Growth inhibition of Mycobacterium bovis by IFN-{gamma} stimulated macrophages: regulation by endogenous tumor necrosis factor-{alpha} and by IL-10 |
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Authors: | Flesch Inge E A; Hess Jurgen H; Oswald Isabelle P; Kaufmann Stefan H E |
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Institution: | Department of immunology, University of Ulm Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89070 Ulm, Germany
1 Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National institute of Allergy and infectious Diseases NIH, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA |
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Abstract: | Murine bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMM) are able to inhibitthe intracellular growth of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacteriumtuberculosis H37Rv after activation with recomblnant (r) IFNand growth inhibition is mediated by reactive nitrogen intermediates(RNI) derived from L-arglnlne. We now demonstrate that tumornecrosis factor (TNF)- acts as an endogenous cofactor in theinduction of mycobacterial growth inhibition. TNF- was producedby BMM stimulated with rlFN- and infected with mycobacterla,and a specific antlserum to TNF- Inhibited rlFN- -lnduced productionof RNI as well as growth inhibition of M. bovis. IL-10, a cytokinewhich suppresses antlmycobacterial macrophage functions, wasalso produced by BMM activated with hFN- and infected with M.bovis. IFN- -induced production of TNF- and of reactive nitrogenintermediates as well as mycobacterial growth inhibition wereinhibited by exogenous IL-10, but only when given prior to IFN- stimulation. We conclude that the outcome of mycobacterial infectionis regulated by a coordinate interplay between IFN- , TNF- andIL-10. |
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Keywords: | cytokine production infection intracellular bacteria macrophage activation |
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