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Sawada K, Chung H, Softic S, Moreno-Fernandez ME, Divanovic S. The bidirectional immune crosstalk in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. Cell Metab 2023; 35:1852-1871. [PMID: 37939656 PMCID: PMC10680147 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
Abstract
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is an unabated risk factor for end-stage liver diseases with no available therapies. Dysregulated immune responses are critical culprits of MASLD pathogenesis. Independent contributions from either the innate or adaptive arms of the immune system or their unidirectional interplay are commonly studied in MASLD. However, the bidirectional communication between innate and adaptive immune systems and its impact on MASLD remain insufficiently understood. Given that both innate and adaptive immune cells are indispensable for the development and progression of inflammation in MASLD, elucidating pathogenic contributions stemming from the bidirectional interplay between these two arms holds potential for development of novel therapeutics for MASLD. Here, we review the immune cell types and bidirectional pathways that influence the pathogenesis of MASLD and highlight potential pharmacologic approaches to combat MASLD based on current knowledge of this bidirectional crosstalk.
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- Keisuke Sawada
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA; Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Immunology Graduate Program, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA; Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA; Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Gastroenterology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA; Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Immunology Graduate Program, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA; Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA; Center for Inflammation and Tolerance, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
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Doll JR, Moreno-Fernandez ME, Stankiewicz TE, Wayland JL, Wilburn A, Weinhaus B, Chougnet CA, Giordano D, Cappelletti M, Presicce P, Kallapur SG, Salomonis N, Tilburgs T, Divanovic S. BAFF and APRIL counterregulate susceptibility to inflammation-induced preterm birth. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112352. [PMID: 37027297 PMCID: PMC10551044 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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Clinical evidence points to a function for B cell-activating factor (BAFF) in pregnancy. However, direct roles for BAFF-axis members in pregnancy have not been examined. Here, via utility of genetically modified mice, we report that BAFF promotes inflammatory responsiveness and increases susceptibility to inflammation-induced preterm birth (PTB). In contrast, we show that the closely related A proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) decreases inflammatory responsiveness and susceptibility to PTB. Known BAFF-axis receptors serve a redundant function in signaling BAFF/APRIL presence in pregnancy. Treatment with anti-BAFF/APRIL monoclonal antibodies or BAFF/APRIL recombinant proteins is sufficient to manipulate susceptibility to PTB. Notably, macrophages at the maternal-fetal interface produce BAFF, while BAFF and APRIL presence divergently shape macrophage gene expression and inflammatory function. Overall, our findings demonstrate that BAFF and APRIL play divergent inflammatory roles in pregnancy and provide therapeutic targets for mitigating risk of inflammation-induced PTB.
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- Jessica R Doll
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA; Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA; Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA; Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA; Immunology Graduate Program, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA; Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Immunology Graduate Program, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA; Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Immunology Graduate Program, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA; Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Immunology Graduate Program, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Division of Neonatology and Developmental Biology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Division of Neonatology and Developmental Biology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Division of Neonatology and Developmental Biology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA; Division of Biomedical Informatics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA; Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Center for Inflammation and Tolerance, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA; Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA; Immunology Graduate Program, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA; Center for Inflammation and Tolerance, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
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The BAFF-APRIL System in Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15061791. [PMID: 36980677 PMCID: PMC10046288 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15061791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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B cell-activating factor (BAFF; also known as CD257, TNFSF13B, BLyS) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL; also known as CD256, TNFSF13) belong to the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family. BAFF was initially discovered as a B-cell survival factor, whereas APRIL was first identified as a protein highly expressed in various cancers. These discoveries were followed by over two decades of extensive research effort, which identified overlapping signaling cascades between BAFF and APRIL, controlling immune homeostasis in health and driving pathogenesis in autoimmunity and cancer, the latter being the focus of this review. High levels of BAFF, APRIL, and their receptors have been detected in different cancers and found to be associated with disease severity and treatment response. Here, we have summarized the role of the BAFF-APRIL system in immune cell differentiation and immune tolerance and detailed its pathogenic functions in hematological and solid cancers. We also highlight the emerging therapeutics targeting the BAFF-APRIL system in different cancer types.
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Giordano D, Kuley R, Draves KE, Elkon KB, Giltiay NV, Clark EA. B cell-activating factor (BAFF) from dendritic cells, monocytes and neutrophils is required for B cell maturation and autoantibody production in SLE-like autoimmune disease. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1050528. [PMID: 36923413 PMCID: PMC10009188 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1050528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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Purpose and methods B cell-activating factor (BAFF) contributes to the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Although several anti-BAFF Abs and derivatives have been developed for the treatment of SLE, the specific sources of BAFF that sustain autoantibody (auto-Ab) producing cells have not been definitively identified. Using BAFF-RFP reporter mice, we identified major changes in BAFF-producing cells in two mouse spontaneous lupus models (Tlr7 Tg mice and Sle1), and in a pristane-induced lupus (PIL) model. Results First, we confirmed that similar to their wildtype Tlr7 Tg and Sle1 mice counterparts, BAFF-RFP Tlr7 Tg mice and BAFF-RFP Sle1 mice had increased BAFF serum levels, which correlated with increases in plasma cells and auto-Ab production. Next, using the RFP reporter, we defined which cells had dysregulated BAFF production. BAFF-producing neutrophils (Nphs), monocytes (MOs), cDCs, T cells and B cells were all expanded in the spleens of BAFF-RFP Tlr7 Tg mice and BAFF-RFP Sle1 mice compared to controls. Furthermore, Ly6Chi inflammatory MOs and T cells had significantly increased BAFF expression per cell in both spontaneous lupus models, while CD8- DCs up-regulated BAFF expression only in the Tlr7 Tg mice. Similarly, pristane injection of BAFF-RFP mice induced increases in serum BAFF levels, auto-Abs, and the expansion of BAFF-producing Nphs, MOs, and DCs in both the spleen and peritoneal cavity. BAFF expression in MOs and DCs, in contrast to BAFF from Nphs, was required to maintain homeostatic and pristane-induced systemic BAFF levels and to sustain mature B cell pools in spleens and BMs. Although acting through different mechanisms, Nph, MO and DC sources of BAFF were each required for the development of auto-Abs in PIL mice. Conclusions Our findings underscore the importance of considering the relative roles of specific myeloid BAFF sources and B cell niches when developing treatments for SLE and other BAFF-associated autoimmune diseases.
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- Daniela Giordano
- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- *Correspondence: Daniela Giordano,
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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Macrophages in Lupus Nephritis: Exploring a potential new therapeutic avenue. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2022; 21:103211. [PMID: 36252930 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2022.103211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Lupus nephritis (LN) is a serious complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that occurs in about half of patients. LN is characterized by glomerular deposition of immune complexes, leading to subendothelial, mesangial and subepithelial electron dense deposits, triggering immune cell infiltration and glomerular as well as tubulointerstitial injury. Monocytes and macrophages are abundantly present in inflammatory lesions, both in glomeruli and the tubulointerstitium. Here we discuss how monocytes and macrophages are involved in this process and how monocytes and macrophages may represent specific therapeutic targets to control LN.
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Li CY, Huang SP, Chen YT, Wu HE, Cheng WC, Huang CY, Yu CC, Lin VC, Geng JH, Lu TL, Bao BY. TNFRSF13B is a potential contributor to prostate cancer. Cancer Cell Int 2022; 22:180. [PMID: 35524261 PMCID: PMC9074181 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-022-02590-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Immunodeficiencies are genetic diseases known to predispose an individual to cancer owing to defective immunity towards malignant cells. However, the link between immunodeficiency and prostate cancer progression remains unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of common genetic variants among eight immunodeficiency pathway-related genes on disease recurrence in prostate cancer patients treated with radical prostatectomy. Methods Genetic and bioinformatic analyses on 19 haplotype-tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms in eight immunodeficiency pathway-related genes were conducted in 458 patients with prostate cancer after receiving radical prostatectomy. Furthermore, the TNFRSF13B was knocked down in 22Rv1 and PC-3 human prostate cancer cell lines via transfecting short hairpin RNAs and cell proliferation and colony formation assays were performed. The molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of TNFRSF13B were further explored by microarray gene expression profiling. Results TNFRSF13B rs4792800 was found to be significantly associated with biochemical recurrence even after adjustment for clinical predictors and false discovery rate correction (adjusted hazard ratio 1.78, 95% confidence interval 1.16–2.71, p = 0.008), and the G allele was associated with higher TNFRSF13B expression (p = 0.038). Increased TNFRSF13B expression suggested poor prognosis in four independent prostate cancer datasets. Furthermore, silencing TNFRSF13B expression resulted in decreased colony formation of 22Rv1 and PC-3 cells through modulating the cell cycle and p53 signalling pathways. Conclusions The present study suggests the potential role of immunodeficiency pathway-related genes, primarily TNFRSF13B, in prostate cancer progression. Supplementary information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12935-022-02590-2.
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- Chia-Yang Li
- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan.,Program in Environmental and Occupational Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Institute of Genome Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, 40403, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, 813, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.,Department of Pharmacy, Tajen University, Pingtung, 907, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, 824, Taiwan.,School of Medicine for International Students, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 840, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, 812, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy, China Medical University, 100 Jingmao Road Section 1, Taichung, 406, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy, China Medical University, 100 Jingmao Road Section 1, Taichung, 406, Taiwan. .,Sex Hormone Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 404, Taiwan. .,Department of Nursing, Asia University, Taichung, 413, Taiwan.
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Zhang Y, Tao M, Chen C, Zhao X, Feng Q, Chen G, Fu Y. BAFF Blockade Attenuates DSS-Induced Chronic Colitis via Inhibiting NLRP3 Inflammasome and NF-κB Activation. Front Immunol 2022; 13:783254. [PMID: 35320937 PMCID: PMC8934862 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.783254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Background BAFF production is increased in IBD patients. However, the specific role of BAFF in IBD is still uncovered. This study aimed to investigate the expression and function of BAFF in experimental colitis and the potential mechanisms. Methods BAFF levels in the serum and colon tissues were measured by ELISA in DSS-induced colitis mice. Mouse-derived BAFF antibody was administered in DSS mice. The changes of body weight, disease activity index (DAI) scores, colon length, spleen weight, histopathological damage, inflammatory indicators, NF-κB signaling, and NLRP3 inflammasome were assayed in DSS mice and control. LPS-primed RAW264.7 cells and bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs) were treated with BAFF blockage and recombinant mouse BAFF. Inflammatory associated cytokines, NLRP3 inflammasomes and NF-κB signaling were detected among groups. Results BAFF production was elevated systemically and locally in colitis mice. BAFF blockade improved the body weight loss, DAI scores, colon length, spleen weight, and histopathological damage in colitis mice. Immunoflurescence analysis revealed that elevated macrophages in mucosal lamina propria were the primary source of BAFF in the colon. NLRP3 inflammasome and NF-κB signaling pathway activation were dramatically inhibited in DSS mice treated with BAFF blockage. In LPS-primed RAW264.7 cells/BMDMs, BAFF blockade decreased the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome (NLPR3, ASC, cleaved IL-1β, cleaved caspase 1) via inhibiting NF-κB signaling pathway. Moreover, LPS synergizes with BAFF to promote inflammatory factor secretion and expression of NF-κB signaling pathway in RAW264.7 cells. Conclusions These results suggested that BAFF blockade protected against colitis partially by relieving inflammation, inhibiting intestinal NLRP3 inflammasome and NF-κB signaling pathway from macrophages. BAFF plays an important role in inflammation regulation in IBD, thus providing a novel idea for further research on colitis and experimental evidences for novel potential therapeutic target in IBD.
