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B cell receptor triggering sensitizes human B cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20709941     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
TRAIL is known to cause death in tumor cells, but physiological regulation of its activity remains poorly characterized. We demonstrate that BCR triggering sensitizes transformed centroblast-like BL cells and peripheral blood memory B cells to TRAIL-mediated apoptosis. The sensitization correlated with surface down-regulation and intracellular retention of TRAIL-R4, along with changes in the expression of several Bcl-2 protein family members. Although enhancing FAS-mediated cell death, CD40 activation protected B cells from TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Combination of Ig cross-linking with CD40 ligation did not prevent TRAIL-R4 down-regulation but induced changes in the mitochondria-regulated pathway of apoptosis that are known to be associated with resistance to TRAIL. Human CD5(+) B cells, presumably stimulated by reactivity to self without immunological help, exhibited very high ex vivo sensitivity to TRAIL. Our results define the first B-lymphocyte-specific physiological signal that increases cellular sensitivity to TRAIL. This may be important for our understanding of TRAIL involvement in the control of B cell responses and aid in designing TRAIL-based therapies for B cell lymphomas.
Authors:
Andre Ortlieb Guerreiro-Cacais; Jelena Levitskaya; Victor Levitsky
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-08-13
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of leukocyte biology     Volume:  88     ISSN:  1938-3673     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Leukoc. Biol.     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-02     Completed Date:  2010-11-24     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8405628     Medline TA:  J Leukoc Biol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  937-45     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 733 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antibody Specificity
Antigens, CD40 / immunology,  physiology
Apoptosis / genetics,  physiology
Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / genetics
B-Lymphocyte Subsets / cytology,  immunology
B-Lymphocytes / cytology*,  immunology*
Cell Culture Techniques
Cell Line
Down-Regulation
Flow Cytometry
Gene Expression Regulation
Humans
Immunologic Memory
Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / genetics*,  physiology
TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand / genetics,  physiology*
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / genetics
bcl-X Protein / genetics
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antigens, CD40; 0/Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; 0/Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell; 0/TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; 0/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; 0/bcl-X Protein

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