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ENHANCEMENT OF BACTERIAL UPTAKE AND KILLING IN LYMPHOKINE‐ACTIVATED HUMAN MONOCYTES
Author(s) -
RÄSÄNEN LIISA,
MUSTIKKAMÄKI U. P.,
LEINIKKI P.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica section c immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0304-1328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1981.tb02715.x
Subject(s) - lymphokine , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , monocyte , sephadex , phagocytosis , incubation , peripheral blood mononuclear cell , biology , chemistry , in vitro , immunology , biochemistry , enzyme , genetics
Studies were undertaken to establish whether lymphokines affect bacteria in a direct and/or an indirect fashion via monocytes. Lymphokine‐rich supernatants were generated by stimulating mononuclear cells with killed Bacillus subrilis bacteria. Various strains of bacteria were incubated in these culture supernatants and plated. Also. monocytes were incubated in the supernatants. after which their capacity to phagocytose and kill Staphvlococcus albus was measured. It was found that the culture supernatants did not contain activities exerting a direct effect on bacteria. They did. however, contain factors activating monocytes. The uptake and the killing of staphylococci increased 91% and 68% respectively. after three days incubation in lymphokine‐rich supernatants. The monocyte‐activating principle eluted in Sephadex G‐100 chromatography over a wide molecular weight range (>68000‐<23000) was not inactivated at 56°C and was reduced by L‐fucose. It thus shared the characteristics of human MIF or MAF.