Abstract
A variety of supernatants were prepared by stimulating rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss head kidney macrophages with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), tumor necrosis factor a (TNF-α), or a leucocyte-derived macrophage-activating factor (I-MAF), individually and in combination. If generated using a 12-h stimulation period, such supernatants were found to elevate significantly the respiratory burst activity of target macrophages; that is, they contained a macrophage-derived MAF (m-MAF), but supernatants generated using a shorter incubation period showed no significant activity. Combinations of these treatments were particularly effective in generating m-MAF-containing supernatants. The elevation of respiratory burst activity by supernatants generated using combined treatments could be partially inhibited by prior treatment of the target macrophages with anti-TNF-α receptor 1 (TNFR1) monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). Similarly, treatment of macrophages with combinations of 1-MAF and m-MAF generated supernatants with potent m-MAF activity and this activity was partially inhibited by prior treatment of the target cells with anti-TNFR1 mAb. In addition, the presence of anti-transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) serum while generating these latter supernatants resulted in significantly increased m-MAF activity. Such data suggest that fish leukocytes secrete a variety of potent macrophage-activating (TNF-α) and -deactivating (TGF-β) factors.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 943-947 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Leukocyte Biology |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 1995 |
Keywords
- Macrophages
- MAF
- Rainbow trout
- Respiratory burst
- TNF-α