Korean J Parasitol.
1994 Sep;32(3):185-193. 10.3347/kjp.1994.32.3.185.
Effects of cytokines in the activation of peritoneal macrophages from mice infected with Toxoplasma gondii
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- 1Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Taejon, Korea.
- KMID: 1715440
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1994.32.3.185
Abstract
- The present study was undertaken to assess the role of cytokines in the activation of peritoneal macrophages from Toxoplasma-infected mice. Peritoneal macrophages from Toxoplasma-infected mice (10 cysts of Beverley strain/mouse) were harvested 8 weeks after infection, and incubated with the mitogen-induced lymphokine, recombinant mouse interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), recombinant mouse tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) alone or in combination with IFN-gamma (IFN-gamma/TNF-alpha) for 24 hr at 37 degrees C, 5% CO2. Macrophage activation was measured by the amount of H2O2 and NO2- production, and anti-Toxoplasma activities of macrophages. IFN-gamma or IFN-gamma/TNF-alpha-treated macrophages from Toxoplasma-infected mice revealed significantly higher H2O2 production than resident macrophages from Toxoplasma-infected mice. The production of NO2- by TNF-alpha-, IFN-gamma- or IFN-gamma/TNF-alpha-treated macrophages from Toxoplasma-infected mice were significantly higher than that by resident macrophages, whereas lymphokine-treated group produced similar amount as that produced by resident macrophages. Anti-Toxoplasma activities of cytokine-treated macrophages from Toxoplasma-infected mice were significantly higher than those of resident macrophages. IFN-gamma-treated macrophages were significantly increased production of H2O2 and NO2-, and anti-Toxoplasma activities of macrophages between normal and Toxoplasma-infected mice, whereas the other cytokine-treated groups were not significant differences between them. These data suggested that IFN-gamma was the only one of cytokines capable of significantly activating the peritoneal macrophages from Toxoplasma-infected mice.
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