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- Ying Zhang
- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Yu Fu,
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Liu W, Stachura P, Xu HC, Váraljai R, Shinde P, Ganesh NU, Mack M, Van Lierop A, Huang A, Sundaram B, Lang KS, Picard D, Fischer U, Remke M, Homey B, Roesch A, Häussinger D, Lang PA, Borkhardt A, Pandyra AA. BAFF Attenuates Immunosuppressive Monocytes in the Melanoma Tumor Microenvironment. Cancer Res 2022; 82:264-277. [PMID: 34810198 PMCID: PMC9397630 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-21-1171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Emerging evidence indicates B-cell activating factor (BAFF, Tnfsf13b) to be an important cytokine for antitumor immunity. In this study, we generated a BAFF-overexpressing B16.F10 melanoma cell model and found that BAFF-expressing tumors grow more slowly in vivo than control tumors. The tumor microenvironment (TME) of BAFF-overexpressing tumors had decreased myeloid infiltrates with lower PD-L1 expression. Monocyte depletion and anti-PD-L1 antibody treatment confirmed the functional importance of monocytes for the phenotype of BAFF-mediated tumor growth delay. RNA sequencing analysis confirmed that monocytes isolated from BAFF-overexpressing tumors were characterized by a less exhaustive phenotype and were enriched for in genes involved in activating adaptive immune responses and NF-κB signaling. Evaluation of patients with late-stage metastatic melanoma treated with inhibitors of the PD-1/PD-L1 axis demonstrated a stratification of patients with high and low BAFF plasma levels. Patients with high BAFF levels experienced lower responses to anti-PD-1 immunotherapies. In summary, these results show that BAFF, through its effect on tumor-infiltrating monocytes, not only impacts primary tumor growth but can serve as a biomarker to predict response to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in advanced disease. SIGNIFICANCE: The BAFF cytokine regulates monocytes in the melanoma microenvironment to suppress tumor growth, highlighting the importance of BAFF in antitumor immunity.
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- Wei Liu
- Department of Molecular Medicine II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Medicine II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Medicine II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University of Duisburg-Essen and the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Essen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Medicine II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Medicine II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Medicine II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Medicine II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, Center of Child and Adolescent Health, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Division of Pediatric Neuro-Oncogenomics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), partner site Essen/Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Department of Neuropathology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, Center of Child and Adolescent Health, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, Center of Child and Adolescent Health, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Division of Pediatric Neuro-Oncogenomics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), partner site Essen/Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Department of Neuropathology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University of Duisburg-Essen and the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Essen, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, Center of Child and Adolescent Health, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, Center of Child and Adolescent Health, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Corresponding Author: Aleksandra A. Pandyra, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, Center of Child and Adolescent Health, Heinrich-Heine-University, Universitätsstraβe 1, Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany. E-mail:
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Quah PS, Sutton V, Whitlock E, Figgett WA, Andrews DM, Fairfax KA, Mackay F. The effects of B-cell-activating factor on the population size, maturation and function of murine natural killer cells. Immunol Cell Biol 2022; 100:761-776. [PMID: 36106449 PMCID: PMC9828838 DOI: 10.1111/imcb.12585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
The role of B-cell-activating factor (BAFF) in B-lymphocyte biology has been comprehensively studied, but its contributions to innate immunity remain unclear. Natural killer (NK) cells form the first line of defense against viruses and tumors, and have been shown to be defective in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The link between BAFF and NK cells in the development and progression of SLE remains unstudied. By assessing NK cell numbers in wild-type (WT), BAFF-/- (BAFF deficient), BAFF-R-/- (BAFF receptor deficient), TACI-/- (transmembrane activator and calcium modulator and cyclophilin ligand interactor deficient), BCMA-/- (B-cell maturation antigen deficient) and BAFF transgenic (Tg) mice, we observed that BAFF signaling through BAFF-R was essential for sustaining NK cell numbers in the spleen. However, according to the cell surface expression of CD27 and CD11b on NK cells, we found that BAFF was dispensable for NK cell maturation. Ex vivo and in vivo models showed that NK cells from BAFF-/- and BAFF Tg mice produced interferon-γ and killed tumor cells at a level similar to that in WT mice. Finally, we established that NK cells do not express receptors that interact with BAFF in the steady state or in the BAFF Tg mouse model of SLE. Our findings demonstrate that BAFF has an indirect effect on NK cell homeostasis and no effect on NK cell function.
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- Pin Shie Quah
- Department of Immunology and PathologyCentral Clinical School, Monash UniversityMelbourneVICAustralia,Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyThe University of Melbourne, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityMelbourneVICAustralia
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- Rosie Lew Cancer Immunology ProgramPeter MacCallum Cancer CentreMelbourneVICAustralia,Sir Peter MacCallum Department of OncologyThe University of MelbourneMelbourneVICAustralia
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- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyThe University of Melbourne, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityMelbourneVICAustralia,QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteHerstonQLDAustralia
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- Department of Immunology and PathologyCentral Clinical School, Monash UniversityMelbourneVICAustralia,Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyThe University of Melbourne, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityMelbourneVICAustralia,Garvan Institute of Medical ResearchDarlinghurstNSWAustralia
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- Department of Immunology and PathologyCentral Clinical School, Monash UniversityMelbourneVICAustralia,Bioproperties, RingwoodMelbourneVICAustralia
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- Blood Cells and Blood Cancer DivisionThe Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchParkvilleVICAustralia,Menzies Institute for Medical ResearchUniversity of TasmaniaHobartTASAustralia,School of Medicine, College of Health and MedicineUniversity of TasmaniaHobartTASAustralia
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- Department of Immunology and PathologyCentral Clinical School, Monash UniversityMelbourneVICAustralia,Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyThe University of Melbourne, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityMelbourneVICAustralia,QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteHerstonQLDAustralia,Faculty of MedicineThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQLDAustralia
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Role of B-Cell Activating Factor (BAFF) in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 12:diagnostics12010045. [PMID: 35054212 PMCID: PMC8774757 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12010045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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As early commencement of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatment has been shown to substantially improve outcomes, it is of utmost importance to make a timely diagnosis of this disease. Despite undisputed sensitivity of fecal calprotectin, the most widely accepted IBD biomarker, in discriminating between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and IBD, as well as recognized role in monitoring disease activity and response to therapy, perhaps the biggest setback of calprotectin use in IBD is lack of specificity. Therefore, an additional biomarker in IBD is warranted. B-cell activating factor (BAFF), a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily, recently emerged as a viable candidate for this role. So far, overproduction of BAFF has been observed in various autoimmune diseases, most notably in systemic lupus erythematosus, where BAFF-inhibitor belimumab was approved for treatment. As BAFF levels were also shown to correlate with indices of IBD, in this review we aimed to summarize the current evidence with respect to the role of BAFF in diagnosis and assessing the activity of IBD, as well as putative therapeutic implications that may arise from exploring of this relation.
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Zhang Y, Tian J, Xiao F, Zheng L, Zhu X, Wu L, Zhao C, Wang S, Rui K, Zou H, Lu L. B cell-activating factor and its targeted therapy in autoimmune diseases. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 2021; 64:57-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2021.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Wang L, Zhang T, Zhang Z, Wang Z, Zhou YJ, Wang Z. B cell activating factor regulates periodontitis development by suppressing inflammatory responses in macrophages. BMC Oral Health 2021; 21:426. [PMID: 34481478 PMCID: PMC8418735 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-021-01788-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Background B cell activating factor (BAFF) is a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily with immunomodulatory effects on both innate and adaptive immune responses. Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease characterized by periodontal soft tissue inflammation and the progressive loss of periodontal ligament and alveolar bone. Macrophages are closely related to periodontitis progression. However, the role of BAFF in periodontitis development and macrophage polarization and the underlying mechanism remain unknown. Methods In vivo, a ligation-induced mouse model of periodontitis for BAFF blockade was established to investigate the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) through real-time PCR (RT-PCR) and immunohistochemistry. In addition, the level of TNF-α in the periodontium, the number of osteoclasts, and alveolar bone resorption were observed. In vitro, RAW 264.7 macrophage cells were treated with 100 ng/mL Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide (P. gingivalis LPS) in either the presence or absence of 50 nM small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting BAFF, followed by further incubation for 24 h. These cells and supernatants were collected and stored for RT-PCR, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, western blotting and immunofluorescence microscopy. Results In vivo, BAFF blockade decreased the levels of TNF-α in the periodontium in a ligature-induced mouse periodontitis model. Reduced osteoclast formation and lower alveolar bone loss were also observed. In addition, BAFF blockade was related to the expression of polarization signature molecules in macrophages. In vitro, BAFF knockdown notably suppressed the production of TNF-α in RAW 264.7 cells stimulated by P. gingivalis LPS. Moreover, BAFF knockdown attenuated the polarization of RAW 264.7 cells into classically activated macrophages (M1), with reduced expression of iNOS. Conclusions Based on our limited evidence, we showed BAFF blockade exhibits potent anti-inflammatory properties in mice experimental periodontitis in vivo and in P. gingivalis LPS-treated RAW 264.7 cells in vitro, and macrophage polarization may be responsible for this effect. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12903-021-01788-6.
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- Lixia Wang
- Department of Stomatology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, 8th Gongti South Road, Beijing, 100020, China.,International Medical Center, Tianjin Stomatological Hospital, School Medicine, Nankai University, 75th Dagu North Road, Tianjin, 300041, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Oral Maxillofacial Function Reconstruction, 75th Dagu North Road, Tianjin, 300041, China
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- Department of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, Shanxi Medical University, 56 Xinjian South Road, Yingze, Taiyuan, 030001, Shaanxi, China
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- International Medical Center, Tianjin Stomatological Hospital, School Medicine, Nankai University, 75th Dagu North Road, Tianjin, 300041, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Oral Maxillofacial Function Reconstruction, 75th Dagu North Road, Tianjin, 300041, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Beijing Key Laboratory for Cancer Invasion and Metastasis, Department of Oncology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Beijing Key Laboratory for Cancer Invasion and Metastasis, Department of Oncology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Stomatology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, 8th Gongti South Road, Beijing, 100020, China.
