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Infect Immun. 1990 November; 58(11): 3564-3567

Mycoplasmas induce transcription and production of tumor necrosis factor in a monocytic cell line, THP-1, by a protein kinase C-independent pathway.

Department of Microbiology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.

ABSTRACT

We demonstrated that mycoplasmas (MP), previously shown to augment the antitumor activity of murine peritoneal macrophages, also induce cytotoxic activity in a human monocytic cell line, THP-1. THP-1 cells were induced to produce cytotoxic activity by MP in a time- and dose-dependent manner. By using neutralization by antibody against tumor necrosis factor (TNF), the cytotoxic activity was shown to be due to TNF released from the MP-stimulated cells. Studies with inhibitors of second-messenger pathways and Northern RNA blot analysis indicated that a Ca2(+)-dependent, but not protein kinase C-dependent, biochemical pathway is involved in MP-induced TNF production by THP-1 cells and that MP induce TNF production in the cells at the level of transcription. MP, unlike other bacteria, lack cell walls and lipopolysaccharide. The possible involvement of a TNF production mechanism distinct from that triggered by lipopolysaccharide is discussed.

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