The Journal of Immunology, Vol 144, Issue 12 4749-4756, Copyright © 1990 by American Association of Immunologists

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Production by K 562 cells of an inhibitor of adherence-related functions of human neutrophils

M Amar, N Amit, TP Huu, S Chollet-Martin, MT Labro, MA Gougerot-Pocidalo and J Hakim
INSERM U. 294, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Xavier Bichat, Paris, France.

Certain tumor cells generate factors that inhibit neutrophil chemotaxis. Our study was designed to explore whether such factors are produced by K 562 malignant cells and whether these have a broader effect in altering neutrophil functions. After 48 h of in vitro culture of K 562 cells, the culture medium and the cells were separated, lyophilized, and extracted with ethanol. These K 562 products, i.e., either the cell or supernatant extract, inhibited both nonstimulated locomotion and locomotion induced either by FMLP or activated serum. Furthermore, K 562 products inhibited neutrophil adherence and oxidative burst induced by opsonized zymosan, whereas oxidative burst induced by PMA or FMLP was not altered. K 562 products had an inhibitory effect on the PMN binding to iC3b-coated particles. They did not modify Mo1 expression of resting cells, did not alter the up- regulation of the receptor induced by FMLP but inhibited the FMLP- induced capping of Mo1 Ag. Con A capping was also inhibited. Actin polymerization in FMLP-stimulated PMN, as measured by flow cytometry and phalloidin binding to F-actin, was inhibited by K 562 products. The inhibitory factor present in K 562 products (cell and culture supernatant) was purified in three steps including gel filtration, ion- exchange chromatography, and IEF. The eluted active fraction corresponded to single band of about 8 kDa on SDS-PAGE. From these experiments, it is concluded that K 562 malignant cells in culture contain and release a low molecular mass factor (congruent to 8 kDa) that inhibits all adherence-related functions of neutrophils, whereas it does not alter FMLP- or PMA-induced oxidative burst. Further studies are needed to assess whether products of other tumor cells also act on the neutrophil by inhibiting adherence-related functions, Mo1 function and capping, and actin polymerization.

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