The Journal of Immunology, Vol 136, Issue 8 2924-2929, Copyright © 1986 by American Association of Immunologists

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Immunologic activity of lipopolysaccharides released from macrophages after the uptake of intact E. coli in vitro

RL Duncan Jr, J Hoffman, VL Tesh and DC Morrison

Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) have been isolated from culture supernatants and from cell lysates after the in vitro phagocytosis of E. coli by murine macrophages. By using E. coli radiolabeled specifically in the LPS component with [3H]galactose, our studies have shown that the macrophage-"processed" LPS is enhanced with respect to its immunostimulatory activity in comparison with control phenol-water- extracted LPS. As assessed by its ability to induce interleukin 1 production in naive macrophages or proliferation in cultures of murine splenocytes, the macrophage-processed LPS is between 10- and 100-fold greater in specific activity. Evidence is presented for both structural and chemical alterations in the LPS macromolecule.

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