The stimulating effect of nerve growth factor (NGF) on phagocytosis, parasite killing, and interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) production of murine peritoneal macrophages was assessed. In the presence of various doses of NGF, macrophages showed the increased phagocytosis of both nonspecific hydrophilic microspheres and sheep red blood cells (SRBC) opsonized with anti-SRBC antibodies (Ab) or complement in a dose-dependent manner. NGF also enhanced killing of Leishmania donovani promastigotes by macrophages, and its ability was comparable with that of an optimal dose of recombinant granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor or recombinant interferon-gamma. The addition of NGF to peritoneal macrophages and monocyte-macrophage J774A.1 cells led to a significant release of IL-1beta in a dose-dependent manner and expression of IL-1beta mRNA. Because pretreatment of peritoneal macrophages and J774A.1 cells with K-252a, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, completely suppressed these NGF-mediated stimulating effects and p140trk phosphorylation and because flow cytometric analysis with specific Ab against two distinct NGF receptors showed the expression of p140trk, unlike p75LNGFR, on the surface of macrophages, the stimulating activity of NGF to murine macrophages may be mediated through p140trk. Thus, NGF may act as an activator for murine macrophages in the process of inflammatory and immune actions.
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December 15, 1996
Functional properties of murine macrophages promoted by nerve growth factor
Y Susaki,
Y Susaki
Department of Veterinary Clinic, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan.
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S Shimizu,
S Shimizu
Department of Veterinary Clinic, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan.
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K Katakura,
K Katakura
Department of Veterinary Clinic, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan.
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N Watanabe,
N Watanabe
Department of Veterinary Clinic, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan.
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K Kawamoto,
K Kawamoto
Department of Veterinary Clinic, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan.
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M Matsumoto,
M Matsumoto
Department of Veterinary Clinic, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan.
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M Tsudzuki,
M Tsudzuki
Department of Veterinary Clinic, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan.
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T Furusaka,
T Furusaka
Department of Veterinary Clinic, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan.
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Y Kitamura,
Y Kitamura
Department of Veterinary Clinic, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan.
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H Matsuda
H Matsuda
Department of Veterinary Clinic, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan.
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Blood (1996) 88 (12): 4630–4637.
Citation
Y Susaki, S Shimizu, K Katakura, N Watanabe, K Kawamoto, M Matsumoto, M Tsudzuki, T Furusaka, Y Kitamura, H Matsuda; Functional properties of murine macrophages promoted by nerve growth factor. Blood 1996; 88 (12): 4630–4637. doi: https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.V88.12.4630.bloodjournal88124630
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