| Literature DB >> 7526573 |
M Otterlei1, K M Vårum, L Ryan, T Espevik.
Abstract
Chitosans with different chemical composition were found to induce TNF-alpha production from human monocytes. Their ability to induce TNF-alpha was found to be highly dependent on neutral-solubility and molecular weight. Monoclonal antibodies against CD14 inhibited TNF-alpha production from monocytes stimulated with neutral-soluble chitosans. Binding studies indicated that lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and neutral-soluble chitosans share a binding site on monocytes which involves CD14. TNF-alpha production from monocytes stimulated with chitosans was dependent on serum. LPS-binding protein (LBP) enhanced the chitosan-induced TNF-alpha production only to a minor degree, suggesting that serum proteins other than LBP play an important role in the stimulatory effect.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 7526573 DOI: 10.1016/0264-410x(94)90292-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vaccine ISSN: 0264-410X Impact factor: 3.641