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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) was identified in rat peritoneal macrophages by Western blot analysis and its secretion into culture medium by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. We investigated the effect of vitamin E on MIF production in macrophages in response to phorbol 12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA), calcium ionophore A23187, and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Intraperitoneal injections of vitamin E (5 mg per rat) for 6 successive days resulted in a significant increase of alpha-tocopherol content in peritoneal macrophages (478.3+/-90.7 ng/106 cells) compared with the control (1.5+/-0.5 ng/10(6) cells). For the control macrophages, MIF content of the medium (2.5x10(6) cells/18 ml) without stimulation was 2.27+/-0.20 ng/ml after 14 h culture, whereas stimulation with calcium ionophore A23187 (400 nM) and LPS (5.0 microg/ml) induced the elevation of MIF content to 3. 66+/-0.41 and 4.12+/-0.58 ng/ml, respectively. On the other hand, vitamin E-enriched macrophages without stimulation showed less MIF content (0.77+/-0.23 ng/ml) than the control. Similarly, the increase of MIF of vitamin E-treated macrophages was significantly suppressed after stimulation with calcium ionophore A23187 or LPS, compared with the control macrophages. From analysis of intracellular MIF content by Western blot, we found no alteration of intracellular MIF content of vitamin E-macrophages, in contrast to the decreased content of control stimulated-macrophages. Taken together, these results indicate that vitamin E may contribute to the regulation of immune responses through regulation of MIF secretion.
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