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The Journal of Immunology, Vol 141, Issue 2 587-591, Copyright © 1988 by American Association of Immunologists
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V Lehmmann, B Benninghoff and W Droge
Deutsches Kresbsforschungszentrum Institut fur Immunologie und Genetik, Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany.
Human rTNF-alpha stimulates the metabolism of murine peritoneal macrophages as demonstrated by an increased consumption of arginine and an increased release of L-ornithine. This TNF-mediated effect is augmented by several substances that raise the intracellular concentration of cAMP, including PGE2, cholera toxin, and dibutyryl- cAMP. TNF also stimulates the endogenous production of PGE2 in cultures of peritoneal macrophages. The addition of the cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor, indomethacin, suppresses the TNF-mediated metabolic activation of macrophages, and this suppressive effect of indomethacin is overcome if exogenous PGE2 or cholera toxin is added to the culture. Taken together, the experiments indicate that the TNF-induced production of PGE2 and the PGE2-induced increase of the intracellular cAMP concentration are essential elements of an auto-regulatory loop that controls the magnitude of the TNF-mediated effect in the macrophage.
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