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Azad A, Gökmen ÜR, Uysal H, Köksoy S, Bilge U, Manguoğlu AE. Autophagy dysregulation plays a crucial role in regulatory T-cell loss and neuroinflammation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener 2024; 25:336-344. [PMID: 37908143 DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2023.2273365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Neuroinflammation is the hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) disease. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are essential in immune tolerance and neuroinflammation prevention. It has been shown that a significant decrease in Treg and FoxP3 protein expression is observed in ALS patients. The main reason for the FoxP3+ Treg loss in ALS is unknown. In this study, the role of autophagy dysregulation in FoxP3+ Tregs in ALS was investigated. METHODS Twenty-three ALS patients and 24 healthy controls were recruited for the study. Mononuclear cells (MNCs) were obtained from peripheral blood, and then Tregs were isolated. Isolated Tregs were stained with FoxP3 and LC3 antibodies and analyzed in flow cytometry to determine autophagy levels in FoxP3+ Tregs in patients and controls. RESULTS The mean of FoxP3+ LC3+ cells, were 0.47 and 0.45 in patients and controls, respectively. The mean of FoxP3+ LC3- cells was 0.15 in patients and 0.20 in controls, p = 0.030 (p < 0.05). There is no significant correlation between ALSFRS-R decay rate and autophagy level in patients. Also, there is no significant difference between autophagy levels in FoxP3+ Tregs in patients with rapidly progressing ALS and slow-progressing ALS. CONCLUSION Excessive autophagy levels in FoxP3+ Tregs in ALS patients can potentially be an explanation for an increased cell death and result in worsened neuroinflammation and disease onset. However, the disease progress is not attributable to autophagy levels in FoxP3+ Tregs.
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- Asef Azad
- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey, and
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- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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Merdin FA, Koçak H, Köksoy S. DETERMINATION OF THE PRA POSITIVITY PERCENTAGE IN MALE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE BY USING FLOW CYTOMETRY TECHNIQUE. Acta Clin Croat 2023; 62:262-269. [PMID: 38549598 PMCID: PMC10969642 DOI: 10.20471/acc.2023.62.02.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 04/02/2024] Open
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The antibodies directed against human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules, which play a crucial role in allograft histocompatibility, are called anti-HLA antibodies. Anti-HLA antibodies against foreign HLA molecules may be present in patients with chronic kidney disease even before transplantation. The panel reactive antibody (PRA) test is used to measure the renal transplant candidate's immune sensitivity to HLA molecules other than their own HLA molecules by assessing the diversity of anti-HLA antibodies in the blood of these patients. This study aimed to determine the PRA values and the percentage of PRA positivity of Turkish male patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), who had not been sensitized by the major known causes (those with no history of organ or tissue transplantation, those with no history of blood transfusion), who had not been diagnosed with any autoimmune diseases, and who had not been under immunosuppressive treatment. The study included 60 male patients aged over 18 years. All of the patients were followed up with a diagnosis of CKD at the Nephrology Clinic, Internal Medicine Department, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty Hospital. None of the patients included in the study was sensitized by a known mechanism previously (they did not have blood transfusion or organ transplantation). Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) levels of all patients were below the level of 60 mL/min/1.73 m2. Patient data including their age information, etiology of CKD, accompanying diseases, and information about dialysis modalities were recorded. HLA antibody percentage was determined by the flow cytometry technique. Statistical data analysis was performed by using SPSS 22.0 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences, Version 22.0). The values of p less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Twenty patients were receiving dialysis treatment due to end-stage renal disease. Of the 60 patients included in the study, 25% showed PRA positivity; 28.3% of all study patients were found to be positive for anti-HLA class I antibodies and 26.7% of all study patients were found to be positive for anti-HLA class II antibodies on separate analysis for anti-HLA class I and anti-HLA class II antibody positivity. When the patients were categorized as PRA negative and PRA positive in two groups, there were no differences between the groups according to mean age, percentage of hemodialysis patients, percentage of peritoneal dialysis patients and presence of accompanying chronic diseases (such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, nephrolithiasis, coronary artery disease). In addition to this, evaluation of the GFR levels showed that the PRA positive group contained a significantly higher percentage of end-stage renal disease patients (GFR <15 mL/min/1.73 m2) as compared with the PRA negative group. Detailed analysis of the percentages of PRA levels in the PRA positive patients, which was carried out to determine the degree of sensitization, showed that the PRA values were over 80% in 11.77% of the patients positive for anti-HLA class I antibodies. On the other hand, PRA values were within the range of 15%-80% in 88.23% of the patients who had anti-HLA class II antibodies. The PRA values were below 80% in all of the patients positive for anti-HLA class II antibodies and those positive for both anti-HLA class I and class II antibodies. In conclusion, PRA levels of the candidates for kidney transplantation should always be measured to assess their state of sensitization before transplantation, even though they have no risk factors known to cause anti-HLA antibody development.
