Effect of SP-A and surfactant lipids on expression of cell surface markers in the THP-1 monocytic cell line

Sergey G. Kremlev, David S. Phelps

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Abstract

Pulmonary surfactant and its lipid components inhibit cell proliferation and cytokine expression. Surfactant protein A (SP-A) can stimulate these same functions. We assessed the impact of SP-A and surfactant lipids on the expression of the cell surface markers, CD14, CD54 (intercellular adhesion molecule-1), and CD11b, by the human monocytic cell line THP-1 using fluorescent antibody staining and fluorescence-activated cell sorting. Under basal conditions CD14 and CD54 were undetectable, and CD11b was expressed at low levels. Incubation of the cells in 1,25(OH)2D3 alone, or with low doses of surfactant lipids, increased CD14, CD54, and CD11b. Expression was increased further by SP-A. However, the SP-A-induced increases in cell markers were blocked by simultaneous treatment with lipid. The results suggest that the ability of the macrophage to participate in an inflammatory response is enhanced by SP-A alone or by surfactant containing a higher than normal proportion of SP-A. They further suggest that the addition of lipids results in a phenotype less prone to initiate an inflammatory reaction.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)L1070-L1077
JournalAmerican Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Volume272
Issue number6 16-6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1997

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physiology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Physiology (medical)
  • Cell Biology

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