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Morawska I, Kurkowska S, Bębnowska D, Hrynkiewicz R, Becht R, Michalski A, Piwowarska-Bilska H, Birkenfeld B, Załuska-Ogryzek K, Grywalska E, Roliński J, Niedźwiedzka-Rystwej P. The Epidemiology and Clinical Presentations of Atopic Diseases in Selective IgA Deficiency. J Clin Med 2021; 10:3809. [PMID: 34501259 PMCID: PMC8432128 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10173809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Selective IgA deficiency (sIgAD) is the most common primary immunodeficiency disease (PID), with an estimated occurrence from about 1:3000 to even 1:150, depending on population. sIgAD is diagnosed in adults and children after the 4th year of age, with immunoglobulin A level below 0.07 g/L and normal levels of IgM and IgG. Usually, the disease remains undiagnosed throughout the patient's life, due to its frequent asymptomatic course. If symptomatic, sIgAD is connected to more frequent viral and bacterial infections of upper respiratory, urinary, and gastrointestinal tracts, as well as autoimmune and allergic diseases. Interestingly, it may also be associated with other PIDs, such as IgG subclasses deficiency or specific antibodies deficiency. Rarely sIgAD can evolve to common variable immunodeficiency disease (CVID). It should also be remembered that IgA deficiency may occur in the course of other conditions or result from their treatment. It is hypothesized that allergic diseases (e.g., eczema, rhinitis, asthma) are more common in patients diagnosed with this particular PID. Selective IgA deficiency, although usually mildly symptomatic, can be difficult for clinicians. The aim of the study is to summarize the connection between selective IgA deficiency and atopic diseases.
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- Izabela Morawska
- Department of Clinical Immunology and Immunotherapy, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (I.M.); (A.M.); (E.G.); (J.R.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University, Unii Lubelskiej 1 St., 71-252 Szczecin, Poland; (S.K.); (H.P.-B.); (B.B.)
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- Institute of Biology, University of Szczecin, Felczaka 3c St., 71-412 Szczecin, Poland; (D.B.); (R.H.)
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- Institute of Biology, University of Szczecin, Felczaka 3c St., 71-412 Szczecin, Poland; (D.B.); (R.H.)
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- Clinical Department of Oncology, Chemotherapy and Cancer Immunotherapy, Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin, Unii Lubelskiej 1, 71-252 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Immunotherapy, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (I.M.); (A.M.); (E.G.); (J.R.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University, Unii Lubelskiej 1 St., 71-252 Szczecin, Poland; (S.K.); (H.P.-B.); (B.B.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University, Unii Lubelskiej 1 St., 71-252 Szczecin, Poland; (S.K.); (H.P.-B.); (B.B.)
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8b St., 20-090 Lublin, Poland;
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Immunotherapy, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (I.M.); (A.M.); (E.G.); (J.R.)
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Immunotherapy, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (I.M.); (A.M.); (E.G.); (J.R.)
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Li XY, Duan HJ, Liu XY, Deng XL. Change of serum B-cell activating factor level in patients with positive antiphospholipid antibodies and previous adverse pregnancy outcomes and its significance. Chin Med J (Engl) 2021; 133:2287-2294. [PMID: 32842014 PMCID: PMC7546878 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000000948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background: B-cell activating factor (BAFF) is vital for B cell survival. Serum BAFF levels are elevated in thrombotic antiphospholipid syndrome, but little is known about levels in patients with positive antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) and previous adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs). We aimed to analyze serum BAFF concentrations of these patients in early pregnancy along with different pregnancy outcomes. Methods: Thirty-six pregnant patients positive for aPLs and previous APOs (patient group), 25 healthy pregnant females (HP group) and 35 healthy non-pregnant females (HNP group) from the Peking University Third Hospital, between October 2018 and March 2019, were enrolled in this study. Serum of HNP and serum of patients as well as HP in the first gestational trimester were collected. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits were used to measure serum BAFF and interferon-alpha (IFN-α) concentrations. Cytometric bead array analysis was used to measure serum concentrations of cytokines. The patient group was further divided into APOs and non-APOs (NAPOs) group, fetal loss and live birth group according to pregnancy outcomes. The Mann-Whitney U-test was used to assess significance between and within groups. Spearman rank-order was used to evaluate correlation coefficients between BAFF and related cytokines. Results: The serum BAFF level in HP group was significantly lower than HNP group (245.24 [218.80, 265.90] vs. 326.94 [267.31, 414.80] pg/mL, Z = −3.966, P < 0.001). The BAFF level was obviously elevated in patient group compared to that in HP group (307.77 [219.86, 415.65] vs. 245.24 [218.80, 265.90] pg/mL, Z = −2.464, P = 0.013). BAFF levels in APOs group tended to be higher than that in NAPOs group (416.52 [307.07, 511.12] vs. 259.37 [203.59, 375.81] pg/mL, Z = −2.718, P = 0.006). Compared to HP group, concentrations of IFN-α, interleukin (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor were higher in patient group (33.37 [18.85, 48.12] vs. 13.10 [6.85, 25.47] pg/mL, Z = −2.023, P = 0.043; 39.16 [4.41, 195.87] vs. 3.37 [2.92, 3.90] pg/mL, Z = −3.650, P < 0.001; 8.23 [2.27, 64.46] vs. 1.53 [1.25, 2.31] pg/mL, Z = −3.604, P < 0.001, respectively). Serum BAFF levels had a positive correlation with the concentrations of both IL-6 and IL-10 (IL-6: r = 0.525, P = 0.002; IL-10: r = 0.438, P = 0.012). Conclusions: Serum BAFF levels are increased in patients with positive aPLs and previous APOs as compared to healthy pregnant females and tend to be higher in individuals with current APOs. The BAFF levels have a positive correlation with serum IL-6 and IL-10.
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- Xin-Yi Li
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University Third Hospital, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China
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Wang J, Yang C, Hou X, Xu J, Yun Y, Qin L, Yang P. Rapamycin Modulates the Proinflammatory Memory-Like Response of Microglia Induced by BAFF. Front Immunol 2021; 12:639049. [PMID: 34054807 PMCID: PMC8158300 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.639049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Recently trained immunity of microglia provided an opportunity to study the chronic effect of microglial activation and its metabolic rewiring in neuroimmunological diseases. Since elevated levels of B cell-activating factor (BAFF) have been proved to be associated with some chronic neuroimmunological disorders. Here, we used the trained innate immunity model to analyze the effect of BAFF, a vital regulator of the adaptive immune system, on long-term microglial activation and metabolic reprogramming in vitro and in vivo. Methods and results In vitro, BV2 cells and mouse primary microglial cells were incubated with BAFF for 24 h (BAFF priming). After 5 days of resting, microglia were restimulated with LPS (LPS restimulation) or BAFF (BAFF restimulation). BAFF priming induced a pro-inflammatory trained immunity-phenotype of both BV2 cells and primary microglial cells, which was indicated by morphological change, secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokine and chemokine upon LPS restimulation or BAFF restimulation. The production of lactate and NAD+/NADH ratio were elevated 5 days after BAFF priming. The activation of the Akt/mTOR/HIF-1α pathway was induced by BAFF priming and lasted for 5 days. Pretreating the BV2 cells or mouse primary microglial cells with rapamycin blocked mTOR/HIF-1α activation and cellular metabolic reprogramming induced by BAFF training. Consistently, rapamycin efficiently suppressed the trained immunity-like responses of microglia triggered by BAFF. In vivo, adult male mice were treated with BAFF by intracerebroventricular injection for priming and 7 days later with BAFF for restimulation. BAFF training activated microglia in the cortex and hippocampus. The production of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines was elevated after BAFF training. Conclusion Our current data, for the first time, demonstrate that BAFF priming induces a proinflammatory memory-like response of microglia not only to LPS but also to BAFF itself. Rapamycin inhibits microglial priming triggered by BAFF through targeting the mTOR/HIF-1α signaling pathway. Our data reveal a novel role of BAFF in trained immunity and that rapamycin may be a potential therapeutic target of neuroimmunological diseases.
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- Jianing Wang
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of 1st Cancer Institute, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Quan R, Chen C, Yan W, Zhang Y, Zhao X, Fu Y. BAFF Blockade Attenuates Inflammatory Responses and Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction in a Murine Endotoxemia Model. Front Immunol 2020; 11:570920. [PMID: 33324396 PMCID: PMC7725703 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.570920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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B cell-activating factor (BAFF) production is increased in septic patients. However, the specific role of BAFF in sepsis remains unknown. This study was designed to investigate the expression and function of BAFF in an experimental endotoxemia model and to identify the potential mechanisms. We established an endotoxemia mouse (6–8 weeks, 20–22 g) model by administering 30 mg/kg lipopolysaccharide (LPS). BAFF levels in the circulating system and organ tissues were measured 4 and 8 h after LPS injection. Survival rates in the endotoxemia mice were monitored for 72 h after BAFF blockade. The effects of BAFF blockade on systemic and local inflammation, organ injuries, and intestinal barrier function were also evaluated 4 h after LPS treatment. BAFF production was systemically and locally elevated after LPS challenge. BAFF blockade improved the survival rate, systemic inflammation, and multi-organ injuries. Moreover, BAFF blockade attenuated both intestinal inflammation and impaired intestinal permeability. BAFF blockade upregulated ZO-1 and occludin protein levels via the NF-κB/MLCK/MLC signaling pathway. These results suggested that BAFF blockade protects against lethal endotoxemia at least partially by alleviating inflammation, multi-organ injuries, and improving intestinal barrier function and provides a novel focus for further research on sepsis and experimental evidence for clinical therapy.
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- Runze Quan
- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Wise LM, Stohl W. Belimumab and Rituximab in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Tale of Two B Cell-Targeting Agents. Front Med (Lausanne) 2020; 7:303. [PMID: 32695790 PMCID: PMC7338653 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Given the centrality of B cells to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), it stands to reason that a candidate therapeutic agent that targets B cells could be efficacious. Both rituximab, a monoclonal antibody (mAb) that binds to CD20 on the surface of B cells, and belimumab, a mAb that binds and neutralizes the B cell survival factor BAFF, have been extensively studied for the treatment of SLE. Despite the greater ability of rituximab to deplete B cells than that of belimumab, randomized controlled trials of rituximab in SLE failed to reach their primary clinical endpoints, whereas the primary clinical endpoints were reached in four independent phase-III clinical trials of belimumab in SLE. Accordingly, belimumab has been approved for treatment of SLE, whereas use of rituximab in SLE remains off-label. Nevertheless, several case series of rituximab have pointed to some utility for rituximab in treating SLE. In this review, we provide a concise summary of the factors that led to belimumab's success in SLE as well an analysis of the elements that may have contributed to the lack of success seen in the rituximab randomized controlled trials in SLE.
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- Leanna M Wise
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Kampa M, Notas G, Stathopoulos EN, Tsapis A, Castanas E. The TNFSF Members APRIL and BAFF and Their Receptors TACI, BCMA, and BAFFR in Oncology, With a Special Focus in Breast Cancer. Front Oncol 2020; 10:827. [PMID: 32612943 PMCID: PMC7308424 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily consists of 19 ligands and 29 receptors and is related to multiple cellular events from proliferation and differentiation to apoptosis and tumor reduction. In this review, we overview the whole system, and we focus on A proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL, TNFSF13) and B cell-activating factor (BAFF, TNFSF13B) and their receptors transmembrane activator and Ca2+ modulator (CAML) interactor (TACI, TNFRSF13B), B cell maturation antigen (BCMA, TNFRSF17), and BAFF receptor (BAFFR, TNFRSF13C). We explore their role in cancer and novel biological therapies introduced for multiple myeloma and further focus on breast cancer, in which the modulation of this system seems to be of potential interest, as a novel therapeutic target. Finally, we discuss some precautions which should be taken into consideration, while targeting the APRIL–BAFF system.
