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Feng X, Sun R, Lee M, Chen X, Guo S, Geng H, Müschen M, Choi J, Pereira JP. Cell circuits between leukemic cells and mesenchymal stem cells block lymphopoiesis by activating lymphotoxin beta receptor signaling. eLife 2023; 12:e83533. [PMID: 36912771 PMCID: PMC10042536 DOI: 10.7554/elife.83533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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Acute lymphoblastic and myeloblastic leukemias (ALL and AML) have been known to modify the bone marrow microenvironment and disrupt non-malignant hematopoiesis. However, the molecular mechanisms driving these alterations remain poorly defined. Using mouse models of ALL and AML, here we show that leukemic cells turn off lymphopoiesis and erythropoiesis shortly after colonizing the bone marrow. ALL and AML cells express lymphotoxin α1β2 and activate lymphotoxin beta receptor (LTβR) signaling in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which turns off IL7 production and prevents non-malignant lymphopoiesis. We show that the DNA damage response pathway and CXCR4 signaling promote lymphotoxin α1β2 expression in leukemic cells. Genetic or pharmacological disruption of LTβR signaling in MSCs restores lymphopoiesis but not erythropoiesis, reduces leukemic cell growth, and significantly extends the survival of transplant recipients. Similarly, CXCR4 blocking also prevents leukemia-induced IL7 downregulation and inhibits leukemia growth. These studies demonstrate that acute leukemias exploit physiological mechanisms governing hematopoietic output as a strategy for gaining competitive advantage.
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- Xing Feng
- Department of Immunobiology and Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale University School of MedicineNew HavenUnited States
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- Department of Immunobiology and Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale University School of MedicineNew HavenUnited States
- Center of Molecular and Cellular Oncology and Department of Immunobiology, Yale UniversityNew HavenUnited States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Cell Biology and Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale UniversityNew HavenUnited States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale UniversityNew HavenUnited States
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States
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- Department of Immunobiology and Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale University School of MedicineNew HavenUnited States
- Center of Molecular and Cellular Oncology and Department of Immunobiology, Yale UniversityNew HavenUnited States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
- Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, Yale UniversityNew HavenUnited States
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- Department of Immunobiology and Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale University School of MedicineNew HavenUnited States
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McCracken AN, McMonigle RJ, Tessier J, Fransson R, Perryman MS, Chen B, Keebaugh A, Selwan E, Barr SA, Kim SM, Roy SG, Liu G, Fallegger D, Sernissi L, Brandt C, Moitessier N, Snider AJ, Clare S, Müschen M, Huwiler A, Kleinman MT, Hanessian S, Edinger AL. Phosphorylation of a constrained azacyclic FTY720 analog enhances anti-leukemic activity without inducing S1P receptor activation. Leukemia 2016; 31:669-677. [PMID: 27573555 PMCID: PMC5332311 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2016.244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Revised: 07/19/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
The frequency of poor outcomes in relapsed leukemia patients underscores the need for novel therapeutic approaches. The FDA-approved immunosuppressant FTY720 limits leukemia progression by activating protein phosphatase 2A and restricting nutrient access. Unfortunately, FTY720 cannot be re-purposed for use in cancer patients due to on-target toxicity associated with S1P receptor activation at the elevated, anti-neoplastic dose. Here we show that the constrained azacyclic FTY720 analog SH-RF-177 lacks S1P receptor activity but maintains anti-leukemic activity in vitro and in vivo. SH-RF-177 was not only more potent than FTY720, but killed via a distinct mechanism. Phosphorylation is dispensable for FTY720’s anti-leukemic actions. However, chemical biology and genetic approaches demonstrated that the sphingosine kinase 2- (SPHK2) mediated phosphorylation of SH-RF-177 led to engagement of a pro-apoptotic target and increased potency. The cytotoxicity of membrane-permeant FTY720 phosphonate esters suggests that the enhanced potency of SH-RF-177 stems from its more efficient phosphorylation. The tight inverse correlation between SH-RF-177 IC50 and SPHK2 mRNA expression suggests a useful biomarker for SH-RF-177 sensitivity. In summary, these studies indicate that FTY720 analogs that are efficiently phosphorylated but fail to activate S1P receptors may be superior anti-leukemic agents compared to compounds that avoid cardiotoxicity by eliminating phosphorylation.
