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* Department of Nephrology and
Monash University Department of Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; and
Department of Anatomical Pathology, St. Vincents Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Correspondence: Dr. Greg Tesch, Department of Nephrology, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia. E-mail: gtesch{at}hotmail.com
Production of macrophage-colony stimulating factor (M-CSF), the major macrophage growth factor, is increased in tissues during inflammation. Therefore, we determined whether M-CSF, acting through its receptor c-fms, contributes to macrophage accumulation at a site of tissue injury. Daily treatment with anti-c-fms or control antibody was given to mice with renal inflammation resulting from unilateral ureteric obstruction (UUO). Following UUO, kidney M-CSF mRNA increased in association with macrophage accumulation (days 1, 5, and 10) and local macrophage proliferation (days 5 and 10). Anti-c-fms treatment caused a minor inhibition of monocyte recruitment at day 1, reduced macrophage accumulation by 75% at day 10, but did not affect blood monocyte counts or the CD4 and CD8 lymphocytic infiltrate. Prevention of macrophage accumulation by anti-c-fms treatment was associated with a 90% reduction in local macrophage proliferation at days 5 and 10 without evidence of increased macrophage apoptosis. Therefore, M-CSF/c-fms signaling plays a key role in macrophage accumulation during tissue injury.
Key Words: monocyte proliferation cytokine mouse
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