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- Marilena Kampa
- Laboratory of Experimental Endocrinology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklon, Greece
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- Laboratory of Experimental Endocrinology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklon, Greece
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- Laboratory of Experimental Endocrinology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklon, Greece
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- Laboratory of Experimental Endocrinology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklon, Greece
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Parodis I, Åkerström E, Sjöwall C, Sohrabian A, Jönsen A, Gomez A, Frodlund M, Zickert A, Bengtsson AA, Rönnelid J, Gunnarsson I. Autoantibody and Cytokine Profiles during Treatment with Belimumab in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E3463. [PMID: 32422945 PMCID: PMC7278961 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21103463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Revised: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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We investigated whether belimumab treatment impacts on levels of autoantibodies and cytokines of interest in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Longitudinally collected serum samples from 78 belimumab-treated Swedish SLE patients were analysed. Serum cytokine levels were determined using Luminex xMAP technology, and nuclear antigen autoantibody specificities using addressable laser bead immunoassay. In patients with detectable levels at baseline, interferon (IFN)-α2 levels were lower at month 6 (median; interquartile range (IQR): 8.9; 1.5-54.9 pg/mL) versus baseline (28.4; 20.9-100.3 pg/mL; p = 0.043). Interleukin (IL)-6 (baseline: 7.1; 2.9-16.1 pg/mL) decreased from month 6 (0.5; 0.5-6.3 pg/mL; p = 0.018) and throughout a 24 month follow-up. IL-10 (baseline: 12.6; 2.8-29.7 pg/mL) showed more rapid decreases from month 3 (1.8; 0.6-9.1 pg/mL; p = 0.003). Levels of anti-dsDNA (p < 0.001), anti-Smith antigen (Sm) (p = 0.002), anti-U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (U1RNP) (p < 0.001), anti-Sm-U1RNP complex (p = 0.028), and anti-ribosomal P (p = 0.012) antibodies decreased from month 3 and remained decreased. Anti-Sm positivity at baseline was associated with higher probability and/or shorter time to achieve sustained SLE responder index-4 response (hazard ratio (HR): 2.52; 95% CI: 1.20-5.29; p = 0.015), independently of other factors. Decline of IL-6 levels through month 3 was greater in responders. In summary, belimumab treatment lowered IFN-α2, IL-6, and IL-10 levels, as well as levels of multiple autoantibodies, however after different time spans. Notably, anti-Sm positivity and early decline in IL-6 levels were associated with favorable treatment outcome.
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- Ioannis Parodis
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden; (E.A.); (A.G.); (A.Z.); (I.G.)
- Rheumatology, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden; (E.A.); (A.G.); (A.Z.); (I.G.)
- Rheumatology, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Rheumatology/Division of Inflammation and Infection, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, SE-581 85 Linköping, Sweden; (C.S.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden; (A.S.); (J.R.)
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- Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, SE-222 42 Lund, Sweden; (A.J.); (A.A.B.)
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden; (E.A.); (A.G.); (A.Z.); (I.G.)
- Rheumatology, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Rheumatology/Division of Inflammation and Infection, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, SE-581 85 Linköping, Sweden; (C.S.); (M.F.)
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden; (E.A.); (A.G.); (A.Z.); (I.G.)
- Rheumatology, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, SE-222 42 Lund, Sweden; (A.J.); (A.A.B.)
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden; (A.S.); (J.R.)
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden; (E.A.); (A.G.); (A.Z.); (I.G.)
- Rheumatology, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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Stohl W, Yu N, Chalmers S, Putterman C, Jacob CO. Development of Murine Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the Absence of BAFF. Arthritis Rheumatol 2019; 72:292-302. [PMID: 31493335 DOI: 10.1002/art.41097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can develop in the absence of BAFF in an SLE-prone host. METHODS Starting with C57BL/6 mice that express a human BCL2 transgene (Tg) in their B cells (thereby rendering B cell survival largely independent of BAFF-triggered signals), we introgressed this Tg into NZM 2328 mice genetically deficient in BAFF (NZM.Baff-/- ) to generate NZM.Baff-/- .Bcl2Tg mice. Expression of human Bcl-2 and lymphocyte profiles were assessed by fluorescence-activated cell sorting, and serologic profiles were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Immunofluorescence and histologic analyses were performed to assess renal immunopathologic features in the mice, and clinical disease was assessed according to the outcomes of severe proteinuria and death. RESULTS In comparison to their non-Tg NZM.Baff-/- littermates (n ≥ 7), NZM.Baff-/- .Bcl2Tg mice (n ≥ 8) overexpressed Bcl-2 in their B cells and developed significantly increased percentages and numbers of B cells and plasma cells, serum levels of IgG autoantibodies, glomerular deposition of IgG and C3, and severity of glomerular and tubulointerstitial inflammation, culminating in severe proteinuria and death (all P < 0.05 versus NZM.Baff-/- littermates). The time course for development of SLE-like features in NZM.Baff-/- .Bcl2Tg mice was more rapid than has been previously observed in NZM 2328 wild-type mice (median age at death 4.5 months versus 7.5 months). NZM.Baff-/- .Bcl2Tg mice remained responsive to BAFF, since reintroduction of the Baff gene into these mice further accelerated the course of disease (median age at death 3 months). CONCLUSION The role of BAFF in the development of SLE-like disease may be dispensable as long as B cell survival is preserved via a BAFF-independent pathway. This may help explain the limited and variable clinical success with BAFF antagonists in human SLE. Thus, NZM.Baff-/- .Bcl2Tg mice may serve as a powerful murine model for the study of BAFF-independent SLE.
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- William Stohl
- University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles
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- University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles
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- University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles
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Abo-Elfadl MT, Gamal-Eldeen AM, Ismail MF, Shahin NN. Silencing of the cytokine receptor TNFRSF13B: A new therapeutic target for triple-negative breast cancer. Cytokine 2019; 125:154790. [PMID: 31400636 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2019.154790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 07/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND TNFRSF13B, TACI, is a member of the TNF receptor superfamily; it plays a key role in cancer cell proliferation and progression. METHOD Influence of silencing of human cytokine receptors on cell viability was screened by Luminescent Cell Viability Assay, after transfection of the siRNA library to find the maximum cell death superhits in both triple-negative MDA-MB-231 and double-positive MCF7 breast cells. The mode of cell death was investigated by dual DNA fluorescence staining. The expression of mRNAs of TACI, BAFF, BAFF-R, and APRIL was explored by qPCR. Immunocytofluorescence analysis was used to evaluate changes in TACI, Bcl-2, TNFR2, cyclin-D2, and PCNA. NF-kB p65, cell cycle, and necrosis/apoptosis (late and early) were analyzed by flow cytometry. RESULTS TACI is the most potent cytotoxic superhit resulted from high-throughput screening of the siRNA library, in both types of cells. Our findings indicated that silencing receptor TACI in both types of breast cancer cells led to significant cell death, after different intervals from siRNA transfection. Cell death mediators (TNFR2, Bcl-2, and NF-κB) were significantly decreased after TACI silencing. The key factors for cell division (Cyclin-D2 and PCNA) were significantly increased in silenced cells of both types but the cell cycle was arrested before the completion of mitosis. Expression of BAFF, BAFF-R and APRIL mRNA in TACI-silenced cells showed significant upregulation in MDA-MB-231 cells, while only BAFF-R and APRIL showed significant downregulation in MCF7 cells. CONCLUSION TACI silencing can be a new and promising therapeutic target for mesenchymal-stem like triple-negative breast cancer subtype.
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- Mahmoud T Abo-Elfadl
- Cancer Biology and Genetics Laboratory, Centre of Excellence for Advanced Sciences, National Research Centre, Dokki, 12622 Cairo, Egypt; Biochemistry Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Laboratory, Centre of Excellence for Advanced Sciences, National Research Centre, Dokki, 12622 Cairo, Egypt; Biochemistry Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt; Clinical Laboratory Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Al Mutamarat Rd, Al Mathnah, At Taif 26521, Saudi Arabia.
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Tsiantoulas D, Sage AP, Göderle L, Ozsvar-Kozma M, Murphy D, Porsch F, Pasterkamp G, Menche J, Schneider P, Mallat Z, Binder CJ. B Cell-Activating Factor Neutralization Aggravates Atherosclerosis. Circulation 2018; 138:2263-2273. [PMID: 29858401 PMCID: PMC6181204 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.032790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (heart attacks and strokes) is the major cause of death globally and is caused by the buildup of a plaque in the arterial wall. Genomic data showed that the B cell-activating factor (BAFF) receptor pathway, which is specifically essential for the survival of conventional B lymphocytes (B-2 cells), is a key driver of coronary heart disease. Deletion or antibody-mediated blockade of BAFF receptor ablates B-2 cells and decreases experimental atherosclerosis. Anti-BAFF immunotherapy is approved for treatment of autoimmune systemic lupus erythematosus, and can therefore be expected to limit their associated cardiovascular risk. However, direct effects of anti-BAFF immunotherapy on atherosclerosis remain unknown. METHODS To investigate the effect of BAFF neutralization in atherosclerosis, the authors treated Apoe-/- and Ldlr-/- mice with a well-characterized blocking anti-BAFF antibody. Moreover, to investigate the mechanism by which BAFF impacts atherosclerosis, the authors studied atherosclerosis-prone mice that lack the alternative receptor for BAFF: transmembrane activator and calcium modulator and cyclophilin ligand interactor. RESULTS The authors demonstrate here that anti-BAFF antibody treatment increased atherosclerosis in mice, despite efficient depletion of mature B-2 cells, suggesting a unique mechanism of action. Indeed, myeloid cell-specific deletion of transmembrane activator and calcium modulator and cyclophilin ligand interactor also results in increased atherosclerosis, while B cell-specific transmembrane activator and calcium modulator and cyclophilin ligand interactor deletion had no effect. Mechanistically, BAFF-transmembrane activator and calcium modulator and cyclophilin ligand interactor signaling represses macrophage IRF7-dependent (but not NF-κB-dependent) Toll-like receptor 9 responses including proatherogenic CXCL10 production. CONCLUSIONS These data identify a novel B cell-independent anti-inflammatory role for BAFF in atherosclerosis and may have important clinical implications.
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- Dimitrios Tsiantoulas
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna (D.T., L.G., M.O.-K., F.P., C.J.B.),CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (D.T., L.G., M.O.-K., F.P., J.M., C.J.B.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK (A.P.S., D.M., Z.M.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna (D.T., L.G., M.O.-K., F.P., C.J.B.),CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (D.T., L.G., M.O.-K., F.P., J.M., C.J.B.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna (D.T., L.G., M.O.-K., F.P., C.J.B.),CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (D.T., L.G., M.O.-K., F.P., J.M., C.J.B.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK (A.P.S., D.M., Z.M.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna (D.T., L.G., M.O.-K., F.P., C.J.B.),CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (D.T., L.G., M.O.-K., F.P., J.M., C.J.B.)
