Colony-stimulating factors activate human macrophages to inhibit intracellular growth of Histoplasma capsulatum yeasts.

AUTOR(ES)

Newman, S L

RESUMO

Recombinant cytokines and colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) were tested for their abilities to activate human monocytes/macrophages (M phi) to inhibit the intracellular growth of or kill Histoplasma capsulatum yeasts. None of the cytokines or CSFs or combinations of cytokines and CSFs activated M phi fungistatic activity when they were added to M phi monolayers concurrently with yeasts. In contrast, culture of monocytes for 7 days in the presence of interleukin 3, granulocyte-M phi CSF, or M phi CSF stimulated M phi fungistatic (but not fungicidal) activity against H. capsulatum yeasts in a concentration-dependent manner. Optimal activation of M phi by CSFs required 5 days of coculture, and the cultures had to be initiated with freshly isolated peripheral blood monocytes. Culture of monocytes with combinations of CSFs or addition of CSFs during the 24 h of coculture with the yeasts did not further enhance M phi fungistatic activity for H. capsulatum. Addition of gamma interferon or tumor necrosis factor alpha to CSF-activated M phi also did not enhance M phi fungistatic activity. These results suggest that interleukin 3, granulocyte-M phi CSF, and M phi CSF may play a role in the cell-mediated immune response to H. capsulatum by enhancing monocyte/M phi fungistatic activity.

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