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- A N McCracken
- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Community and Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- The Wellcome Trust Sanger Genome Campus, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Cancer Center and Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.,Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NY, USA
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- The Wellcome Trust Sanger Genome Campus, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Community and Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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Köhrer S, Seyfried F, Debatin KM, Müschen M, Meyer LH, Davis RE, Burger JA. Pre-BCR expression predicts sensitivity to SYK inhibition in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Klin Padiatr 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1582492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Dasatinib is a potent dual Abl/Src inhibitor approved for treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph-positive) leukemias. At a once-daily dose and a relatively short half-life of 3-5 h, tyrosine kinase inhibition is not sustained. However, transient inhibition of K562 leukemia cells with a high-dose pulse of dasatinib or long-term treatment with a lower dose was reported to irreversibly induce apoptosis. Here, the effect of dasatinib on treatment of Bcr/Abl-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells was evaluated in the presence of stromal support. Dasatinib eradicated Bcr/Abl ALL cells, caused significant apoptosis and eliminated tyrosine phosphorylation on Bcr/Abl, Src, Crkl and Stat-5. However, treatment of mouse ALL cells with lower doses of dasatinib over an extended period of time allowed the emergence of viable drug-resistant cells. Interestingly, dasatinib treatment increased cell-surface expression of CXCR4, which is important for survival of B-lineage cells, but this did not promote survival. Combined treatment of cells with dasatinib and a CXCR4 inhibitor resulted in enhanced cell death. These results do not support the concept that long-term treatment with low-dose dasatinib monotherapy will be effective in causing irreversible apoptosis in Ph-positive ALL, but suggest that combined treatment with dasatinib and drugs such as AMD3100 may be effective.
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- F Fei
- Section of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
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Sprangers M, Feldhahn N, Liedtke S, Jumaa H, Siebert R, Müschen M. SLP65 deficiency results in perpetual V(D)J recombinase activity in pre-B-lymphoblastic leukemia and B-cell lymphoma cells. Oncogene 2006; 25:5180-6. [PMID: 16636677 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Perpetual V(D)J recombinase activity involving multiple DNA double-strand break events in B-cell lineage leukemia and lymphoma cells may introduce secondary genetic aberrations leading towards malignant progression. Here, we investigated defective negative feedback signaling through the (pre-) B-cell receptor as a possible reason for deregulated V(D)J recombinase activity in B-cell malignancy. On studying 28 cases of pre-B-lymphoblastic leukemia and 27 B-cell lymphomas, expression of the (pre-) B-cell receptor-related linker molecule SLP65 (SH2 domain-containing lymphocyte protein of 65 kDa) was found to be defective in seven and five cases, respectively. SLP65 deficiency correlates with RAG1/2 expression and unremitting V(H) gene rearrangement activity. Reconstitution of SLP65 expression in SLP65-deficient leukemia and lymphoma cells results in downregulation of RAG1/2 expression and prevents both de novo V(H)-DJ(H) rearrangements and secondary V(H) replacement. We conclude that iterative V(H) gene rearrangement represents a frequent feature in B-lymphoid malignancy, which can be attributed to SLP65 deficiency in many cases.
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- M Sprangers
- Laboratory for Molecular Stem Cell Biology, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Klein F, Feldhahn N, Herzog S, Sprangers M, Mooster JL, Jumaa H, Müschen M. BCR-ABL1 induces aberrant splicing of IKAROS and lineage infidelity in pre-B lymphoblastic leukemia cells. Oncogene 2006; 25:1118-24. [PMID: 16205638 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Pre-B lymphoblastic leukemia cells carrying a BCR-ABL1 gene rearrangement exhibit an undifferentiated phenotype. Comparing the genome-wide gene expression profiles of normal B-cell subsets and BCR-ABL1+ pre-B lymphoblastic leukemia cells by SAGE, the leukemia cells show loss of B lymphoid identity and aberrant expression of myeloid lineage-specific molecules. Consistent with this, BCR-ABL1+ pre-B lymphoblastic leukemia cells exhibit defective expression of IKAROS, a transcription factor needed for early lymphoid lineage commitment. As shown by inducible expression of BCR-ABL1 in human and murine B-cell precursor cell lines, BCR-ABL1 induces the expression of a dominant-negative IKAROS splice variant, termed IK6. Comparing matched leukemia sample pairs from patients before and during therapy with the BCR-ABL1 kinase inhibitor STI571 (Imatinib), inhibition of BCR-ABL1 partially corrected aberrant expression of IK6 and lineage infidelity of the leukemia cells. To elucidate the contribution of IK6 to lineage infidelity in BCR-ABL1+ cell lines, IK6 expression was silenced by RNA interference. Upon inhibition of IK6, BCR-ABL1+ leukemia cells partially restored B lymphoid lineage commitment. Therefore, we propose that BCR-ABL1 induces aberrant splicing of IKAROS, which interferes with lineage identity and differentiation of pre-B lymphoblastic leukemia cells.
