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Peritoneal natural killer cells from epithelial ovarian cancer patients show an altered phenotype and bind to the tumour marker MUC16 (CA125).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17617155     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The ovarian tumour marker MUC16 (CA125) inhibits the cytotoxic responses of human natural killer (NK) cells and down-regulates CD16. Here we show that approximately 10% of the peripheral blood NK cells (PBNK) from the epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) patients are CD16(-) CD56(br) whereas 40% of the peritoneal fluid NK (PFNK) carry this phenotype, which is usually associated with NK cells from the lymph nodes or human decidua. PBNK from healthy donors exposed to PF show a significant increase in the CD16(-) CD56(br) population. This shift in phenotype is not caused by increased apoptosis of the CD16(+) CD56(dim) cells or selective proliferation of the CD16(-) CD56(br) NK cells. Thus, the terminal differentiation of the CD16(-) CD56(br) NK cells to CD16(+) CD56(dim) subset that occurs during normal NK cell development may actually be a reversible step. A majority of the NK cell receptors (NKp46, NKp44, NKG2D, CD244, CD226, CD158a, CD158b, and CD158e) studied were down-regulated in the PFNK. MUC16 binds selectively to 30-40% of CD16(+) CD56(dim) NK cells in EOC patients indicating that phenotypic alterations in these cells are mediated by tumour-derived soluble factors. Similar to EOC, MUC16 in early pregnancy also binds to NK cells suggesting shared mechanisms of NK cell suppression in feto-maternal tolerance and immune evasion by ovarian cancers.
Authors:
Jennifer A Belisle; Jennifer A A Gubbels; Cara A Raphael; Martine Migneault; Claudine Rancourt; Joseph P Connor; Manish S Patankar
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.     Date:  2007-07-06
Journal Detail:
Title:  Immunology     Volume:  122     ISSN:  0019-2805     ISO Abbreviation:  Immunology     Publication Date:  2007 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-10-10     Completed Date:  2007-12-07     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0374672     Medline TA:  Immunology     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  418-29     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antigens, CD / metabolism
Antigens, CD56 / metabolism
Antigens, Neoplasm / metabolism
Apoptosis / immunology
Ascitic Fluid / immunology*
CA-125 Antigen / metabolism*
Cell Proliferation
Female
Humans
Immunophenotyping
Killer Cells, Natural / immunology*
Membrane Proteins / metabolism*
Ovarian Neoplasms / immunology*
Pregnancy / immunology
Receptors, IgG / metabolism
T-Lymphocyte Subsets / immunology
Tumor Markers, Biological / metabolism*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CA14520/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antigens, CD; 0/Antigens, CD56; 0/Antigens, Neoplasm; 0/CA-125 Antigen; 0/FCGR3B protein, human; 0/MUC16 protein, human; 0/Membrane Proteins; 0/Receptors, IgG; 0/Tumor Markers, Biological
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