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- Fatma Avcı Merdin
- Akdeniz University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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- Akdeniz University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Antalya, Turkey
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- Akdeniz University Hospital, Department of Immunology, Antalya, Turkey
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Bora F, Aslan B, Sarı F, Yılmaz F, Ersoy FF, Köksoy S, Özdem S, Küçükçetin İÖ, Sipahioğlu M, Karakaya İ, Koç Y, Ulu MS. C allele in transforming growth factor-β1 rs1800471 gene polymorphisms might indicate a protective feature in encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis development. Ther Apher Dial 2023; 27:353-360. [PMID: 36054236 DOI: 10.1111/1744-9987.13913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Peritoneal fibrosis may progress in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients to a fatal clinical condition called encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS). Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of peritoneal fibrosis. We aimed to investigate the association among polymorphisms in the gene encoding TGF-β1, which were -509C/T (rs1800469), +869T/C (rs1982073), and +915G/C (rs1800471) in EPS patients. METHODS A total of 16 PD patients who were clinically and radiologically diagnosed with EPS were enrolled and 22 age- and gender-matched PD patients were selected as the non-EPS group. RESULTS G allele frequency at the rs1800471 gene polymorphism was significantly higher in the EPS group than non-EPS group (p = 0.005). Interestingly, the non-EPS group patients had CC or CG polymorphisms. CONCLUSION C allele in TGF-β1 rs1800471 gene polymorphisms might indicate a protective feature in EPS development. Knowing the presence of polymorphism may be effective in selecting renal replacement therapy in patients.
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- Feyza Bora
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Antalya Atatürk State Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical Biochemistry, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical Biochemistry, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Erciyes University Medical School, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Çukurova University Medical School, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Cumhuriyet University Medical School, Sivas, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology Bahçeşehir University Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey
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Togay A, Togay B, Ozbay Gediz D, Akbaş SH, Köksoy S. Levels of lymphocyte-associated regulators of complement system CD55 and CD59 are changed in schizophrenia patients. Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract 2021; 25:277-282. [PMID: 34154502 DOI: 10.1080/13651501.2021.1927105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Although pathological mechanisms of schizophrenia are unknown, evidence in the literature suggests that the immune system might be involved in the pathogenesis. Complement is an important part of the immune system and it has been suggested to play role in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. We aimed to investigate the potential involvement of the complement system in schizophrenia by the determination of peripheral concentrations of certain complement proteins and their regulators in patients. METHODS Plasma concentrations of complement C3, C4, and C1 inhibitory protein were measured by chemiluminescence in 41 schizophrenia patients and 39 healthy controls. Expression of CD55, CD59, and CD46 proteins on peripheral blood mononuclear cells were determined by flow cytometry in the same groups. RESULTS Frequencies of peripheral immune cells expressing CD55 were determined to be significantly higher in schizophrenia patients than in healthy people (p = 0.020). Frequencies of peripheral immune cells expressing CD59 was determined to be significantly higher in healthy people than in schizophrenia patients (p = 0.012). The expression level of CD55 per cell was measured to be significantly elevated in patients compared to healthy controls (p = 0.026). CONCLUSIONS Our data clearly demonstrate an elevated complement activity in schizophrenia and points to a possible complement association in the pathogenesis.Key pointsIncreased the expression level, and frequency of CD55 in schizophrenia patients.Decreased frequency of CD59 in schizophrenia patients.No difference in the expression level of CD59; the expression level, and frequency of CD46; frequency of complement C3, C4, and C1 inhibitory protein.
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- Alper Togay
- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Clinic of Psychiatry, University of Health Sciences Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Clinic of Psychiatry, University of Health Sciences Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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Yilmaz Ç, Köksoy S, Çeker T, Aslan M. Diclofenac down-regulates COX-2 induced expression of CD44 and ICAM-1 in human HT29 colorectal cancer cells. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2021; 394:2259-2272. [PMID: 34436652 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-021-02139-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is expressed in a variety of human colorectal cancer cells and can contribute to carcinogenesis. This study aimed to investigate the effect of diclofenac (DCF), a selective COX-2 inhibitor, on cell adhesion molecules and apoptosis in human colon adenocarcinoma cells. Levels of homing cell adhesion molecule (H-CAM, CD44), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1, CD54), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1, CD106), and epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM, CD326) were evaluated in cancer cells overexpressing (HT29) or not expressing (HCT116) COX-2. Cell viability was determined by MTT assay, COX-2 protein levels and activity were assessed by immunofluorescence and fluorometric analysis, respectively. Endogenous levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) were measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) while expression of cell adhesion molecules was analyzed by flow cytometry. Annexin V-FITC/propidium iodide-labelling and fluorometric caspase-3 activity measurements were carried out to determine apoptosis. Flow cytometry analysis revealed that the percentage of CD44 and ICAM-1 staining in HCT116 cells was significantly lower compared to HT29 cells. In HT29 cells, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) induced COX-2 expression and increased CD44 and ICAM-1 levels were down-regulated by diclofenac. Stimulation of COX-2 activity in HT29 cells via PMA significantly decreased diclofenac associated increase in PUFA levels. Treatment with both diclofenac and PMA significantly increased the number of apoptotic cells and caspase-3 activity in colon adenocarcinoma cells compared to control groups. In conclusion, diclofenac's effect to retard colorectal tumor growth and metastasis occurs in COX-2 overexpressing colon cancer cells by increased apoptosis and decreased expression of CD44 and ICAM-1.