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- F Klein
- Laboratory for Molecular Stem Cell Biology, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Sprangers M, Feldhahn N, Herzog S, Hansmann ML, Reppel M, Hescheler J, Jumaa H, Siebert R, Müschen M. The SRC family kinase LYN redirects B cell receptor signaling in human SLP65-deficient B cell lymphoma cells. Oncogene 2006; 25:5056-62. [PMID: 16568084 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
SLP65 represents a critical component in (pre-) B cell receptor signal transduction but is compromised in a subset of pre-B cell-derived acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Based on these findings, we investigated (i.) whether SLP65-deficiency also occurs in mature B cell-derived lymphoma and (ii.) whether SLP65-deficient B cell lymphoma cells use an alternative B cell receptor signaling pathway in the absence of SLP65. Indeed, expression of SLP65 protein was also missing in a fraction of B cell lymphoma cases. While SLP65 is essential for B cell receptor-induced Ca2+ mobilization in normal B cells, B cell receptor engagement in SLP65-deficient as compared to SLP65-reconstituted B cell lymphoma cells resulted in an accelerated yet shortlived Ca2+-signal. B cell receptor engagement of SLP65-deficient lymphoma cells involves SRC kinase activation, which is critical for B cell receptor-dependent Ca2+-mobilisation in the absence but not in the presence of SLP65. As shown by RNA interference, the SRC kinase LYN is required for B cell receptor-induced Ca2+ release in SLP65-deficient B cell lymphoma cells but dispensable after SLP65-reconstitution. B cell receptor engagement in SLP65-deficient B cell lymphoma cells also resulted in tyrosine-phosphorylation of the proliferation- and survival-related MAPK1 and STAT5 molecules, which was sensitive to silencing of the SRC kinase LYN. Inhibition of SRC kinase activity resulted in growth arrest and cell death specifically in SLP65-deficient lymphoma cells. These findings indicate that LYN can short-circuit conventional B cell receptor signaling in SLP65-deficient B cell lymphoma cells and thereby promote activation of survival and proliferation-related molecules.
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- M Sprangers
- Laboratory for Molecular Stem Cell Biology, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, and Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Germany
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Klapper W, Szczepanowski M, Heidorn K, Müschen M, Liedtke S, Sotnikova A, Andersen NS, Greeve J, Parwaresch R. Immunoglobulin class-switch recombination occurs in mantle cell lymphomas. J Pathol 2006; 209:250-7. [PMID: 16508921 DOI: 10.1002/path.1961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is an IgM-expressing B cell lymphoma that originates from naive B cells and responds poorly to chemotherapy. We show here that several MCLs harbour isotype-switched subclones. Similar to the situation in normal B cells, in vitro stimulation of MCL cell lines with CD40 ligand (CD40L) and interleukin-4 induced expression of activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) and germline transcription at the immunoglobulin heavy chain gene locus. Additionally, the occurrence of switch-circle transcripts and mature IgG transcripts after stimulation indicated ongoing class-switch recombination in mantle cell lymphoma cell lines. Furthermore, stimulation of primary MCL cells in vitro induced expression of class-switched IgG mRNA in the tumour cells. Our data indicate that mantle cell lymphomas have retained the ability to undergo class-switch recombination if appropriate stimuli, such as the CD40 ligand, are provided.
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MESH Headings
- CD40 Antigens/immunology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cytidine Deaminase/immunology
- Dendritic Cells, Follicular/immunology
- Genes, Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain/genetics
- Genes, Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain/immunology
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin Class Switching/genetics
- Immunoglobulin Class Switching/immunology
- Immunoglobulin G/genetics
- Immunoglobulin G/immunology
- Immunohistochemistry/methods
- Interleukin-4/immunology
- Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell/immunology
- Mutation/genetics
- Mutation/immunology
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- RNA, Neoplasm/analysis
- Recombination, Genetic/genetics
- Recombination, Genetic/immunology
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
- Transcription, Genetic/genetics
- Transcription, Genetic/immunology
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- W Klapper
- Department of Haematopathology and Lymph Node Registry Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein University Hospitals, Campus Kiel, Niemannsweg 11, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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Hentschel U, Feldhahn N, Berthold F, Müschen M, Fischer M. Aberrantly regulated genes in TEL/AML1 positive leukaemia. Klin Padiatr 2004. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-828574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Moers C, Müschen M, Beckmann MW, Mallmann P. CD95 ligand expression in dedifferentiated breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res 2001. [PMCID: PMC3300588 DOI: 10.1186/bcr405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Moers C, Müschen M, Beckmann MW, Mallmann P. CD95 ligand expression mediates immune escape in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res 2001. [PMCID: PMC3300589 DOI: 10.1186/bcr406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Moers C, Müschen M, Beckmann MW, Mallmann P. Resistance to CD95-mediated apoptosis in breast cancer is not due to somatic mutation of the CD95 gene. Breast Cancer Res 2001. [PMCID: PMC3300590 DOI: 10.1186/bcr407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Müschen M, Re D, Betz B, Moers C, Wolf J, Niederacher D, Diehl V, Beckmann MW. Resistance to CD95-mediated apoptosis in breast cancer is not due to somatic mutation of the CD95 gene. Int J Cancer 2001; 92:309-10. [PMID: 11291062 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0215(200102)9999:9999<::aid-ijc1188>3.0.co;2-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
Resistance to CD95 (Apo-1/Fas)-mediated apoptosis is a typical feature of breast cancer cells. Recent studies identified deleterious mutations of the CD95 gene not only in a variety of B cell lymphomas but also in a number of solid tumor entities. Therefore, we amplified and sequenced selected regions of the CD95 gene from 48 breast cancer cases and 10 cell lines but no mutation was found. In the presence of both polymorphic alleles, loss of heterozygosity was excluded in 27 informative cases. We conclude, that relevant somatic mutations of the CD95 gene occur, if at all, at a low frequency and are not the primary cause for resistance to CD95-mediated apoptosis in breast cancer.
