| Literature DB >> 2819867 |
A Bartocci, D S Mastrogiannis, G Migliorati, R J Stockert, A W Wolkoff, E R Stanley.
Abstract
The physiological mechanism of clearance of the mononuclear phagocyte growth factor, colony-stimulating factor 1 (CSF-1), from the circulation of normal mice was investigated by following the fate of a trace amount of i.v. injected 125I-labeled CSF-1. Macrophages selectively cleared CSF-1 by CSF-1 receptor-mediated endocytosis and degraded the growth factor intracellularly. This manner of clearance provides a feedback control mechanism whereby the rate of macrophage production is determined by the number of mature macrophages.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 2819867 PMCID: PMC299033 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.84.17.6179
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205