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- CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (D.T., L.G., M.O.-K., F.P., J.M., C.J.B.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland (P.S.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK (A.P.S., D.M., Z.M.).,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Paris Cardiovascular Research Center (PARCC), Paris, France (Z.M.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna (D.T., L.G., M.O.-K., F.P., C.J.B.),CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (D.T., L.G., M.O.-K., F.P., J.M., C.J.B.)
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Bidadi B, Liu D, Kalari KR, Rubner M, Hein A, Beckmann MW, Rack B, Janni W, Fasching PA, Weinshilboum RM, Wang L. Pathway-Based Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Data Identified SNPs in HMMR as Biomarker for Chemotherapy- Induced Neutropenia in Breast Cancer Patients. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:158. [PMID: 29593529 PMCID: PMC5859084 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 02/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Neutropenia secondary to chemotherapy in breast cancer patients can be life-threatening and there are no biomarkers available to predict the risk of drug-induced neutropenia in those patients. We previously performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for neutropenia events in women with breast cancer who were treated with 5-fluorouracil, epirubicin and cyclophosphamide and recruited to the SUCCESS-A trial. A genome-wide significant single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) signal in the tumor necrosis factor superfamily member 13B (TNFSF13B) gene, encoding the cytokine B-cell activating factor (BAFF), was identified in that GWAS. Taking advantage of these existing GWAS data, in the present study we utilized a pathway-based analysis approach by leveraging knowledge of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs and breast cancer pathophysiology to identify additional SNPs/genes associated with the underlying etiology of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. We identified three SNPs in the hyaluronan mediated motility receptor (HMMR) gene that were significantly associated with neutropenia (p < 1.0E-04). Those three SNPs were trans-expression quantitative trait loci for the expression of TNFSF13B (p < 1.0E-04). The minor allele of these HMMR SNPs was associated with a decreased TNFSF13B mRNA level. Additional functional studies performed with lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) demonstrated that LCLs possessing the minor allele for the HMMR SNPs were more sensitive to drug treatment. Knock-down of TNFSF13B in LCLs and HL-60 promyelocytic cells and treatment of those cells with BAFF modulated the cell sensitivity to chemotherapy treatment. These results demonstrate that HMMR SNP-dependent cytotoxicity of these chemotherapeutic agents might be related to TNFSF13B expression level. In summary, utilizing a pathway-based approach for the analysis of GWAS data, we identified additional SNPs in the HMMR gene that were associated with neutropenia and also were correlated with TNFSF13B expression.
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- Behzad Bidadi
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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Peripheral B-Cell Subset Distribution in Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19020589. [PMID: 29462939 PMCID: PMC5855811 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19020589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Revised: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background: B-cell differentiation and B-cell tolerance checkpoints may be different in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and can help to understand differences between them. Our aim was to define alterations of B-cell subsets in patients with primary APS (pAPS) and to compare them with SLE patients and healthy controls (HC). Methods: Cross-sectional study including three study groups: 37 patients with pAPS, 11 SLE patients, and 21 age- and gender-matched HC. We determined the frequencies of different B-cell subsets in peripheral blood naïve and memory compartments. In addition, we measured serum B cell-activating factor (BAFF) levels and circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-6, by commercial ELISA and CBA, respectively. Results: Patients with pAPS showed a lower percentage of immature and naïve B cells than patients with SLE (p = 0.013 and p = 0.010, respectively) and a higher percentage of non-switched memory B cells than patients with SLE (p = 0.001). No differences either in the percentage of switched memory cells or plasma cells were found among the different groups. Serum BAFF levels were higher in SLE patients than in healthy controls and pAPS patients (p = 0.001 and p = 0.017, respectively). A significant increase in the serum BAFF levels was also observed in pAPS patients compared to HC (p = 0.047). Circulating IL-6 levels were higher in SLE and pAPS patients than HC (p = 0.036 and p = 0.048, respectively). A positive correlation was found between serum BAFF and IL-6 levels in patients with SLE but not in pAPS (p = 0.011). Conclusions: Our characterization of peripheral blood B-cell phenotypes in pAPS demonstrates different frequencies of circulating B cells at different stages of differentiation. These differences in the naïve B-cell repertoire could explain the higher number and variety of autoantibodies in SLE patients in comparison to pAPS patients, especially in those with obstetric complications.
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The two ligands B cell-activating factor of the tumor necrosis factor family (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) and the three receptors BAFF receptor (BAFF-R), transmembrane activator and calcium-modulating cyclophilin ligand interactor (TACI), and B cell maturation antigen (BCMA) are members of the "BAFF system molecules." BAFF system molecules are primarily involved in B cell homeostasis. The relevance of BAFF system molecules in host responses to microbial assaults has been investigated in clinical studies and in mice deficient for each of these molecules. Many microbial products modulate the expression of these molecules. Data from clinical studies suggest a correlation between increased expression levels of BAFF system molecules and elevated B cell responses. Depending on the pathogen, heightened B cell responses may strengthen the host response or promote susceptibility. Whereas pathogen-mediated increases in the expression levels of the ligands and/or the receptors appear to promote microbial clearance, certain pathogens have evolved to ablate B cell responses by suppressing the expression of TACI and/or BAFF-R on B cells. Other than its well-established role in B cell responses, the TACI-mediated activation of macrophages is also implicated in resistance to intracellular pathogens. An improved understanding of the role that BAFF system molecules play in infection may assist in devising novel strategies for vaccine development.
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Bailey C, Segner H, Wahli T. What goes around comes around: an investigation of resistance to proliferative kidney disease in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum) following experimental re-exposure. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2017; 40:1599-1612. [PMID: 28429822 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Revised: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss surviving proliferative kidney disease (PKD) are reported not to develop the disease upon re-exposure. However, the mechanisms involved in the immune response to re-exposure are unknown. We examined disease susceptibility and the immune response of naive 1+ rainbow trout when first exposed to Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae in comparison with that of 1+ rainbow trout re-exposed to T. bryosalmonae. PKD pathogenesis, parasite burden and transcriptional signatures of the host immune response were assessed at 10, 25 and 40 d.p.e (days post-exposure). In addition, we evaluated the presence of IgM+ B cells in the blood and the posterior kidney. The exposure of 1+ rainbow trout to T. bryosalmonae for the first time resulted in 100% infection prevalence, high parasite burdens and severe clinical PKD, while re-exposed fish were either able to avoid reinfection completely or mount an earlier and more efficient adaptive-type immune response. This response was characterized by a greater amount of IgM+ B cells in the blood and elevated mRNA levels of secretory IgM in the posterior kidney which minimized pathogen burden and kidney inflammation. Our findings suggest that rainbow trout is able to develop immune protection against T. bryosalmonae.
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- C Bailey
- Vetsuisse Faculty, Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland
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- Vetsuisse Faculty, Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland
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- Vetsuisse Faculty, Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland
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Schwarting A, Relle M, Meineck M, Föhr B, Triantafyllias K, Weinmann A, Roth W, Weinmann-Menke J. Renal tubular epithelial cell-derived BAFF expression mediates kidney damage and correlates with activity of proliferative lupus nephritis in mouse and men. Lupus 2017; 27:243-256. [PMID: 28659046 DOI: 10.1177/0961203317717083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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B-cell activating factor of the tumour necrosis factor family (BAFF) is a cytokine, mainly produced by hematopoietic cells (e.g. monocytes/macrophages, dendritic cells), indispensable for B-cell maturation. The BLISS studies have demonstrated that blocking BAFF by the human monoclonal antibody belimumab is a valuable therapeutic approach in patients with clinically and serologically active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, the defined sources of BAFF, which contributes to SLE, are still unclear. Recent findings show that BAFF expression is not restricted to myeloid cells. Since lupus nephritis is the main cause of morbidity and mortality for SLE patients, the aim of this study was to investigate whether renal tubular epithelial cells (TEC) are an important source of BAFF and thus may contribute to the pathogenesis and progression of SLE. We found BAFF expression both in cultured murine and human TEC. These results could be verified with in situ data from the kidney. Moreover, BAFF expression in the kidneys of lupus-prone MRL- Faslpr mice correlated with disease activity, and BAFF expression on TEC in biopsies of patients with diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis showed a correlation with the histopathological activity index. In vitro functional assays revealed an autocrine loop of BAFF with its binding receptors on TEC, resulting in a strong induction of colony stimulating factor-1. Finally, we identified divergent effects of BAFF on TEC depending on the surrounding milieu ('inflammatory versus non-inflammatory'). Taken together, our findings indicate that renal-derived BAFF may play an important role in the pathophysiology of the systemic autoimmune disease SLE.
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- A Schwarting
- 1 Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany.,2 Acura Rheumatology Center Rhineland Palatinate, Bad Kreuznach, Germany
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- 1 Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- 1 Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- 1 Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- 2 Acura Rheumatology Center Rhineland Palatinate, Bad Kreuznach, Germany
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- 1 Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany.,3 Clinical Registry Unit, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- 4 Tissue Bank and Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- 1 Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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Characterization of BAFF and APRIL subfamily receptors in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Potential role of the BAFF / APRIL axis in the pathogenesis of proliferative kidney disease. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0174249. [PMID: 28323891 PMCID: PMC5360319 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Proliferative kidney disease (PKD) is a parasitic infection of salmonid fish characterized by hyper-secretion of immunoglobulins in response to the presence of the myxozoan parasite, Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae. In this context, we hypothesized that the BAFF/APRIL axis, known to play a major role in B cell differentiation and survival in mammals, could be affected by the parasite and consequently be involved in the apparent shift in normal B cell activity. To regulate B cell activity, BAFF and APRIL bind to transmembrane activator and calcium modulator and cyclophilin ligand interactor (TACI) and B cell maturation antigen (BCMA), whereas BAFF also binds to BAFF receptor (BAFF-R). In teleost fish, although some BAFF and APRIL sequences have been reported, their receptors have not been identified. Thus, as a first step in the current work, we have identified homologues to mammalian TACI, BCMA and BAFF-R in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), that constitute the first report of BAFF and APRIL receptor sequences in fish. Subsequently we studied the transcriptional modulation of BAFF, APRIL, and the fish-specific related cytokine, BALM and their putative receptors in fish naturally exposed to T. bryosalmonae. Finally, to gain further insights on the functional role that these cytokines play during the course of PKD, we have studied their effect on the survival of kidney IgM+ B cells and on immunoglobulin transcription. Our results support the premise that the BAFF / APRIL axis could play an important role during PKD, which may open the possibility of new therapeutic treatments against the disease.