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- Çağatay Yilmaz
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, 07070, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, 07070, Antalya, Turkey.,Department of Gene and Cell Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, 07070, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, 07070, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, 07070, Antalya, Turkey. .,Department of Gene and Cell Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, 07070, Antalya, Turkey.
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Nizam E, Köksoy S, Erin N. NK1R antagonist decreases inflammation and metastasis of breast carcinoma cells metastasized to liver but not to brain; phenotype-dependent therapeutic and toxic consequences. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2020; 69:1639-1650. [PMID: 32322911 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-020-02574-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Substance P a neuro-immune mediator acts on Neurokinin-1 and -2 receptors (NK1R and NK2R). Inhibitors of NK1R are considered to be safe and effective approaches for cancer treatment since Aprepitant, a non-peptide antagonist of NK1R is widely used for chemotherapy-induced emesis and has cytotoxic and antitumor effects in various models for cancer. On the other hand, our previous findings demonstrated that systemic inhibition of NK1R may decrease cytotoxic anti-tumoral immune response. Hence, actual consequences of inhibition of neurokinin receptors under in vivo conditions in a syngeneic model of carcinoma should be determined. The effects of highly potent and selective non-peptide mouse NK1R and NK2R antagonists RP 67580 and GR 159897, respectively, on metastatic breast carcinoma were evaluated. Specifically, 4T1 breast cancer cells metastasized to brain (denoted as 4TBM) and liver (denoted as 4TLM) were used to induce tumors in Balb-c mice. Changes in tumor growth, metastasis and immune response to cancer cells were determined. We here observed differential effects of NK1R antagonist depended on the subset of metastatic cells. Specifically, inhibition of NK1R markedly increased liver metastasis of tumors formed by 4TBM but not 4TLM cells. On the contrary, NK1R antagonist decreased inflammatory response and liver metastasis in 4TLM-injected mice. 4TLM tumors act more aggressively inducing more inflammatory response compared to 4TBM tumors. Hence, differential effects of NK1R antagonist are at least partly due to extend and type of the inflammatory response evoked by specific subset metastatic cells. These findings demonstrate the necessity for understanding the immunological consequences of tumor-microenvironment interactions.
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- Esra Nizam
- Department of Medical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, B-blok kat 1 Immunoloji, 07070, Antalya, Turkey
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- Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, B-blok kat 1 Immunoloji, 07070, Antalya, Turkey.
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Ulker P, Özen N, Abduleyeva G, Köksoy S, Yaraş N, Basralı F. Rho-kinase is a negative regulator of red blood cell eNOS under basal conditions. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2019; 72:407-419. [PMID: 30909198 DOI: 10.3233/ch-190578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Rho-kinase, an effector of the small GTPase RhoA, is known to be a novel inhibitory regulator of eNOS in endothelial cells under basal conditions and disease states. However, although RBC possesses active RhoA/Rho-kinase pathway, Rho-kinase mediated eNOS regulation has not been investigated in RBC, so far. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study is to investigate whether eNOS activity is regulated by Rho-kinase under basal conditions and to evaluate whether inhibition of this enzyme causes eNOS activation and intracellular NO production in RBC. METHODS RBC packeds were isolated from healthy volunteers and resuspended in Hepes solution at a hematocrit of 0.01 l/l. Intracellular NO and Ca+2 levels and eNOS activation measured by flow cytometry in response to Rho-kinase inhibitors, fasudil and Y-27632, in the absence and presence of NOS, and PI3K inhibitors. RESULTS Rho-kinase inhibitors fasudil and Y-27632 found to increase intracellular NO concentrations. These inhibitors also cause enhancement of intracellular Ca+2 and serine 1177 phosphorylated eNOS levels. Besides, although these responses have shown to be suppressed by NOS enzyme, PI3K inhibition had no effect on this mechanism. CONCLUSIONS The results of the present study demonstrated that RBC eNOS enzyme activity is regulated by inhibitory Rho-kinase pathway under basal conditions and inhibition of this pathway enhances the activity of eNOS in RBC. This activation is mediated by both intracellular Ca+2 and Serine 1177 phosphorylated eNOS increment, with no contribution of AKT activation, in RBC. The mechanism we described here gives first evidences about Rho-kinase mediated eNOS regulation in RBC under basal conditions. This pathway could also be more important under disease states.