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Re D, Müschen M, Ahmadi T, Wickenhauser C, Staratschek-Jox A, Holtick U, Diehl V, Wolf J. Oct-2 and Bob-1 deficiency in Hodgkin and Reed Sternberg cells. Cancer Res 2001; 61:2080-4. [PMID: 11280769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Hodgkin and Reed Sternberg (H-RS) cells represent the malignant cells in classical Hodgkin's disease. Although derived from germinal center B cells, they do not express surface immunoglobulin. This has been explained by the presence of crippling mutations within the immunoglobulin genes in numerous cases of Hodgkin's disease. As immunoglobulin gene expression in B cells requires an interaction between octamer sites and the transactivating factors Oct-2 and Bob-1, this study addresses the expression of the transcription factors Oct-2 and Bob-1 in H-RS cells. In Hodgkin's disease-derived cell lines, low levels of Oct-2 transcripts but no Oct-2 protein were detected. Transcripts of Bob-1, a B-cell-specific co-factor of Oct-2, could not be observed in these cell lines. Absence of Oct-2 and Bob-1 protein expression in primary H-RS cells was demonstrated by performing immunohistochemistry in 20 cases of classical Hodgkin's disease. H-RS cells stained negative for both proteins in all of the cases analyzed. In conclusion, absence of functional Oct-2 and Bob-1 cells represents a novel mechanism for immunoglobulin gene deregulation in H-RS cells. Lack of Oct-2 and Bob-1 points to a defect in transcription machinery in H-RS cells and is associated with lack of immunoglobulin gene expression in these cells.
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- D Re
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Cologne, Germany
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Müschen M, Küppers R, Spieker T, Bräuninger A, Rajewsky K, Hansmann ML. Molecular single-cell analysis of Hodgkin- and Reed-Sternberg cells harboring unmutated immunoglobulin variable region genes. J Transl Med 2001; 81:289-95. [PMID: 11310822 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3780237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Hodgkin- and Reed-Sternberg (H/RS) cells in classical Hodgkin's disease of the B lineage are the clonal progeny of antigen-experienced B cells harboring highly mutated immunoglobulin variable (V) region genes. Based on the detection of obviously destructive somatic mutations in a fraction of cases, we speculated that H/RS cells may be derived from a pre-apoptotic germinal center B cell. Seemingly contradicting this speculation, we present here the first case of classical Hodgkin's disease with H/RS cells harboring unmutated, potentially functional V region genes, which may indicate the derivation of the H/RS clone from a naive B cell. However, germinal center founder cells, which have not yet acquired somatic mutations, already have the intrinsic propensity to die by apoptosis. Thus, the rare occurrence of H/RS cells with unmutated V genes is expected if the H/RS cells are derived from the pool of pre-apoptotic germinal center B cells.
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- M Müschen
- Institute for Genetics, Department of Immunology, Universität zu Köln, Germany.
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The CD95 (Apo-1/Fas) receptor-ligand system is one of the key regulators of apoptosis and is particularly important for the maintenance of lymphocyte homeostasis. There is now broad evidence that susceptibility of tumor cells towards CD95-mediated apoptosis is largely reduced. In the human, germline and somatic mutations of the CD95 gene are associated with a high risk of both lymphoid and solid tumors. Based on these observations a new concept defining CD95 as a tumor suppressor gene is discussed. In addition to CD95, its natural ligand (CD95L) is also implicated in malignant progression. Compared to their nonmalignant counterparts, malignant cells frequently exhibit aberrant de novo expression of CD95L and are able to induce CD95L-mediated apoptosis in bystander cells. The role for neoplastic CD95L expression in local tissue destruction, invasion, and metastatic spread has been established for many tumor types. CD95L expression by malignant cells may counteract the host's antitumor immunity and favors immune escape of the tumor. On this basis, the significance of loss of CD95 and gain of CD95L expression for tumor progression is discussed.
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- M Müschen
- Institute of Genetics, Department of Immunology and Medizinische Klinik I, Universität zu Köln, Cologne, Germany.
