Macrophages specifically regulate the concentration of their own growth factor in the circulation.

A. Bartocci, D. S. Mastrogiannis, G. Migliorati, R. J. Stockert, A. W. Wolkoff, E. R. Stanley

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Abstract

The physiological mechanism of clearance of the mononuclear phagocyte growth factor, colony-stimulating factor 1 (CSF-1), from the circulation of normal mice was investigated by following the fate of a trace amount of i.v. injected 125I-labeled CSF-1. Macrophages selectively cleared CSF-1 by CSF-1 receptor-mediated endocytosis and degraded the growth factor intracellularly. This manner of clearance provides a feedback control mechanism whereby the rate of macrophage production is determined by the number of mature macrophages.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6179-6183
Number of pages5
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume84
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 1987
Externally publishedYes

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