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Uygun DFK, Uygun V, Burgucu D, Ekinci NÇ, Sallakçı N, Filiz S, Köksoy S, Haspolat Ş, Yeğin O. Role of the Th1 and Th17 Pathway in Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis. J Child Neurol 2019; 34:815-819. [PMID: 31309861 DOI: 10.1177/0883073819860631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a progressive and fatal disease caused by reactivation of a mutated measles virus in brain tissue. The process of reactivation is yet to be elucidated. In this study, the possible roles of the Th1 (interleukin [IL]-12, interferon [IFN]-γ) and the Th17 axis (IL-23, IL-17, IL-22), particularly of IL-17, in the pathogenesis of SSPE were investigated. Briefly, mononuclear cells from SSPE patients were stimulated using measles virus peptide, and the release of IL-12, IL-23, IL-22, IFN-γ, and IL-17 cytokines was measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and/or enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot assay (ELISpot). We found that in comparison to the mononuclear cells obtained from healthy donors, cells from SSPE patients exhibited increased levels of IL-12, IL-23, IL-17, IL-22, and IFN-γ cytokines in response to measles virus stimulation. However, the same result was not obtained with cytomegalovirus and phytohemagglutinin. Using flow cytometry, mononuclear cells obtained from SSPE patients and healthy controls were also analyzed for the presence of intracellular IL-17 in response to measles virus stimulation. On stimulation, the number of IL-17-positive cells were found to be higher among mononuclear cells obtained from the patients. In addition, the numbers of IL-17- and IFN-γ-positive cells were significantly increased in SSPE patients. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that both the IL-12/IFN-γ and the IL-23/IL-17/IL-22 pathways are functionally abnormal in SSPE pathogenesis. Targeting these pathways and their specific pro-inflammatory mediator production may provide a new strategy to suppress SSPE development.
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- Dilara F Kocacık Uygun
- Department of Pediatric Immunology-Allergy, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, MedicalPark Antalya Hospital, Antalya Merkez, Turkey
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- Antalya Technopark Babylife Cord Blood Bank and Stem Cell Research Center, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology-Allergy, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology-Allergy, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology-Allergy, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Microbiology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology-Allergy, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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Ulker P, Özen N, Abdullayeva G, Köksoy S, Yaraş N, Basrali F. Extracellular ATP activates eNOS and increases intracellular NO generation in Red Blood Cells. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2018; 68:89-101. [PMID: 29036803 DOI: 10.3233/ch-170326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND It has been well documented that ATP activates NOS enzymes and causes increased NO production in several cell types. Although RBC known to possesses eNOS enzyme activity, it has not been investigated whether RBC eNOS could be induced by extracellular ATP. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study is to evaluate extracellular ATP mediated eNOS activation and NO production in RBC. METHODS RBC packed were isolated from healthy volunteers and re-suspended in Hepes solution at a hematocrit of 0.01 l/l. Intracellular NO and Ca+2 levels and eNOS activation measured by flow cytometry in response to P2X receptor agonist, Bz-ATP, in the absence and presence of NOS, P2 receptors and PI3K inhibitors. RESULTS P2X receptor agonist Bz-ATP found to increase intracellular NO, Ca+2 and serine 1177 phosphorylated eNOS levels and these responses have shown to be suppressed by NOS enzyme, P2 receptors and PI3K inhibitors. CONCLUSIONS The results of the study clearly demonstrated extracellular ATP induced NO generation in RBC through intracellular Ca+2 and PI3K/Akt pathways. The mechanism we described here might be important at basal conditions and also in conditions with increased ATP release.
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- Pinar Ulker
- Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, AkdenizUniversity, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Biophysics, Medical Faculty, AkdenizUniversity, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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There have been few studies concerning the cytokine profiles in gastric mucosa of Helicobacter pylori-infected patients with normal mucosa, chronic gastritis, and gastric carcinoma (GAC).In the present study, we aimed to elucidate the genomic expression levels and immune pathological roles of cytokines-interferon (IFN)-γ, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-4, IL-6, IL-10, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, IL-17A, IL-32-in H pylori-infected patients with normal gastric mucosa (NGM; control), chronic active gastritis (CAG), and GAC. Genomic expression levels of these cytokines were assayed by real-time PCR analysis in gastric biopsy specimens obtained from 93 patients.We found that the genomic expression levels of IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-10, IL-17A mRNA were increased in the CAG group and those of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-10, IL-17A, TGF-β mRNA were increased in the GAC group with reference to H pylori-infected NGM group.This study is on the interest of cytokine profiles in gastric mucosa among individuals with normal, gastritis, or GAC. Our findings suggest that the immune response of gastric mucosa to infection of H pylori differs from patient to patient. For individual therapy, levels of genomic expression of IL-6 or other cytokines may be tracked in patients.
