Differentiation factor (D factor), also called leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), is a glycoprotein that has been increasingly recognized to possess a wide range of physiological activities. We examined the possibility that the administration of D factor may confer beneficial effects and enhance host resistance against lethal endotoxemia. A single intravenous dose of recombinant human D factor completely protected C57/Bl6 mice from the lethal effect of Escherichia coli endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide [LPS]). The protective effects were dose dependent and observed when administered 2-24 h before LPS. Previous work has shown that interleukin 1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) also protect against a subsequent LPS challenge in a dose-dependent manner. When human D factor was combined with sub-protective doses of IL-1 beta or TNF-alpha, there was dramatic synergistic protection against a subsequent lethal LPS challenge.
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April 01 1992
Differentiation factor/leukemia inhibitory factor protection against lethal endotoxemia in mice: synergistic effect with interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor.
H R Alexander,
H R Alexander
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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G G Wong,
G G Wong
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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G M Doherty,
G M Doherty
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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D J Venzon,
D J Venzon
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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D L Fraker,
D L Fraker
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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J A Norton
J A Norton
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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H R Alexander
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
G G Wong
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
G M Doherty
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
D J Venzon
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
D L Fraker
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
J A Norton
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
Online ISSN: 1540-9538
Print ISSN: 0022-1007
J Exp Med (1992) 175 (4): 1139–1142.
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H R Alexander, G G Wong, G M Doherty, D J Venzon, D L Fraker, J A Norton; Differentiation factor/leukemia inhibitory factor protection against lethal endotoxemia in mice: synergistic effect with interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor.. J Exp Med 1 April 1992; 175 (4): 1139–1142. doi: https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.175.4.1139
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