D factor, also known as leukemia inhibitory factor, is a pleiotropic cytokine whose role during acute injury and inflammation is not known. Intraperitoneal administration of Escherichia coli endotoxin induced D factor gene expression in mice, and passive immunization against D factor protected them from the lethal effects of endotoxin and blocked endotoxin-induced increases in serum levels of interleukin 1 and 6. Peak levels of tumor necrosis factor and interferon gamma were not affected. These results indicate that D factor is an essential early mediator of the inflammatory cytokine response and therefore may be important in the pathogenesis of the many inflammatory conditions, such as sepsis, arthritis, allograft rejection, and cancer immunotherapy.
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September 01 1993
Passive immunization of mice against D factor blocks lethality and cytokine release during endotoxemia.
M I Block,
M I Block
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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M Berg,
M Berg
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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M J McNamara,
M J McNamara
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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J A Norton,
J A Norton
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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D L Fraker,
D L Fraker
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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H R Alexander
H R Alexander
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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M I Block
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
M Berg
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
M J McNamara
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
J A Norton
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
D L Fraker
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
H R Alexander
Surgical Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
Online ISSN: 1540-9538
Print ISSN: 0022-1007
J Exp Med (1993) 178 (3): 1085–1090.
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M I Block, M Berg, M J McNamara, J A Norton, D L Fraker, H R Alexander; Passive immunization of mice against D factor blocks lethality and cytokine release during endotoxemia.. J Exp Med 1 September 1993; 178 (3): 1085–1090. doi: https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.178.3.1085
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