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- Derya Kivrak Salim
- From the Department of Medical Oncology (DKS), Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya; Faculty of Health Sciences (MS), Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras; Department of Microbiology (SK); and Department of Gastroenterology (HA, IS), Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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Kılınçkaya Doğan H, Mutlu E, Köksoy S, Yılmaz VT, Koçak H, Çolak D, Mutlu D, Günseren F, Dinçkan A, Aliosmanoğlu İ, Süleymanlar G, Gültekin M. [Monitoring of cytomegalovirus-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses by cytokine flow cytometry in renal transplant recipients]. MIKROBIYOL BUL 2016; 50:224-235. [PMID: 27175495] [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: 06/05/2023]
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In spite of the improvements in the clinical management of solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients provided by immunosuppresion and universal prophylaxis, human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections continue to be one of the most leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Cell-mediated immunity specific to CMV (CMV-CMI) plays an important role in the control of CMV replication. Therefore, monitoring of CMV-specific T-cell response can be used to predict individuals at increased risk of CMV disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the levels of CMV-specific interferon (IFN)-γ producing CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells in kidney transplant recipients before and after the transplantation, by cytokine flow cytometry. A total of 21 kidney transplant recipients (14 male, 7 female; age range: 18-66 years, mean age: 34.5 ± 9.9) who were all CMV seropositive have been evaluated in the study. Blood samples from the patients were obtained before and at the 1(st), 3(rd) and 6(th) months after transplantation. CMV seropositive healthy kidney donors (n= 20) constituted the control group. The main stages of our procedure were as follows; isolation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from whole blood, freezing and storing of the samples, later on thawing the samples, ex vivo stimulation of lymphocytes with pooled CMV peptides and counting CMV-specific IFN- producing CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells by flow cytometry following surface and intracellular cytokine staining. Monitoring of the viral load (CMV-DNA) was performed in 10 days intervals in the first 3 months followed by 3 week intervals until 6 months using COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan CMV test system (Roche Diagnostics, USA). The frequencies of pretransplant CMV-specific IFN-γ producing CD8(+) T cells in patient (3.53 ± 4.35/µl) and control (4.52 ± 5.17/µl) groups were not statistically different (p= 0.266). The difference between the number of virus-specific CD4(+) T cells in patients (8.84 ± 9.56/µl) and those in the control group (8.23 ± 11.98/µl) was at the borderline of significance (p= 0.057). The age and gender of the patients and type of antiviral prophylaxis protocols [valgancyclovir (n= 4); valacyclovir (n= 17)] did not have any significant effect on CMV-CMI (p> 0.05). Similarly, induction therapy administered to four patients did not show any effect on CMV-CMI (p> 0.05). CMV-specific immune responses of patients who received different immunosuppression protocols [tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) + steroid (n= 17); cyclosporine + MMF + steroid (n= 2); mTOR inhibitor + MMF + steroid (n= 2)] were not different (p> 0.05). The number of CMV-specific CD4(+) T cells in all patients were significantly decreased in the 3rd month compared to the 1st month after the transplantation (p=0.003), indicating a relationship with the period of immunosuppressive therapy. In one of the patients who did not have CMV-specific CD4+ T-cell response but had cytotoxic T-cells (CD8(+) T= 0.6%) before transplantation, CD4(+) T-cell response have developed during monitorization (1.4%, 1.5% and 0.5% in 1st, 3rd and 6th months, respectively), and no viral reactivation was detected. Out of the two patients who had no CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cell response in the 3rd month, one of them developed low level viremia (150 copies/ml) in the 6th month. In this patient the level of CMV-CMI in the 6th month (CD4(+)T + CD8(+)T= 0.9%), have reached higher values than the values obtained before the transplantation (CD4(+) T + CD8(+) T= 0.5%). The viremia was cleared spontaneously in this patient and no antiviral therapy was required. In conclusion, our results suggested that pretransplant and posttransplant monitoring of CMV-specific T-cell responses might be helpful as well as viral load in the clinical management of CMV infection in SOT patients.
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- Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Immunology, Antalya, Turkey.
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Yilmaz O, Prat F, Ibáñez AJ, Köksoy S, Amano H, Sullivan CV. Multiple vitellogenins and product yolk proteins in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax): Molecular characterization, quantification in plasma, liver and ovary, and maturational proteolysis. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2015; 194-195:71-86. [PMID: 26643259 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2015.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Revised: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Three complete vitellogenin (Vtg) polypeptides of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax), an acanthomorph teleost spawning pelagic eggs in seawater, were deduced from cDNA and identified as VtgAa, VtgAb and VtgC based on current Vtg nomenclature and phylogeny. Label free quantitative mass spectrometry verified the presence of the three sea bass Vtgs or their product yolk proteins (YPs) in liver, plasma and ovary of postvitellogenic females. As evidenced by normalized spectral counts, VtgAb-derived protein was 2- to 5-fold more abundant, depending on sample type, than for VtgAa, while VtgC-derived protein was less abundant, albeit only 3-fold lower than for VtgAb in the ovary. Western blotting with Vtg type-specific antisera raised against corresponding gray mullet (Mugil cephalus) lipovitellins (Lvs) detected all three types of sea bass Vtg in the blood plasma of gravid females and/or estrogenized males and showed that all three forms of sea bass Lv undergo limited partial degradation during oocyte maturation. The comparatively high levels of VtgC-derived YPs in fully-grown oocytes and the maturational proteolysis of all three types of Lv differ from what has been reported for other teleosts spawning pelagic eggs in seawater but are similar to recent findings for two species of North American Moronidae, the striped bass (Morone saxatilis) and white perch (Morone americana), which spawn pelagic and demersal eggs, respectively in fresh water. Together with the high Vtg sequence homologies and virtually identical structural features of each type of Vtg between species, these findings indicate that the moronid multiple Vtg systems do not substantially vary with reproductive environment.
