The Journal of Immunology, Vol 149, Issue 1 188-193, Copyright © 1992 by American Association of Immunologists

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Primary listerial infections are exacerbated in mice administered neutralizing antibody to macrophage colony-stimulating factor

SH Gregory, EJ Wing, DJ Tweardy, RK Shadduck and HS Lin
Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15213.

The serum and tissue levels of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M- CSF) are elevated in mice during a primary immunologic response to infection by Listeria monocytogenes. Experiments were performed to determine the specific role of M-CSF in the resolution of listerial infections. The bulk of Listeria injected into a mouse i.v. is deposited in the liver. The expression of M-CSF mRNA in the liver increased markedly within 2 h postinfection. Maximum expression was dependent upon the dose of Listeria inoculated. The administration of anti-M-CSF mAb reduced the percentage of Mac-1+ mononuclear phagocytes subsequently found in the livers of infected animals. This reduction correlated inversely with an increase in the number of Listeria associated with both the parenchymal and NPC populations. These results suggest that M-CSF may play an important role in the primary immunologic response to Listeria in the liver by stimulating the production, mobilization, and/or biologic activity of Mac-1+ mononuclear phagocytes.

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