Abstract
Without known stimulation in vivo and in vitro, resident peritoneal macrophages from 5 conventional or specific pathogen-free (SPF) rat strains [Hairless (H), BDIX, Wistar (W), Sprague-Dawley (SD) and Long-Evans (LE)] exhibited an in vitro strain-dependent cytolysis against DHD-K12/TS cancer cells. This natural cytolysis was also observed when polymyxin B was added to the culture medium. The percentage of natural cytolysis varied from one rat to another but was significantly different according to the strain. In the presence of 10 μg endotoxin/ml, macrophages from BDIX, W, SD and LE rats were always cytolytic, whilst those of H rats were irregularly cytolytic. Endotoxins induced or increased macrophage-mediated cytolysis from H, BDIX, W and SD rats, but they were without effect for LE rats. The endotoxin effect depended on the level of natural cytolysis. In contrast to mouse resident peritoneal macrophages, which were not naturally cytolytic and not activated in vitro by endotoxins, these results show that rat resident peritoneal macrophages can be naturally cytolytic. This cytolysis can be enhanced by endotoxins as the sole in vitro stimulus. Rat macrophage natural cytolytic activity is strain-dependent.
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