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Küppers R, Bräuninger A, Müschen M, Distler V, Hansmann ML, Rajewsky K. Evidence that Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells in Hodgkin disease do not represent cell fusions. Blood 2001; 97:818-21. [PMID: 11157505 DOI: 10.1182/blood.v97.3.818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
In most cases, Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells of classical Hodgkin disease (HD) carry rearranged immunoglobulin (Ig) genes and thus derive from B cells. In rare cases, HRS cells originate from T cells. However, based on the unusual immunophenotype of HRS cells, often showing coexpression of markers typical for different hematopoietic lineages, and the regular detection of numerical chromosomal abnormalities, it has been speculated that HRS cells might represent cell fusions. Five cases of HD with 2 rearranged IgH alleles were analyzed for the presence of additional IgH alleles in germline configuration as a potential footprint of a cell fusion between a B and a non-B cell. Similarly, one case of T-cell-derived HD with biallelic T-cell receptor beta (TCRbeta) rearrangements was studied for the presence of unrearranged TCRbeta alleles. In none of the 6 cases was evidence for additional IgH (or TCRbeta) alleles obtained, strongly arguing against a role of cell fusion in HRS cell generation.
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- R Küppers
- Institute for Genetics and the Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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Müschen M, Re D, Bräuninger A, Wolf J, Hansmann ML, Diehl V, Küppers R, Rajewsky K. Somatic mutations of the CD95 gene in Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells. Cancer Res 2000; 60:5640-3. [PMID: 11059754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg (H/RS) cells in classical Hodgkin's disease (cHD) are thought to be derived from preapoptotic germinal center B cells. However, little is known about the transforming events rescuing the precursor of the H/RS cells from apoptosis. Given the importance of CD95 (Apo-1/Fas)-mediated apoptosis for negative selection within the germinal center, single micromanipulated H/RS cells from 10 cases of cHD were analyzed for somatic mutations within the CD95 gene. Three clonal mutations within the 5' regions were amplified from single H/RS cells in one case. From H/RS cells of another case, two mutations within the last exon coding for the death domain were detected. About half of these H/RS cells carried a monoallelic stop-codon; the remaining tumor cells harbored a monoallelic replacement mutation. Both mutations likely impair CD95 function. Because all these H/RS cells also bear clonal mutations inactivating the IkappaB alpha gene, the IkappaB alpha mutations occurred earlier than those of the CD95 gene in the sequence of transforming events leading to cHD. In conclusion, somatic mutations of the CD95 gene occur in a fraction of cHD cases and may favor the escape of the precursor of the H/RS clone from apoptosis.
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- M Müschen
- Institute for Genetics, Department of Immunology, University of Cologne, Köln, Germany.
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Recent work identified Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg (H/RS) cells in classical Hodgkin's disease (cHD) as clonal progeny of mature B cells. Therefore, it is generally assumed that cHD homogenously represents a B cell lymphoma. In a subset of cHD, however, H/RS cells expressing T cell-associated proteins may be candidates for alternative lineage derivation. Single H/RS cells with cytotoxic T cell phenotype were micromanipulated from three cases of cHD and analyzed by single cell polymerase chain reaction for immunoglobulin heavy (IgH) and light chain (IgL) gene rearrangements, T cell receptor (TCR)-beta gene rearrangements, and germline configuration of the IgH and TCR-beta loci. H/RS cells from two cases of cHD harbored clonal, somatically mutated Ig gene rearrangements, whereas TCR-beta loci were in germline configuration. In contrast, H/RS cells from an additional case harbored clonal TCR-beta variable/diversity/joining (VDJ) and DJ gene rearrangements, whereas the IgH locus was in germline configuration on both alleles. Thus, in two cases of cHD with H/RS cells expressing cytotoxic T cell molecules, the tumor cells are derived from mature B cells that aberrantly express T cell markers. In a third case, however, H/RS cells were derived from a T cell, demonstrating that cHD can also occur as a T cell lymphoma.
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- M Müschen
- Institute for Genetics, Department of Immunology, Universität zu Köln, Germany.
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Interaction of CD95 (Apo-1/Fas) and its ligand (CD95L) plays an important role in the regulation of the immune response, since CD95+ lymphocytes may be killed after engagement of the CD95 receptor. Studying the CD95/CD95L system in 40 cases of breast cancer, the malignant cells expressed CD95L, but lost CD95 expression, when compared with non-malignant mammary tissue. Jurkat T cells incubated on breast cancer sections underwent CD95L-specific apoptosis. The rate of apoptosis correlated with the CD95L mRNA levels of the tissue samples. In four breast cancer cell lines, CD95L expression was increased by interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), which resulted in higher levels of CD95L-specific apoptosis in co-cultured Jurkat T cells. Since IFN-gamma is mainly secreted by activated T cells, up-regulation of CD95L in breast cancer cells in response to IFN-gamma may thus counterselect activated tumour-infiltrating T cells and favour the immune escape of breast cancer. As demonstrated by inhibition of matrix metalloproteinases, CD95L expressed on breast cancer cells can also be shed from the cell membrane into the culture supernatant. Supernatants derived from cultured breast cancer cells induced apoptosis in Jurkat T cells via CD95L. In breast cancer patients, depletion of CD4+ and CD8+ peripheral blood lymphocytes was significantly correlated with CD95L expression in the tumours. This might be suggestive for a relationship between CD95L expression by breast cancer and systemic immunosuppression.
