Macrophage colony stimulating factor (CSF-1) is a central growth factor of goldfish macrophages |
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Authors: | Hanington Patrick C Hitchen Steven J Beamish Leigh A Belosevic Miodrag |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. |
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Abstract: | We recently characterized macrophage colony stimulating factor (CSF-1) of fish (the goldfish). Here, we report for the first time that goldfish CSF-1 acts through the CSF-1 receptor by showing loss of CSF-1 function in CSF-1R knockdown monocytes using RNAi, and demonstrate that goldfish CSF-1 administration in vivo increases the amount of circulating monocytes in blood. We also show that conditioned supernatants from goldfish fibroblast cultures induced the proliferation of goldfish monocytes indicating that, like in mammals, teleost fibroblasts are an important producer of CSF-1. The continuous addition of recombinant CSF-1 to primary goldfish macrophage cultures stabilized and extended their longevity and resulted in a long-term culture of functional macrophages capable of mounting a potent nitric oxide response upon activation with goldfish recombinant TNF-alpha. |
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