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Uzzan M, Colombel JF, Cerutti A, Treton X, Mehandru S. B Cell-Activating Factor (BAFF)-Targeted B Cell Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Dig Dis Sci 2016; 61:3407-3424. [PMID: 27655102 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-016-4317-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) involve dysregulated immune responses to gut antigens in genetically predisposed individuals. While a better elucidation of IBD pathophysiology has considerably increased the number of treatment options, the need for more effective therapeutic strategies remains a pressing priority. Defects of both non-hematopoietic (epithelial and stromal) and hematopoietic (lymphoid and myeloid) cells have been described in patients with IBD. Within the lymphoid system, alterations of the T cell compartment are viewed as essential in the pathogenesis of IBD. However, growing evidence points to the additional perturbations of the B cell compartment. Indeed, the intestinal lamina propria from IBD patients shows an increased presence of antibody-secreting plasma cells, which correlates with enhanced pro-inflammatory immunoglobulin G production and changes in the quality of non-inflammatory IgA responses. These B cell abnormalities are compounded by the emergence of systemic antibody responses to various autologous and microbial antigens, which predates the clinical diagnosis of IBD and identifies patients with complicated disease. It is presently unclear whether such antibody responses play a pathogenetic role, as B cell depletion with the CD20-targeting monoclonal antibody rituximab did not ameliorate ulcerative colitis in a clinical trial. However, it must be noted that unresponsiveness to rituximab is also observed also in some patients with autoimmune disorders usually responsive to B cell-depleting therapies. In this review, we discussed mechanistic aspects of B cell-based therapies and their potential role in IBD with a special interest on BAFF and BAFF-targeting therapies buoyed by the success of anti-BAFF treatments in rheumatologic disorders.
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- Mathieu Uzzan
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA. .,The Immunology Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.,Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Susan and Leonard Feinstein IBD Clinical Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- The Immunology Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beaujon Hospital, APHP, Denis Diderot University, Paris, France
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.,The Immunology Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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Jackson SW, Scharping NE, Jacobs HM, Wang S, Chait A, Rawlings DJ. Cutting Edge: BAFF Overexpression Reduces Atherosclerosis via TACI-Dependent B Cell Activation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 197:4529-4534. [PMID: 27837104 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1601198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus exhibit accelerated atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disease of the arterial wall. The impact of B cells in atherosclerosis is controversial, with both protective and pathogenic roles described. For example, natural IgM binding conserved oxidized lipid epitopes protect against atherosclerosis, whereas anti-oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) IgG likely promotes disease. Because BAFF promotes B cell class-switch recombination and humoral autoimmunity, we hypothesized that excess BAFF would accelerate atherosclerosis. In contrast, BAFF overexpression markedly reduced hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis in hyperlipidemic mice. BAFF-mediated atheroprotection required B cells and was associated with increased protective anti-oxLDL IgM. Surprisingly, high-titer anti-oxLDL IgM production and reduced atherosclerosis was dependent on the BAFF family receptor transmembrane activator and CAML interactor. In summary, we identified a novel role for B cell-specific, BAFF-dependent transmembrane activator and CAML interactor signals in atherosclerosis pathogenesis, of particular relevance to the use of BAFF-targeted therapies in systemic lupus erythematosus.
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- Shaun W Jackson
- Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195
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- Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195; and
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195; and
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- Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101; .,Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195.,Department of Immunology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195
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Stohl W, Banfalvi A. B cell-independent contribution of BAFF to murine autoimmune disease. Clin Immunol 2016; 172:111-116. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2016.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 07/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Galián JA, Mrowiec A, Muro M. Molecular targets on B-cells to prevent and treat antibody-mediated rejection in organ transplantation. Present and Future. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2016; 20:859-67. [DOI: 10.1517/14728222.2016.1135904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Jose A. Galián
- Immunology Service, Clinical University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca-IMIB, Murcia, Spain
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- Immunology Service, Clinical University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca-IMIB, Murcia, Spain
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- Immunology Service, Clinical University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca-IMIB, Murcia, Spain
- Head of Regional Histocompatibility and Transplant Immunology Laboratory (LRHI), Clinical University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca-IMIB, Murcia, Spain
- Net of Biomedical Research in Digestive and Liver Diseases (CIBERehd), Barcelona, Spain
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Seys LJM, Verhamme FM, Schinwald A, Hammad H, Cunoosamy DM, Bantsimba-Malanda C, Sabirsh A, McCall E, Flavell L, Herbst R, Provoost S, Lambrecht BN, Joos GF, Brusselle GG, Bracke KR. Role of B Cell-Activating Factor in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2015; 192:706-18. [PMID: 26266827 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201501-0103oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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RATIONALE B cell-activating factor (BAFF) plays a major role in activation of B cells and in adaptive humoral immune responses. In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lymphoid follicles have been associated with disease severity, and overexpression of BAFF has been demonstrated within lymphoid follicles of patients with severe COPD. OBJECTIVES To investigate expression and localization of BAFF in the lungs of patients with COPD and to study the role of BAFF in COPD by antagonizing BAFF in a mouse model of chronic cigarette smoke (CS) exposure. METHODS We quantified and localized BAFF expression in lungs of never-smokers, smokers without COPD, and patients with COPD and in lungs of air- or CS-exposed mice by reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, ELISA, immunohistochemistry, and confocal imaging. Next, to investigate the role of BAFF in COPD, we antagonized BAFF by prophylactic or therapeutic administration of a soluble fusion protein of the BAFF-receptor, BAFFR-Fc, in mice exposed to air or CS for 24 weeks and evaluated several hallmarks of COPD and polarization of lung macrophages. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS BAFF expression was significantly increased in lungs of patients with COPD and CS-exposed mice. BAFF staining in lymphoid follicles was observed around B cells, CD4(+) cells, dendritic cells, follicular dendritic cells, and fibroblastic reticular cells. Prophylactic and therapeutic administration of BAFFR-Fc in mice reduced pulmonary B-cell numbers and prevented CS-induced formation of lymphoid follicles and increases in immunoglobulin levels. Interestingly, prophylactic BAFFR-Fc administration significantly attenuated pulmonary inflammation and destruction of alveolar walls. Moreover, antagonizing BAFF altered the phenotype of alveolar and interstitial macrophages. CONCLUSIONS BAFF is significantly increased in lungs of patients with COPD and is present around both immune and stromal cells within lymphoid follicles. Antagonizing BAFF in CS-exposed mice attenuates pulmonary inflammation and alveolar destruction.
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- Leen J M Seys
- 1 Laboratory for Translational Research in Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- 1 Laboratory for Translational Research in Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- 2 AstraZeneca Respiratory, Inflammation and Autoimmune iMed, Molndal, Sweden
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- 3 Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Mucosal Immunity, Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, Ghent, Belgium.,4 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- 6 AstraZeneca Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease iMed, Molndal, Sweden; and
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- 6 AstraZeneca Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease iMed, Molndal, Sweden; and
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- 7 AstraZeneca Discovery Sciences iMed, Alderley Park, United Kingdom
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- 5 Department of Research, MedImmune, LLC, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- 1 Laboratory for Translational Research in Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- 3 Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Mucosal Immunity, Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, Ghent, Belgium.,4 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- 1 Laboratory for Translational Research in Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- 1 Laboratory for Translational Research in Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- 1 Laboratory for Translational Research in Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Sun Y, Sun L. CsBAFF, a Teleost B Cell Activating Factor, Promotes Pathogen-Induced Innate Immunity and Vaccine-Induced Adaptive Immunity. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0136015. [PMID: 26295165 PMCID: PMC4546598 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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B cell activating factor (BAFF) is a member of the tumor necrosis factor family that is known to play an important role in B cell activation, proliferation, and differentiation in mammals. However, studies of BAFF in teleosts are very limited and its function, in particular that under in vivo conditions, is essentially unknown. In this study, we conducted in vivo as well as in vitro functional analyses of a BAFF homologue (CsBAFF) from the teleost fish tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis). CsBAFF is composed of 261 residues and shares moderate sequence identities with known BAFFs of other teleosts. CsBAFF expression was most abundant in immune organs and was upregulated during bacterial infection. Purified recombinant CsBAFF (rCsBAFF) bound to tongue sole lymphocytes and promoted cellular proliferation and survival. The results of an in vivo study showed that CsBAFF overexpression in tongue sole significantly enhanced macrophage activation and reduced bacterial infection in fish tissues, whereas knockdown of CsBAFF expression resulted in increased bacterial dissemination and colonization in fish tissues. Furthermore, vaccination studies showed that CsBAFF enhanced the immunoprotection of a DNA vaccine and augmented the production of specific serum antibodies. Taken together, these results provide the first in vivo evidence to indicate that teleost BAFF is an immunostimulator that significantly contributes to the innate antibacterial immune response and vaccine-induced adaptive immune response.
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- Yun Sun
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base for Sustainable Exploitation of Tropical Biotic Resources, College of Marine Science, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- Function Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Oceanography Laboratory, Qingdao, China
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B-Cell Activating Factor as a Cancer Biomarker and Its Implications in Cancer-Related Cachexia. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:792187. [PMID: 26339644 PMCID: PMC4538579 DOI: 10.1155/2015/792187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Accepted: 04/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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B-cell activating factor (BAFF) is a cytokine and adipokine of the TNF ligand superfamily. The main biological function of BAFF in maintaining the maturation of B-cells to plasma cells has recently made it a target of the first FDA-approved selective BAFF antibody, belimumab, for the therapy of systemic lupus erythematosus. Concomitantly, the role of BAFF in cancer has been a subject of research since its discovery. Here we review BAFF as a biomarker of malignant disease activity and prognostic factor in B-cell derived malignancies such as multiple myeloma. Moreover, anti-BAFF therapy seems to be a promising approach in treatment of B-cell derived leukemias/lymphomas. In nonhematologic solid tumors, BAFF may contribute to cancer progression by mechanisms both dependent on and independent of BAFF's proinflammatory role. We also describe ongoing research into the pathophysiological link between BAFF and cancer-related cachexia. BAFF has been shown to contribute to inflammation and insulin resistance which are known to worsen cancer cachexia syndrome. Taking all the above together, BAFF is emerging as a biomarker of several malignancies and a possible hallmark of cancer cachexia.
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TACI deficiency leads to alternatively activated macrophage phenotype and susceptibility to Leishmania infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:E4094-103. [PMID: 26170307 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1421580112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The TNF family member, transmembrane activator and calcium-modulator and cyclophilin ligand interactor (TACI), is a key molecule for plasma cell maintenance and is required in infections where protection depends on antibody response. Here, we report that compared with WT mouse, TACI KO Μϕs expressed lower levels of Toll-like receptors (TLRs), CD14, myeloid differentiation primary response protein 88, and adaptor protein Toll/IL-1 receptor domain-containing adapter-inducing IFN-β and responded poorly to TLR agonists. Analysis of Μϕ phenotype revealed that, in the absence of TACI, Μϕs adapt the alternatively activated (M2) phenotype. Steady-state expression levels for M2 markers IL-4Rα, CD206, CCL22, IL-10, Arg1, IL1RN, and FIZZ1 were significantly higher in TACI KO Μϕ than in WT cells. Confirming their M2 phenotype, TACI-KO Mϕs were unable to control Leishmania major infection in vitro, and intradermal inoculation of Leishmania resulted in a more severe manifestation of disease than in the resistant C57BL/6 strain. Transfer of WT Μϕs to TACI KO mice was sufficient to significantly reduce disease severity. TACI is likely to influence Mϕ phenotype by mediating B cell-activating factor belonging to the TNF family (BAFF) and a proliferation inducing ligand (APRIL) signals because both these ligands down-regulated M2 markers in WT but not in TACI-deficient Μϕs. Moreover, treatment of Μϕs with BAFF or APRIL enhanced the clearance of Leishmania from cells only when TACI is expressed. These findings may have implications for understanding the shortcomings of host response in newborns where TACI expression is reduced and in combined variable immunodeficiency patients where TACI signaling is ablated.