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- M Müschen
- Institut Pasteur, Department of Immunology, Unité de Biologie Moléculaire du Gène, Paris, France
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CD95 ligand expression has been observed in various malignancies. Studying the CD95 ligand (CD95L) and receptor (CD95) system in eight non-malignant mammary tissues and 40 breast cancer tissues, mRNA and protein expression was determined by quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and immunofluorescence. mRNA levels of CD95L correlated positively (r=0.90; p< 0.01) and transmembrane CD95 inversely (r=-0.88; p< 0.01) with histopathological grading of the breast tumours: CD95L mRNA levels were low in adenomas, but increased by 20-fold in grade I, 120-fold in grade II, and 310-fold in grade III breast cancer. In contrast, CD95 mRNA levels were low in high-grade carcinomas, but high in benign mammary tissues. Since CD95L acts as an efficient inducer of apoptosis in CD95(+) cells, apoptotic cells were identified on the tissue sections. Tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes and stromal cells in close proximity to CD95L-expressing breast cancer underwent apoptosis. As a functional test, CD95(+) target cells were cultured on breast cancer tissue sections. The target cells underwent apoptosis when cultured on breast cancer sections, but could be rescued when CD95L was specifically blocked by a CD95-Fc fusion molecule. The data suggest an inverse regulation of CD95 ligand and receptor expression during dedifferentiation of breast cancer. Killing of bystander cells by the CD95L-expressing breast tumour could be involved in tissue invasion.
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- M Müschen
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology, Heinrich-Heine Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Müschen M, Warskulat U, Perniok A, Even J, Moers C, Kismet B, Temizkan N, Simon D, Schneider M, Häussinger D. Involvement of soluble CD95 in Churg-Strauss syndrome. Am J Pathol 1999; 155:915-25. [PMID: 10487849 PMCID: PMC1866905 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)65191-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Deficiency of CD95 (Apo-1/Fas)-mediated apoptosis has recently been found in some autoimmune lymphoproliferative disorders due to inherited mutations of the CD95 gene. In this study, impairment of CD95 ligand-mediated killing of lymphocytes and eosinophils in Churg-Strauss Syndrome (CSS), which was a result of variation of CD95 receptor isoform expression, is demonstrated. Compared to those from healthy individuals, peripheral blood lymphocytes from eight CSS patients exhibit a switch from the membrane-bound CD95 receptor expression to its soluble splice variant, which protects from CD95L-mediated apoptosis. In five out of seven CSS patients recurrent oligoclonal T cell expansions were found, all using a Vbeta-gene from the Vbeta21 family associated with similar CDR3 motifs, indicating the predominance of T cell clones of a similar specificity in the CSS patients. In two of them, the effect of immunosuppressive therapy was studied. In both cases aberrant overexpression of the soluble CD95 receptor isoform and deviations from normal TCR Vbeta-gene usage normalized in parallel with the clinical improvement. Furthermore, soluble CD95 was identified as a survival factor for eosinophils rescuing eosinophils from apoptosis in the absence of growth factors in vitro. Given the role of eosinophils as effector cells in CSS, these findings suggest that soluble CD95 may be mechanistically involved in the disease.
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- M Müschen
- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Müschen M, Warskulat U, Peters-Regehr T, Bode JG, Kubitz R, Häussinger D. Involvement of CD95 (Apo-1/Fas) ligand expressed by rat Kupffer cells in hepatic immunoregulation. Gastroenterology 1999; 116:666-77. [PMID: 10029626 DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(99)70189-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS CD95 (Apo-1/Fas) ligand suppresses inflammatory responses in immune-privileged organs. In this study, modulation of the hepatic CD95 receptor/ligand system by interferon gamma and cyclosporin A was investigated. METHODS CD95 receptor and ligand expression were measured at the messenger RNA level by using quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction and immunocytochemistry in primary cultures of rat Kupffer cells, hepatocytes, and T lymphocytes. Soluble CD95 in culture supernatants was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and apoptosis by the TUNEL method. RESULTS Interferon gamma treatment led to an increase in CD95 ligand messenger RNA levels in Kupffer cells followed by an overexpression of the soluble CD95 receptor. Supernatants derived from 24-hour but not from 48-hour interferon gamma-treated Kupffer cells killed lymphocytes by a CD95-dependent mechanism. Cyclosporin A inhibited CD95 ligand expression in Kupffer cells and lymphocyte killing. In liver parenchymal cells, interferon gamma increased messenger RNA levels of the transmembrane CD95 isoform and sensitivity of these cells toward CD95-mediated apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS The expression pattern of CD95 receptor and ligand in response to interferon gamma points to a coordinated interplay between Kupffer cells, hepatocytes, and T lymphocytes in which Kupffer cells may regulate programmed cell death of T lymphocytes and hepatocytes.