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- Ozlem Yilmaz
- Akdeniz University, Fisheries Faculty, Antalya, 07070, Turkey
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Avda. República Saharaui 2, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Torre de la Sal, s/n 12595, Ribera de Cabanes, Castellòn, Spain
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- Central Research and Immunology Laboratories, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, 07070, Turkey
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- School of Marine Biosciences, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0373, Japan
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- Department of Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7617, USA.
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Erin N, Nizam E, Tanrıöver G, Köksoy S. Autocrine control of MIP-2 secretion from metastatic breast cancer cells is mediated by CXCR2: a mechanism for possible resistance to CXCR2 antagonists. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2015; 150:57-69. [DOI: 10.1007/s10549-015-3297-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Accepted: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Kalay S, Oztekin O, Tezel G, Aldemir H, Sahin E, Köksoy S, Akçakuş M, Oygur N. Role of immunoglobulin in neuronal apoptosis in a neonatal rat model of hypoxic ischemic brain injury. Exp Ther Med 2014; 7:734-738. [PMID: 24520277 PMCID: PMC3919918 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2014.1470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2013] [Accepted: 12/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The objective of the present study was to evaluate the neuroprotective effects of immunoglobulin (Ig) in a neonatal hypoxic ischemic (HI) rat model. Seven-day-old rat pups were randomly assigned to control, hypoxia and hypoxia + Ig groups. The rats in the hypoxia +Ig group were intraperitoneally administered 1 g/kg Ig once, immediately after hypoxia. Saline was administered to the rats in the hypoxia group at the same time point. Eight rats from each of the Ig + hypoxia and hypoxia groups were sacrificed by decapitation 4 and 24 h following the administration of Ig or saline. The rats of the control group were sacrificed at the 4 h time-point. Caspase-3 activity, as well as IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α mRNA expression levels, were studied in the left ischemic hemispheres. Induction of cerebral ischemia increased the TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β mRNA expression levels significantly at 4 and 24 h in the left ischemic hemispheres in the hypoxia group compared with those in the control group. The systemic administration of Ig following HI encephalopathy significantly reduced the TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β mRNA expression levels in the ischemic tissue in the Ig + hypoxia group compared with those in the hypoxia group. In the hypoxia group, caspase-3 activity in the left half of the brain was found to be significantly increased compared with that in the control group. Caspase-3 activity in the Ig + hypoxia group was significantly lower than that in the hypoxia group. The observations of the present study indicate that Ig administration may be an efficient treatment approach for reducing cerebral apoptosis associated with hypoxic ischemia.
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- Salih Kalay
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya 07070, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya 07070, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya 07070, Turkey
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- Pediatric Surgery, Anadolu Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Organ Transplantation Research Laboratory, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya 07070, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya 07070, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya 07070, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya 07070, Turkey
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Gökceoğlu AU, Akman S, Köksoy S, Şahin E, Koyun M, Çomak E, Doğan ÇS, Akbaş H, Dinçkan A. Circulating endothelial cells in pediatric renal transplant recipients. Pediatr Nephrol 2013; 28:2377-82. [PMID: 24018796 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-013-2588-3] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Revised: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 07/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND An increase in the number of circulating endothelial cells (CEC) indicates endothelial damage and the risk of cardiovascular disease. The aim of our study was to investigate the association of CEC with various clinical parameters in pediatric renal transplant recipients. METHODS CEC, defined as CD45(-)CD146(+), were enumerated by flow cytometry from the peripheral blood of 50 pediatric renal transplant recipients and 20 healthy controls. Clinical parameters, including renal function tests, fasting blood glucose, serum cholesterol and triglyceride, cyclosporine A (CsA) (trough and 2nd-hour) and tacrolimus (tac) trough blood levels and their association with CEC numbers were analyzed. RESULTS CEC numbers of patients were higher than those of controls (respectively, 128 ± 89 cells/ml (42-468 cells/ml), 82 ± 33 cells/ml (32-137 cells/ml), p = 0.024). There was a statistically significant negative correlation between CEC numbers and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) (r = -0.300, p = 0.012). There was also a statistically positive association between CEC numbers and transplant duration as well as cyclosporine trough level (respectively, r = 0.397, p = 0.004, r = 0.714, p = 0.004). CEC numbers in patients on tac and CsA were similar (p = 0.716). CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrate that renal transplant recipients with high CsA trough blood level, longer transplant duration, and lower GFR, are at greater risk of developing endothelial damage.
