TNF-ALPHA SUPPRESSES CR3-MEDIATED MYELIN REMOVAL BY MACROPHAGES
TNF-ALPHA SUPPRESSES CR3-MEDIATED MYELIN REMOVAL BY MACROPHAGES
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DOI:
10.1016/0165-5728(92)90085-y
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发表时间:
1992-05-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
FRIEDE, RL
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作者:
BRUCK, W;BRUCK, Y;FRIEDE, RL
Mononuclear cells of the monocyte/macrophage system play an important role in myelin ingestion during Wallerian degeneration. The present in vitro study clarifies the role in this process of two macrophage-secreted cytokines, TNF-alpha and interleukin-1. Treatment with TNF-alpha massively reduced the amount of myelin ingested by macrophages via their complement receptor type 3 (CR3). Anti-TNF-alpha antibodies reversed the effect. Immunofluorescence of macrophages indicated that TNF-alpha caused a reduced expression of the CR3 by phagocytic cells. Further experiments revealed an interaction of TNF-alpha with its receptor on the macrophage cell membrane. Interleukin-1 had no effect on myelin ingestion in the in vitro system used in these experiments.