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Schuepbach-Mallepell S, Das D, Willen L, Vigolo M, Tardivel A, Lebon L, Kowalczyk-Quintas C, Nys J, Smulski C, Zheng TS, Maskos K, Lammens A, Jiang X, Hess H, Tan SL, Schneider P. Stoichiometry of Heteromeric BAFF and APRIL Cytokines Dictates Their Receptor Binding and Signaling Properties. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:16330-42. [PMID: 25953898 PMCID: PMC4481231 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.661405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The closely related TNF family ligands B cell activation factor (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) serve in the generation and maintenance of mature B-lymphocytes. Both BAFF and APRIL assemble as homotrimers that bind and activate several receptors that they partially share. However, heteromers of BAFF and APRIL that occur in patients with autoimmune diseases are incompletely characterized. The N and C termini of adjacent BAFF or APRIL monomers are spatially close and can be linked to create single-chain homo- or hetero-ligands of defined stoichiometry. Similar to APRIL, heteromers consisting of one BAFF and two APRILs (BAA) bind to the receptors B cell maturation antigen (BCMA), transmembrane activator and CAML interactor (TACI) but not to the BAFF receptor (BAFFR). Heteromers consisting of one APRIL and two BAFF (ABB) bind to TACI and BCMA and weakly to BAFFR in accordance with the analysis of the receptor interaction sites in the crystallographic structure of ABB. Receptor binding correlated with activity in reporter cell line assays specific for BAFFR, TACI, or BCMA. Single-chain BAFF (BBB) and to a lesser extent single-chain ABB, but not APRIL or single-chain BAA, rescued BAFFR-dependent B cell maturation in BAFF-deficient mice. In conclusion, BAFF-APRIL heteromers of different stoichiometries have distinct receptor-binding properties and activities. Based on the observation that heteromers are less active than BAFF, we speculate that their physiological role might be to down-regulate BAFF activity.
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, CH-1066 Epalinges, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, CH-1066 Epalinges, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, CH-1066 Epalinges, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, CH-1066 Epalinges, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, CH-1066 Epalinges, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, CH-1066 Epalinges, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, CH-1066 Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Proteros Biostructures GmbH, D-82152 Planegg, Germany
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- the EMD Serono Research and Development Institute, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821
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- a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, D-64293 Darmstadt, Germany
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- the EMD Serono Research and Development Institute, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, CH-1066 Epalinges, Switzerland,
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Adaptive Immunity and Antigen-Specific Activation in Obesity-Associated Insulin Resistance. Mediators Inflamm 2015; 2015:593075. [PMID: 26146464 PMCID: PMC4471324 DOI: 10.1155/2015/593075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Revised: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is a metabolic disease that is strongly tied to obesity and often preceded by insulin resistance (IR). It has been established that chronic inflammation of hypertrophic adipose tissue depots in obese individuals leads to obesity-associated IR and is mediated by cells of the innate immune system, particularly macrophages. More recently, cells of the adaptive immune system, B and T lymphocytes, have also emerged as important regulators of glucose homeostasis, raising the intriguing possibility that antigen-driven immune responses play a role in disease. In this review, we critically evaluate the roles that various B and T cell subsets play in IR, and then we examine the data suggesting that antigen-driven mechanisms, such as antigen presentation and costimulation, may drive the activity of these lymphocytes.
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Lin W, Seshasayee D, Lee WP, Caplazi P, McVay S, Suto E, Nguyen A, Lin Z, Sun Y, DeForge L, Balazs M, Martin F, Zarrin AA. Dual B cell immunotherapy is superior to individual anti-CD20 depletion or BAFF blockade in murine models of spontaneous or accelerated lupus. Arthritis Rheumatol 2015; 67:215-24. [PMID: 25303150 PMCID: PMC4312898 DOI: 10.1002/art.38907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2014] [Accepted: 10/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Objective To determine whether a combination of B cell depletion and BAFF blockade is more effective than monotherapy in treating models of spontaneous or accelerated systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in (NZB × NZW)F1 mice. Methods Clinical parameters such as disease progression–free survival, proteinuria, and renal injury were assessed in models of spontaneous, interferon-α (IFNα)–accelerated, or pristane-accelerated lupus in (NZB × NZW)F1 mice. Treatment arms included anti-CD20 (B cell depletion), B lymphocyte stimulator receptor 3 fusion protein (BR-3-Fc) (BAFF blockade), the combination of anti-CD20 and BR-3-Fc, isotype control, or cyclophosphamide. In models of spontaneous, IFNα-accelerated, or pristane-accelerated lupus, mice were treated for 24 weeks, 8 weeks, or 12 weeks, respectively. Peripheral and resident B cell subsets and various autoantibodies were examined. Results Compared to B cell depletion or BAFF blockade alone, combined therapy significantly improved disease manifestations in all 3 lupus models. In addition, marginal zone B cells, plasmablasts, and circulating and tissue plasma cells were decreased more effectively. Dual B cell immunotherapy also reduced multiple classes of pathogenic autoantibodies, consistent with its observed effectiveness in reducing immune complex–mediated renal injury. Conclusion Dual immunotherapy via B cell depletion and BAFF blockade is more efficacious than single agent immunotherapy in murine SLE models, and this combination treatment is predicted to be an effective strategy for immunotherapy in human SLE.
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- WeiYu Lin
- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California
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Effect of TACI signaling on humoral immunity and autoimmune diseases. J Immunol Res 2015; 2015:247426. [PMID: 25866827 PMCID: PMC4381970 DOI: 10.1155/2015/247426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Transmembrane activator and calcium-modulating cyclophilin ligand interactor (TACI) is one of the receptors of B cell activating factor of the tumor necrosis factor family (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL). TACI is a regulator in the immune responses. TACI inhibits B cell expansion and promotes the differentiation and survival of plasma cells. The mechanisms underlying these effects probably involve changed expressions of some crucial molecules, such as B lymphocyte induced maturation protein-1 (Blimp-1) and inducible T-cell costimulator ligand (ICOSL) in B cells and/or plasma cells. However, abnormal TACI signaling may relate to autoimmune disorders. Common variable immune deficiency (CVID) patients with heterozygous mutations in TACI alleles increase susceptibility to autoimmune diseases. Taci−/− mice and BAFF transgenic mice both develop signs of human SLE. These findings that indicate inappropriate levels of TACI signaling may disrupt immune system balance, thereby promoting the development of autoimmune diseases. In this review, we summarize the basic characteristics of the TACI ligands BAFF and APRIL, and detail the research findings on the role of TACI in humoral immunity. We also discuss the possible mechanisms underlying the susceptibility of CVID patients with TACI mutations to autoimmune diseases and the role of TACI in the pathogenesis of SLE.
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Weldon AJ, Moldovan I, Cabling MG, Hernandez EA, Hsu S, Gonzalez J, Parra A, Benitez A, Daoud N, Colburn K, Payne KJ. Surface APRIL Is Elevated on Myeloid Cells and Is Associated with Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. J Rheumatol 2015; 42:749-59. [PMID: 25729037 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.140630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess surface APRIL (a proliferation-inducing ligand; CD256) expression by circulating myeloid cells in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to determine its relationship to disease activity. METHODS Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and plasma were obtained from patients with RA and healthy donors. PBMC were stained for flow cytometry to detect surface APRIL and blood cell markers to identify circulating myeloid cell subsets. Based on CD14 and CD16 phenotypes, monocyte subsets described as classical (CD14+CD16-), intermediate (CD14+CD16+), and nonclassical (CD14loCD16+) were identified. Levels of surface APRIL expression were measured by flow cytometry and median fluorescence intensity was used for comparisons. Levels of soluble APRIL in the plasma were determined by ELISA. Disease activity was measured by the Disease Activity Score in 28 joints. RESULTS In patients with RA, total myeloid cells showed expression of surface APRIL that correlated with disease activity and with plasma APRIL levels observed in these patients. In healthy donors, classical monocytes were composed of > 80% of circulating monocytes. However, in patients with RA, the intermediate and nonclassical subsets were elevated and made up the majority of circulating monocytes. In contrast to healthy donors, where high levels of surface APRIL were only observed in nonclassical monocytes, patients with RA showed high levels of surface APRIL expression by all circulating monocyte subsets. CONCLUSION Surface APRIL is elevated in circulating myeloid cells in patients with RA where it is highly correlated with disease activity. Patients with RA also showed skewing of monocytes toward subsets associated with secretion of tumor necrosis factor-α and/or interleukin 1β.
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- Abby Jones Weldon
- From the Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda; Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, California, USA.A.J. Weldon, MS; A. Benitez, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Loma Linda University; I. Moldovan, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, and Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group; M.G. Cabling, MD; S. Hsu, MD; N. Daoud, MD; K. Colburn, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University; E.A. Hernandez, PhD, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Loma Linda University; J. Gonzalez, BS; A. Parra, BS, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Loma Linda University; K.J. Payne, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University.