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- Arife Uslu Gökceoğlu
- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Antalya, Turkey,
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Sallakci N, Akcurin G, Köksoy S, Kardelen F, Uguz A, Coskun M, Ertug H, Yegin O. TNF-alpha G-308A polymorphism is associated with rheumatic fever and correlates with increased TNF-alpha production. J Autoimmun 2005; 25:150-4. [PMID: 16046099 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2005.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2005] [Revised: 05/10/2005] [Accepted: 05/16/2005] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Previous studies suggested that abnormal regulation of TNF-alpha production may have a role in the pathogenesis of rheumatic fever (RF). Polymorphism at the promoter region of TNF-alpha gene (-308 A) has recently been shown to be associated with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Mexican patients. Although this polymorphism has long been shown to affect TNF-alpha gene expression in cell lines, its role in production of the cytokine in RF patients has not been studied. We therefore investigated TNF-alpha G-308A single nucleotide polymorphism and its effect on TNF-alpha production in 71 Turkish RF patients and 89 ethnically matched healthy controls. The TNF-alpha-308A allele frequency was found to be significantly higher in RF patients (RHD+arthritis) than in healthy controls [p<0.0032 Odds ratio (OR)=3.4, 95% confidence interval (CI) (1.5-7.7)]. When RHD patients were analyzed as a separate group, significant difference persisted [p<0.0055, OR=3.3, 95% CI (1.5-7.6)]. More importantly, ELISPOT analysis demonstrated that existence of A allele was associated with higher TNF-alpha production compared with G allele. Our data suggest that carrying a high responder TNF-alpha-308A allele may be a genetic factor in increasing the susceptibility to develop RF disease.
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- Nilgun Sallakci
- Central Research and Immunology Laboratories, Tip Fakultesi Kampus, Antalya 07070, Turkey
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Hayes KA, Köksoy S, Phipps AJ, Buck WR, Kociba GJ, Mathes LE. Lentivirus-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses are rapidly lost in thymectomized cats infected with feline immunodeficiency virus. J Virol 2005; 79:8237-42. [PMID: 15956569 PMCID: PMC1143713 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.79.13.8237-8242.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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To what extent the thymus is needed to preserve the virus-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) response of lentivirus-infected adults is unclear. Presented here is the first definitive study using thymectomized (ThX) animals to directly evaluate the contribution of thymic function to lentivirus-specific CTL response and the control of lentivirus infections. ThX and mock-ThX cats were inoculated with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and monitored for their FIV-specific CTL responses. Early in infection, both FIV-ThX and FIV-mock-ThX cats produced similar CTL responses, but surprisingly, after 20 weeks, the FIV-ThX cats showed a statistically significant loss of FIV-specific CTL activity, while FIV-infected cats with intact thymuses continued to maintain FIV-specific CTL. The loss of CTL did not affect plasma virus load, which remained elevated for both groups. These results emphasize the importance of thymic integrity in maintaining immunity to lentiviruses, but also bring into question the notion that virus load is regulated predominantly by the virus-specific CTL response.
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- Kathleen A Hayes
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Center for Retrovirus Research, The Ohio State University, 1925 Coffey Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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Köksoy S, Elpek KG, Yolcu ES, Shirwan H. Tolerance to rat heart grafts induced by intrathymic immunomodulation is mediated by indirect recognition primed CD4+CD25+ Treg cells. Transplantation 2005; 79:1492-7. [PMID: 15940037 DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000159870.01567.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [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: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND In a rat model (PVG.R8-to-PVG.1U) disparate for one class I antigen, RT.1Aa, we previously demonstrated that intrathymic immunomodulation with donor antigens resulted in prolonged survival of cardiac allografts that underwent chronic rejection. However, long-term survivors developed a regulatory cell population that prevented both acute and chronic rejection when adoptively transferred into secondary graft recipients. The purpose of this study was to characterize these regulatory cells with particular emphasis on CD4+CD25+ Treg cells. METHODS Spleens, lymph nodes, and peripheral blood lymphocytes of secondary tolerant recipients were characterized using antibodies to various T cell markers in flow cytometry. In vitro MLR and in vivo adoptive transfer experiments were conducted to investigate the involvement of CD4+CD25+ T cells in the observed tolerance. The presence of various cytokines in the sera of graft recipients and MLR culture supernatants was tested using ELISA. RESULTS Tolerant recipients compared with naive rats had substantially higher percentages of CD4+CD25+ T cells in the spleen (28+/-3% vs. 11+/-5%) and blood (23+/-6% vs. 9+/-4%). Tolerant animals also had higher levels of serum IL-10 than naive and rejecting animals. CD4+CD25+ T cells from secondary long-term graft survivors inhibited donor-specific proliferative responses in vitro that was associated with high IL-10 production. Importantly, depletion of CD4+CD25+ T cells from splenocytes of tolerant rats abrogated their ability to transfer tolerance to tertiary graft recipients. CONCLUSIONS Our data demonstrate that cardiac allograft tolerance in this model is mediated by CD4+CD25+ Treg cells primed by indirect recognition and is associated with high levels of IL-10.
