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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-1-6
pubmed:abstractText
A peptide homologous to a region of murine granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (mGM-CSF), P27-38, which was shown to be a GM-CSF antagonist, inhibited the function of serotonin release from murine mast cells. Peptide P27-38 inhibited immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated serotonin release in a dose-dependent manner when induced by either specific antigen or anti-IgE antibody. In contrast, non-receptor-mediated release of serotonin by agents such as compound 48/80 or the calcium ionophore A23187 were not affected by the GM-CSF antagonist. Similar effects were observed with GM-CSF-neutralizing antibodies. The inhibitory effect of P27-38 and the neutralizing antibodies on serotonin release could be reversed by the addition of exogenous GM-CSF to the stimulated mast cells, indicating that the inhibitory activity was probably due to an effect on endogenously produced GM-CSF. These findings suggest that GM-CSF produced by stimulated mast cells is involved in the regulation of their activity in an autocrine manner.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0741-5400
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
54
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
523-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor plays a role in the functional activity of mast cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Wallingford, CT 06492-7660.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article