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- M Müschen
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology, Heinrich-Heine Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Moers C, Warskulat U, Müschen M, Even J, Niederacher D, Josien R, Koldovsky U, Beckmann MW, Häussinger D. Regulation of CD95 (Apo-1/Fas) ligand and receptor expression in squamous-cell carcinoma by interferon-gamma and cisplatin. Int J Cancer 1999; 80:564-72. [PMID: 9935158 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19990209)80:4<564::aid-ijc14>3.0.co;2-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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CD95 (Apo-1/Fas) ligand (CD95L) expression has been observed in various malignancies. In human primary cell lines from a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the vulva, the effect of cisplatin (CDDP) and IFNgamma on the expression of CD95L and its 2 receptor isoforms, CD95 transmembrane (CD95tm) and CD95 soluble receptor, was studied at the mRNA and protein levels. Addition of CDDP and IFNgamma increased CD95L mRNA levels in the primary cell line 6-fold and 1.7-fold, respectively. In comparison, CD95tm mRNA levels were diminished by CDDP but increased 8-fold upon IFNgamma challenge. CD95L expressed by SCC cells was functionally relevant since these cells were able to induce CD95-specific apoptosis in autologous lymphocytes from the SCC-bearing patient. Thus, CD95L expression in SCC may contribute to tumor-associated immunosuppression, which may be modulated by CDDP and IFNgamma. In tumor samples of the primary SCC, CD95L expression was enhanced in the area of the border between invasive tumor tissue and surrounding stroma cells. The locally restricted over-expression of CD95L was congruent with the arrangement of apoptotic stroma cells in the direct vicinity of invading tumor tongues, suggesting a role as invasion factor for CD95L.
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Josien R, Douillard P, Guillot C, Müschen M, Anegon I, Chetritt J, Menoret S, Vignes C, Soulillou JP, Cuturi MC. A critical role for transforming growth factor-beta in donor transfusion-induced allograft tolerance. J Clin Invest 1998; 102:1920-6. [PMID: 9835616 PMCID: PMC509143 DOI: 10.1172/jci4221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Donor-specific (DST) or nonspecific blood transfusions administered before transplantation can enhance survival of vascularized allografts both in humans and animals but the immunological mechanisms of this effect remain unclear. We have analyzed the expression and the role of endogenous TGF-beta1 in a model of heart allograft tolerance, induced by pregraft DST in adult rats. We reported previously that this tolerance occurs despite a strong infiltration of leukocytes into the graft that are unable to produce both Th1- and Th2-related cytokines in vivo. Allografts from DST-treated rats express high levels of TGF-beta1 mRNA and active protein. This phenomenon is correlated with the rapid infiltration of leukocytes producing high amounts of TGF-beta1. TGF-beta1-producing cells are virtually absent among early infiltrating cells in rejected grafts but are found at a later time point. The induction of allograft tolerance in vivo is abrogated by administration of neutralizing anti-TGF-beta mAb. Moreover, overexpression of active TGF- beta1 in heart allografts using a recombinant adenovirus leads to prolonged graft survival in unmodified recipients. Taken together, our results identify TGF-beta as a critical cytokine involved in the suppression of allograft rejection induced by DST and suggest that TGF-beta-producing regulatory cells are also involved in allograft tolerance.
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, INSERM U437, Nantes, France
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Josien R, Müschen M, Gilbert E, Douillard P, Heslan JM, Soulillou JP, Cuturi MC. Fas ligand, tumor necrosis factor-alpha expression, and apoptosis during allograft rejection and tolerance. Transplantation 1998; 66:887-93. [PMID: 9798699 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199810150-00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cytotoxic T cells can induce target cell lysis and apoptosis by different pathways. The interactions of CD95 antigen (Fas) with its ligand (CD95L) and of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha with its receptor (TNF-R1) lead to apoptotic cell death. Recently, conflicting studies have been published concerning the expression and the role of CD95L in allograft rejection and tolerance. METHODS In this study, the intragraft expression of CD95/CD95L and TNF-alpha and the frequency and distribution of apoptotic cells were compared in a model of heterotopic cardiac allograft in the rat in which recipients were either not treated (acute rejection) or pretreated with donor-specific blood transfusion (tolerant). RESULTS In the acutely rejected allografts, a peak in the expression of CD95L and TNF-alpha and in the number of apoptotic cells was observed during the first week after transplantation; apoptotic cells were confined to graft-infiltrating cells. In the tolerated allografts, however, levels of graft-infiltrating cell apoptosis and CD95L and TNF-alpha expression during the same period of time were dramatically lower. The expression of Fas was constitutive and was not modulated during acute rejection or tolerance. CONCLUSION This down-regulation of CD95L and TNF-alpha in allografts rendered tolerant by donor-specific transfusion suggests a role for apoptosis-inducing pathways in acute allograft rejection.