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- Sadi Köksoy
- Institute for Cellular Therapeutics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA
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Köksoy S, Mathes LE. Evaluation of bystander recruitment and cytotoxic functions of the IFN-gamma producing alloreactive CD8+ T cells in mice. Immunol Lett 2005; 97:141-9. [PMID: 15626486 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2004.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2004] [Revised: 10/10/2004] [Accepted: 10/17/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Vigorous CTL response against alloantigens, which is the main effector mechanism in acute allograft rejection, has been well described. Studies to monitor these responses in a quantitative manner has recently taken a new turn following the introduction of new quantitative flow cytometric methods such as CFSE cell proliferation and intracellular cytokine staining as alternatives to the conventional LDA assays. Although this technique has frequently been used in allogeneic systems in recent years, potential recruitment of non-antigen-specific bystander CD8+ T cells in the antigen-specific population has not been studied in detail. In addition, the degree of association between the cytotoxicity function and the IFN-gamma expression of CD8+ T cells has not been elucidated. In this study, we have investigated the bystander recruitment in a mouse allogeneic setting using ex vivo mixed lymphocyte culture (MLC) expanded allogeneic CD8+ T cells. By using a fluorescent labeling technique, primary unsensitized CD8+ cells were monitored for their potential to be stimulated to produce IFN-gamma when present in close proximity to activated cells during a 6-h incubation period. In addition, by using two different approaches, direct flow cytometric sorting of IFN-gamma producing cells as well as a direct comparison of IFN-gamma expression and cytolysis in LDA wells, we were able to determine the cytotoxic capacity of IFN-gamma producing CD8+ T cells. Our results demonstrated that antigen-non-specific CD8+ T cells are not recruited to produce IFN-gamma in vitro by alloantigen activated T cells. In addition, our results showed only a moderate correlation between the two functions of the alloreactive CD8+ T cells, and might also suggest the existence of non-cytotoxic subpopulations.
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- Sadi Köksoy
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Köksoy S, Kakoulidis TP, Shirwan H. Chronic heart allograft rejection in rats demonstrates a dynamic interplay between IFN-γ and IL-10 producing T cells. Transpl Immunol 2004; 13:201-9. [PMID: 15381203 DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2004.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Received: 12/04/2003] [Revised: 03/18/2004] [Accepted: 03/24/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The relative roles of different types of T cells and their modes of alloantigen recognition and cytokine production in chronic rejection have been controversial. This may be due to the use of models involving various immune interventions. We recently reported a rat heart allograft model (PVG.1U-to-PVG.R8) that consistently develops chronic rejection without any immune manipulations. Using this model, we investigated the frequency of indirectly activated alloreactive CD4+ T cells and directly/indirectly induced CD8+ T cells and characterized their cytokine profiles at various times posttransplantation. In vitro quantitative-proliferative and intracellular cytokine assays were performed using recipient lymphocytes as responders against donor and third party stimulator cells. Intragraft transcript levels for IFN-gamma were measured using competitive RT-PCR. We observed a steady increase in the frequency of donor reactive CD4+ T cells, peaking on day 18-22 posttransplantation, followed by a decline to background levels on day 60. These cells produced high levels of IL-10 that steadily increased throughout the 100-day experimental period. In contrast, the frequency of donor reactive CD8+ T cells was similar to that of naïve cells and remained unchanged throughout the study. CD8+ T cells produced high amounts of IFN-gamma only on days 39-45 posttransplantation when chronic rejection was apparent. There was a sharp increase in intragraft IFN-gamma transcripts on days 8-12 that peaked on days 39-45 followed by a steady decrease thereafter. Our results demonstrate that chronic rejection in this model involves a dynamic interplay between alloreactive CD8+IFN-gamma+ and CD4+IL-10+ T cells, both of which may have differential effects on the pathogenesis of the disease.
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- Sadi Köksoy
- Institute for Cellular Therapeutics, University of Louisville, Donald Baxter Biomedical Research Bldg., 570 S. Preston St. Suite 404, KY 40202, USA
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CTL assays in outbred cats have been difficult to perform because of a lack of a good source of syngeneic target cell. Primary fibroblasts from cats are widely used as target cells for MHC-restricted cytotoxic T-cell (CTL) assays, but their limited life-spans of 8-10 culture passages can be problematic for longitudinal studies. To circumvent the life-span limitations of primary fibroblast cultures, we developed a procedure for immortalizing feline primary fibroblast cells by transfection with a molecular clone of simian virus 40 (SV40). Fibroblast cultures from skin biopsies of 28 cats were immortalized using this procedure and have been passaged for longer than 6 months without showing any phenotypic difference from the original primary cells. Non-SV40 transfected feline fibroblasts from a selection of animals in the same group survived for only 6-8 weeks before reaching senescence. The immortalized fibroblasts expressed SV40 T-antigen and Class I MHC protein, and were successfully used as target cells in 51Cr release CTL assays in feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)-infected cats and in vitro stimulated allogeneic T-cell cultures.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming/biosynthesis
- Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming/genetics
- Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming/immunology
- Cats/immunology
- Cell Transformation, Viral/genetics
- Cell Transformation, Viral/immunology
- Cellular Senescence/physiology
- Chromium Radioisotopes
- Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic/methods
- Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic/veterinary
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/immunology
- Fibroblasts/cytology
- Fibroblasts/immunology
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique/veterinary
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/biosynthesis
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/genetics
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/biosynthesis
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/genetics
- Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline/isolation & purification
- Isoantigens/immunology
- Simian virus 40/immunology
- Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
- Transfection/veterinary
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- S Köksoy
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1925 Coffey Rd., Columbus, OH 43210,USA
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