Analysis of effects of lipopolysaccharide and interferon on murine macrophages: modulation of elastase secretion in vitro.
AUTOR(ES)
Duc Dodon, M
RESUMO
Macrophages are able to produce and secrete elastase in response to a variety of agents which induce macrophage differentiation. In this study, we compared elastase levels in macrophage cultures derived from lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-responsive and LPS-hyporesponsive mice. After the in vivo administration of fluid thioglycolate, both types of macrophages exhibited increased secretion of elastase, and further enhancement was observed after in vitro stimulation with colchicine or phorbol myristic acetate or ingestion of latex beads. In contrast, phenol- and water-extracted, protein-free preparations of LPS (Ph-LPS) markedly inhibited elastase secretion below basal levels in LPS-responsive macrophages. The LPS-induced inhibition was reversible with polymyxin B and was not observed in Ph-LPS-stimulated C3H/HeJ (LPS-hyporesponsive) macrophage cultures. Stimulation of either LPS-responsive or -hyporesponsive macrophage cultures with interferon (IFN) also resulted in a significant reduction in elastase secretion below basal levels. LPS-induced inhibition of elastase secretion could be reversed and elastase secretion could be augmented in the presence of an antibody directed against IFN-alpha/beta. These findings suggest that LPS induces the production of both elastase and IFN, and that the latter product acts to suppress secretion of the proteinase.
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