Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-1984
Publication Title
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Department
Geisel School of Medicine
Abstract
We investigated the ability of purified, recombinant DNA-derived interferons (IFN) to induce phenotypic changes in cells of the HL-60 promyelocytic leukemia cell line. Changes in cell surface markers detected by monoclonal antibodies as well as morphologic, histochemical, and functional changes were monitored. We found that gamma-IFN, but not alpha- or beta-IFN, induced the expression of antigens characteristic of monocytes and granulocytes (AML-2-23, 63D3, and 61D3), as well as changes in morphology consistent with monocytoid differentiation. These included induction of alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase, increased cell size, and a decrease in azurophilic granules. The gamma-IFN dose dependency and time course of the effect on antigen expression suggest that de novo protein synthesis was induced by gamma-IFN. The activity of gamma-IFN and of mixed-lymphocyte culture supernatant was blocked by a monoclonal antibody to gamma-IFN. Significant augmentation in the ability of the HL-60 cells to mediate antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity was induced by gamma-IFN. These findings suggest that gamma-IFN plays a role in the regulation of hematopoiesis.
DOI
10.1172/JCI111292
Original Citation
Ball ED, Guyre PM, Shen L, et al. Gamma interferon induces monocytoid differentiation in the HL-60 cell line. J Clin Invest. 1984;73(4):1072-1077. doi:10.1172/JCI111292
Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation
Ball, Edward D.; Guyre, Paul M.; Shen, Li; Glynn, John M.; Maliszewski, Charles R.; Baker, Paul E.; and Fanger, Michael W., "Gamma Interferon Induces Monocytoid Differentiation in the HL-60 Cell Line." (1984). Dartmouth Scholarship. 3609.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/3609
