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We have tested the hypothesis that tumor necrosis factor (TNF), by binding to and activating granulocytes, may contribute to the pathogenesis of gram-negative sepsis and the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Buffy coat granulocytes incubated with as little as 0.5 ng/mL of recombinant TNF (rTNF) showed a dose-related increase in nitroblue tetrazolium dye reduction, in granulocyte polarization, in superoxide anion release, and in visually apparent aggregation. Purified lipopolysaccharide (1 microgram/mL) caused polymorphonuclear (PMN) aggregation and activation that was neutralized by polymyxin B. The release of superoxide was augmented by preincubation of the PMNs with gamma-interferon. The effect of TNF was neutralized by TNF-specific murine monoclonal antibodies but not by polymyxin B. Scatchard analysis of 125I-rTNF binding to granulocytes revealed about 1,200 receptors per cell with a Kd of 4.9 X 10(-10) mol/L. These results suggest that the release of TNF by mononuclear phagocytes contributes to granulocyte activation and aggregation during inflammation.
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