, as well as the histiocytic lymphoma cell lines U937, P388D.1, and J774. This proteinase inhibitor is not uniquely secreted by monocytes/macrophages, but was also identified in the conditioned media from several primary cells, including brain cells, and diverse established cell lines. In vitro treatment of resident mouse peritoneal macrophages with either LPS or IFN-gamma caused a downregulation in cystatin C secretion. Elaboration of this protein was also diminished by macrophages that had been stimulated by thioglycollate in vivo, and treatment of these cells with LPS led to further decline. It is suggested that, under some inflammatory conditions, downregulation of cystatin C may contribute to tissue pathology.

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