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- From the Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda; Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, California, USA.A.J. Weldon, MS; A. Benitez, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Loma Linda University; I. Moldovan, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, and Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group; M.G. Cabling, MD; S. Hsu, MD; N. Daoud, MD; K. Colburn, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University; E.A. Hernandez, PhD, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Loma Linda University; J. Gonzalez, BS; A. Parra, BS, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Loma Linda University; K.J. Payne, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University
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- From the Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda; Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, California, USA.A.J. Weldon, MS; A. Benitez, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Loma Linda University; I. Moldovan, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, and Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group; M.G. Cabling, MD; S. Hsu, MD; N. Daoud, MD; K. Colburn, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University; E.A. Hernandez, PhD, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Loma Linda University; J. Gonzalez, BS; A. Parra, BS, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Loma Linda University; K.J. Payne, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University
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- From the Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda; Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, California, USA.A.J. Weldon, MS; A. Benitez, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Loma Linda University; I. Moldovan, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, and Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group; M.G. Cabling, MD; S. Hsu, MD; N. Daoud, MD; K. Colburn, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University; E.A. Hernandez, PhD, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Loma Linda University; J. Gonzalez, BS; A. Parra, BS, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Loma Linda University; K.J. Payne, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University
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- From the Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda; Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, California, USA.A.J. Weldon, MS; A. Benitez, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Loma Linda University; I. Moldovan, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, and Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group; M.G. Cabling, MD; S. Hsu, MD; N. Daoud, MD; K. Colburn, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University; E.A. Hernandez, PhD, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Loma Linda University; J. Gonzalez, BS; A. Parra, BS, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Loma Linda University; K.J. Payne, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University
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- From the Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda; Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, California, USA.A.J. Weldon, MS; A. Benitez, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Loma Linda University; I. Moldovan, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, and Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group; M.G. Cabling, MD; S. Hsu, MD; N. Daoud, MD; K. Colburn, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University; E.A. Hernandez, PhD, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Loma Linda University; J. Gonzalez, BS; A. Parra, BS, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Loma Linda University; K.J. Payne, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University
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- From the Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda; Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, California, USA.A.J. Weldon, MS; A. Benitez, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Loma Linda University; I. Moldovan, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, and Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group; M.G. Cabling, MD; S. Hsu, MD; N. Daoud, MD; K. Colburn, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University; E.A. Hernandez, PhD, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Loma Linda University; J. Gonzalez, BS; A. Parra, BS, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Loma Linda University; K.J. Payne, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University
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- From the Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda; Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, California, USA.A.J. Weldon, MS; A. Benitez, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Loma Linda University; I. Moldovan, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, and Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group; M.G. Cabling, MD; S. Hsu, MD; N. Daoud, MD; K. Colburn, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University; E.A. Hernandez, PhD, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Loma Linda University; J. Gonzalez, BS; A. Parra, BS, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Loma Linda University; K.J. Payne, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University
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- From the Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda; Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, California, USA.A.J. Weldon, MS; A. Benitez, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Loma Linda University; I. Moldovan, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, and Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group; M.G. Cabling, MD; S. Hsu, MD; N. Daoud, MD; K. Colburn, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University; E.A. Hernandez, PhD, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Loma Linda University; J. Gonzalez, BS; A. Parra, BS, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Loma Linda University; K.J. Payne, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University
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- From the Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda; Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, California, USA.A.J. Weldon, MS; A. Benitez, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Loma Linda University; I. Moldovan, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, and Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group; M.G. Cabling, MD; S. Hsu, MD; N. Daoud, MD; K. Colburn, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University; E.A. Hernandez, PhD, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Loma Linda University; J. Gonzalez, BS; A. Parra, BS, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Loma Linda University; K.J. Payne, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University
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- From the Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda; Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, California, USA.A.J. Weldon, MS; A. Benitez, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Loma Linda University; I. Moldovan, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, and Division of Rheumatology, Beaver Medical Group; M.G. Cabling, MD; S. Hsu, MD; N. Daoud, MD; K. Colburn, MD, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University; E.A. Hernandez, PhD, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Loma Linda University; J. Gonzalez, BS; A. Parra, BS, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Loma Linda University; K.J. Payne, PhD, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University
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Tsiantoulas D, Sage AP, Mallat Z, Binder CJ. Targeting B cells in atherosclerosis: closing the gap from bench to bedside. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2014; 35:296-302. [PMID: 25359862 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.114.303569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Atherosclerotic plaque formation is strongly influenced by different arms of the immune system, including B lymphocytes. B cells are divided into 2 main families: the B1 and the B2 cells. B1 cells are atheroprotective mainly via the production of natural IgM antibodies that bind oxidized low-density lipoprotein and apoptotic cells. B2 cells, which include follicular and marginal zone B cells, are suggested to be proatherogenic. Antibody-mediated depletion of B cells has become a valuable treatment option for certain autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis that are also characterized by the development of premature atherosclerosis. Thus, B cells represent a novel interesting target for therapeutic modulation of the atherosclerotic disease process. Here, we discuss the effect of different of B-cell subsets in experimental atherosclerosis, their mechanism of action as well as potential ways to exploit these findings for the treatment of human disease.
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- Dimitrios Tsiantoulas
- From the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna and Center for Molecular Medicine (CeMM) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria (D.T., C.J.B.); and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom (A.P.S., Z.M.)
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- From the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna and Center for Molecular Medicine (CeMM) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria (D.T., C.J.B.); and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom (A.P.S., Z.M.)
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- From the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna and Center for Molecular Medicine (CeMM) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria (D.T., C.J.B.); and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom (A.P.S., Z.M.)
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- From the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna and Center for Molecular Medicine (CeMM) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria (D.T., C.J.B.); and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom (A.P.S., Z.M.).
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Munari F, Fassan M, Capitani N, Codolo G, Vila-Caballer M, Pizzi M, Rugge M, Della Bella C, Troilo A, D'Elios S, Baldari CT, D'Elios MM, de Bernard M. Cytokine BAFF released by Helicobacter pylori-infected macrophages triggers the Th17 response in human chronic gastritis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 193:5584-94. [PMID: 25339679 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1302865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BAFF is a crucial cytokine that affects the activity of both innate and adaptive immune cells. It promotes the expansion of Th17 cells in autoimmune disorders. With this study, we investigated the BAFF/Th17 responses in Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis in humans. Our results show that the mucosa from Helicobacter(+) patients with chronic gastritis is enriched in IL-17 and BAFF, whereas the two cytokines are weakly expressed in Helicobacter(-) patients with chronic gastritis; moreover, the expression of both BAFF and IL-17 decreases after bacteria eradication. We demonstrate that BAFF accumulates in macrophages in vivo and that it is produced by monocyte-derived macrophages in vitro, after Helicobacter stimulation. Application of BAFF on monocytes triggers the accumulation of reactive oxygen species that are crucial for the release of pro-Th17 cytokines, such as IL-23, IL-1β, and TGF-β. Moreover, BAFF directly promotes the differentiation of Th17 cells. In conclusion, our results support the notion that an axis BAFF/Th17 exists in chronic gastritis of Helicobacter(+) patients and that its presence strictly depends on the bacterium. Moreover, we demonstrated that BAFF is able to drive Th17 responses both indirectly, by creating a pro-Th17 cytokine milieu through the involvement of innate immune cells, and directly, via the differentiation of T cells toward the specific profile. The results obtained in this study are of great interest for Helicobacter-related diseases and the development of novel therapeutic strategies based on the inhibition of the BAFF/IL-17 response.
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- Fabio Munari
- Department of Biology, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy
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- Centre for Applied Research on Cancer, Department of Pathology and Diagnostics, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy; Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; and
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- Department of Biology, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy
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- Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy
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- Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; and
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy;
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Disturbed B Cell Homeostasis in Newly Diagnosed Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica. Arthritis Rheumatol 2014; 66:1927-38. [DOI: 10.1002/art.38625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2013] [Accepted: 03/06/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Liu XG, Hou M. Immune thrombocytopenia and B-cell-activating factor/a proliferation-inducing ligand. Semin Hematol 2014; 50 Suppl 1:S89-99. [PMID: 23664525 DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2013.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an organ-specific autoimmune disorder characterized by autoantibody-mediated enhanced platelet destruction and dysmegakaryocytopoiesis. B cells have been demonstrated to play critical roles in the pathophysiology of ITP. B-cell-activating factor (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) are crucial cytokines supporting survival and differentiation of B cells, and dysregulation of BAFF/APRIL is involved in the pathogenesis of B-cell related autoimmune diseases including ITP. Currently ongoing clinical trials using BAFF and/or APRIL-blocking agents have yielded positive results in human systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), further confirming the pathological role of BAFF/APRIL in autoimmunity. This review will describe the function of BAFF/APRIL and address the feasibility of BAFF/APRIL inhibition in the management of ITP.
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- Xin-guang Liu
- Department of Hematology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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Granato A, Hayashi EA, Baptista BJA, Bellio M, Nobrega A. IL-4 Regulates Bim Expression and Promotes B Cell Maturation in Synergy with BAFF Conferring Resistance to Cell Death at Negative Selection Checkpoints. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 192:5761-75. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1300749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Gardam S, Brink R. Non-Canonical NF-κB Signaling Initiated by BAFF Influences B Cell Biology at Multiple Junctures. Front Immunol 2014; 4:509. [PMID: 24432023 PMCID: PMC3880999 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2013] [Accepted: 12/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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It has been more than a decade since it was recognized that the nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells (NF-κB) transcription factor family was activated by two distinct pathways: the canonical pathway involving NF-κB1 and the non-canonical pathway involving NF-κB2. During this time a great deal of evidence has been amassed on the ligands and receptors that activate these pathways, the cytoplasmic adapter molecules involved in transducing the signals from receptors to nucleus, and the resulting physiological outcomes within body tissues. In contrast to NF-κB1 signaling, which can be activated by a wide variety of receptors, the NF-κB2 pathway is typically only activated by a subset of receptor and ligand pairs belonging to the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family. Amongst these is B cell activating factor of the TNF family (BAFF) and its receptor BAFFR. Whilst BAFF is produced by many cell types throughout the body, BAFFR expression appears to be restricted to the hematopoietic lineage and B cells in particular. For this reason, the main physiological outcomes of BAFF mediated NF-κB2 activation are confined to B cells. Indeed BAFF mediated NF-κB2 signaling contributes to peripheral B cell survival and maturation as well as playing a role in antibody responses and long term maintenance plasma cells. Thus the importance BAFF and NF-κB2 permeates the entire B cell lifespan and impacts on this important component of the immune system in a variety of ways.
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- Immunology Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research , Darlinghurst, NSW , Australia
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- Immunology Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research , Darlinghurst, NSW , Australia ; St. Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales , Darlinghurst, NSW , Australia
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Yang L, Zhou L, Zong X, Cao X, Ji X, Gu W, Zhang S. Characterization of the molecular structure, expression and bioactivity of the TNFSF13B (BAFF) gene of the South African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis. Int Immunopharmacol 2013; 15:478-87. [PMID: 23428910 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2013.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2012] [Revised: 02/05/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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B cell activating factor (BAFF), a member of the tumor necrosis factor family, is critical to B cell survival, proliferation, maturation, and immunoglobulin secretion and to T cell activation. In the present study, the full-length cDNA of BAFF from the South African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis, designated xlBAFF) was cloned using rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) techniques and RT-PCR. The full-length cDNA of xlBAFF consists of 1204 bases including an open reading frame (ORF) of 801 nucleotides that are translated into a predicted 266 amino acid protein. Sequence comparison indicated that the amino acids of xlBAFF possessed the TNF signature, including a transmembrane domain, a putative furin protease cleavage site and three cysteine residues. The predicted three-dimensional (3D) structure of the xlBAFF monomer revealed that it was very similar to its counterparts. Real-time quantitative PCR analysis revealed that xlBAFF could be detected in various tissues and predominantly expressed in the spleen and other lymphoid tissue. The soluble xlBAFF had been cloned into a pET28a vector to express the recombinant protein. The His6-xlBAFF was efficiently expressed in Escherichia coli. BL21 (DE3) and its expressions were confirmed by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting analysis. After purification, laser scanning confocal microscopy analysis showed that xlBAFF could bind to its receptors on B cells. CCK-8 assays revealed that xlBAFF is not only able to promote survival/proliferation of South African clawed frog lymphocytes but also able to stimulate survival/proliferation of mouse B cells. These results will allow for further investigation the use of X. laevis as an in vivo model for related studies.
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- Lin Yang
- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Life Sciences College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210046, China
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