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- INSERM U437 Immunointervention dans les Allo et Xénotransplantations, Nantes, France
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Müschen M, Warskulat U, Schmidt B, Schulz WA, Häussinger D. Regulation of CD95 (Apo-1/Fas) ligand and receptor expression in human embryonal carcinoma cells by interferon gamma and all-trans retinoic acid. Biol Chem 1998; 379:1083-91. [PMID: 9792441 DOI: 10.1515/bchm.1998.379.8-9.1083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Expression of CD95 (Apo-1/Fas) ligand and its two receptor isoforms, in response to all-trans retinoic acid and interferon gamma (IFNgamma), was analyzed atthe mRNA and protein levels in human Tera-2 embryonal carcinoma cells. Exposure of Tera-2 cells to all-trans retinoic acid for up to 16 days led to a decrease of CD95 ligand expression when compared to the control conditions, whereas expression of both CD95 isoforms increased. These changes were functionally significant since Tera-2 cells treated with all-trans retinoic acid for six to 16 days were more susceptible to CD95-mediated apoptosis. On the other hand, Tera-2 cells lost their capacity to induce apoptosis in CD95 receptor bearing Jurkat T lymphocytes after six days of incubation with all-trans retinoic acid. When Tera-2 cells were treated with IFNgamma, expression of CD95 ligand and both CD95 receptor isoforms increased within 24 hours. Tera-2 cells were then more susceptible to CD95 mediated apoptosis but also killed more CD95 receptor bearing Jurkat T lymphocytes via CD95 ligation compared to the control conditions. The results are indicative of differential regulation of CD95-mediated apoptosis by all-trans retinoic acid and IFNgamma in Tera-2 embryonal carcinoma cells, with likely impact on antitumor immunity.
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Infektiologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Müschen M, Warskulat U, Douillard P, Gilbert E, Häussinger D. Regulation of CD95 (APO-1/Fas) receptor and ligand expression by lipopolysaccharide and dexamethasone in parenchymal and nonparenchymal rat liver cells. Hepatology 1998; 27:200-8. [PMID: 9425938 DOI: 10.1002/hep.510270131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The effect of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on the expression of CD95 (APO-1/Fas) receptor and ligand (CD95L) was studied in primary cultures of rat liver Kupffer cells (KCs), sinusoidal endothelial cells (SECs), and parenchymal cells (PCs) at the messenger RNA (mRNA) level and by means of immunocytochemistry. LPS treatment of KCs and SECs led to a three- to five-fold increase in CD95L mRNA levels within 6 hours, which declined thereafter. Within 24 hours, the number of KCs and SECs staining positive for CD95L strongly increased. After a lag phase of 12 hours after LPS addition, in both cell types the mRNA levels for the soluble CD95 isoform increased approximately 10-fold; however, the number of KCs and SECs staining positive for transmembrane CD95 remained low and did not significantly increase. Compared with nonparenchymal cells, CD95L mRNA levels in primary hepatocyte cultures were low in the absence and presence of LPS. On the other hand, functionally active CD95 expression markedly increased in response to LPS in these cells. Dexamethasone diminished the LPS-induced stimulation of CD95L expression in nonparenchymal cells but markedly stimulated CD95L expression in PCs. Apoptosis of PCs and thymic lymphocytes was stimulated by the addition of supernatants derived from LPS-treated KC or SEC cultures and was apparently mediated by CD95L as assessed by its sensitivity to inhibitors of the CD95-dependent apoptotic pathway in PCs. The data suggest a complex and timely coordinated interplay between the various liver cell populations with respect to LPS-induced activation of the apoptotic machinery with potential relevance for immunoregulation.
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- M Müschen
- Department of Gastroenterology and Infectiology, Heinrich-Heine Universität Dusseldorf, Germany
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Müschen M, Sies H, Schulz WA. Induction of mouse embryonal carcinoma cell differentiation and activation of the retinoic acid receptor beta 2 promoter by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. Biol Chem 1996; 377:703-10. [PMID: 8960371 DOI: 10.1515/bchm3.1996.377.11.703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 (calcitriol) at 100 nmol/l elicited morphological differentiation and expression of collagen IV in mouse F9 embryonal carcinoma cells, and its effect was enhanced and accelerated by dibutyryl-cAMP (db-cAMP). The RAR beta 2 promoter was also activated, as evidenced by an increase in beta-galactosidase activity in an F9 reporter cell line with a stably integrated RAR beta 2-lacZ construct. All three effects were slower and less extensive with calcitriol than with retinoic acid, even in the presence of db-cAMP. Activation of the RAR beta 2 promoter by calcitriol required its TRE sequence, whereas db-cAMP required the CRE. TPA also activated the RAR beta 2 promoter, requiring a functional TRE. Thus, in the RAR beta 2 promoter the TRE sequence, whose function has so far been unidentified, mediates the effects of calcitriol and TPA. RAR beta 2 promoter activation by calcitriol was blocked by inhibitors of protein kinase C indicating that calcitriol elicits its effect via protein kinase C. Therefore, calcitriol induces differentiation of F9 mouse embryonal carcinoma cells at least in part by a pathway different from the classical one operative with retinoic acids.
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- M Müschen
- Institut für Physiologische Chemie I, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
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