Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor enhances selective effector functions of tissue-derived macrophages.
Coleman D, Chodakewitz J, Bartiss A, Mellors J. Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor enhances selective effector functions of tissue-derived macrophages. Blood 1988, 72: 573-8. PMID: 3042043, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v72.2.573.bloodjournal722573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFc-dependent phagocytosisAnti-Toxoplasma activityGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factorGM-CSFColony-stimulating factorTissue-derived macrophagesRecombinant GM-CSFClass II major histocompatibility antigensMacrophage oxidative metabolismMajor histocompatibility antigensSite of exposureGM-CSF antibodyMurine recombinant GM-CSFThioglycollate-elicited cellsPhorbol myristate acetateNeutrophil functionHistocompatibility antigensEffector functionsVariety of cellsFunctional capacityMacrophage functionThioglycollate-elicited macrophagesResident macrophagesPeritoneal macrophagesStimulatory effect