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Streptomyces spores from mouldy houses induce nitric oxide, TNFα and IL-6 secretion from RAW264.7 macrophage cell line without causing subsequent cell death.
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PMID:  21781759     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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The current view is that only bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and gamma interferon (IFNγ) are able to alone activate macrophages to secrete nitric oxide (NO), probably a causative agent of cell death. Moreover, some cytokines and gram positive pathogens together with IFNγ induce NO-production. Surprisingly, spores of Streptomyces sp., which are mesophilic gram-positive bacteria found in mouldy houses, stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages to produce pro-inflammatory cytokines, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and induced the expression of inducible NO-synthase (iNOS) with a subsequent NO-production. However, the Streptomyces spores did not kill NO-producing macrophages, as did both LPS and gram negative bacteria Pseudomonas fluorescens, strong inducers of cytokine- and NO-production. These results imply that Streptomyces sp., induced cytokine and NO-secretion, may play a role in the responses evoked by exposure to these microbes. Moreover, factors other than, or in addition to NO, are necessary for cytotoxicity in murine macrophages.
Authors:
M R Hirvonen; A Nevalainen; N Makkonen; J Mönkkönen; K Savolainen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Environmental toxicology and pharmacology     Volume:  3     ISSN:  1382-6689     ISO Abbreviation:  Environ. Toxicol. Pharmacol.     Publication Date:  1997 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-07-25     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9612020     Medline TA:  Environ Toxicol Pharmacol     Country:  Netherlands    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  57-63     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Division of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute, P.O. Box 95, FIN-70701 Kuopio, Finland.
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