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- Title
Monocyte-Derived Influence on Growth of Normal Human Fibroblasts.
- Authors
Austgulen, R.; Nissen-Meyer, J.; Degré, M.; Espevik, T.
- Abstract
The current study demonstrates that whereas high concentrations of recombinant tumour necrosis factor (rTNF. 0.05 μg/ml) induced enhanced growth of normal human fibroblasts, supernatants from human monocytes with a similar TNF concentration induced cytostasis. This cytostasis was inhibited by an antiserum against rTNF. The 'TNF activity, measured as cytotoxicity against TNF-sensitive WEHI 164 cells, cochoromatographed with the fibroblast growth inhibitory activity upon ion-exchange chromatography of monocytc supernatants. This indicates that TNF contributes to the fibroblast growth inhibition mediated by monocyte supernatants. Alpha interferon (IFN-α) abolished the growth of fibroblasts induced by rTNF, whereas rTNF in combination with gamma interferon (IFN-α-) inhibited growth of fibroblasts. The interferon activity in the supernatants was determined to find out whether the growth inhibitory activity of natural TNF was due to interferons present in the monocyte supernatants. which might modulate the TNF activity. Cytotasis of fibroblasts was mediated by monocyte supernatants which did not contain IFN-γ in significant amounts. All supernatants contained TFN-α. An antiserum against TFN-α partially reduced the cytostasis induced by monocyte supernatants. This cytotasis was totally abolished by rTNF antiserum. suggesting that IFN-α modulates the growth-inhibitory activity of TNF in the monocyte supernatants It appeared that the different effects of recombinant and natural TNF on fibroblast growth can probably not he attributed to monocyte-derived INF-modulating factors alone. Thus, recombinant and natural TNF may differ in a way that affects their capacity to induce cytostasis of normal fibroblasts.
- Subjects
FIBROBLASTS; TUMOR necrosis factors; MONOCYTES; INTERFERONS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC analysis; CELLS
- Publication
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, 1987, Vol 26, Issue 2, p175
- ISSN
0300-9475
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-3083.1987.tb02249.x