In vitro production of tumor necrosis factor by murine splenic macrophages stimulated with mannoprotein constituents of Candida albicans cell wall

A Vecchiarelli, M Puliti, A Torosantucci, A Cassone… - Cellular …, 1991 - Elsevier
Mannoprotein components from Candida albicans were investigated for their ability to
induce production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) by cultured splenocytes from naive or
Candida-infected mice. Two chromatographically separated mannoproteins preparations,
designated F1 and F2, were as able as the heat-inactivated Candida cells to induce the
production of TNF from splenocytes of naive animals. In addition, they caused a significant
augmentation of basic TNF secretion by splenocytes of Candida-infected animals …