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Créange A, Gregson NA, Hughes RAC. Intravenous immunoglobulin modulates lymphocyte CD54 and monocyte FcgammaRII expression in patients with chronic inflammatory neuropathies. J Neuroimmunol 2003; 135:91-5. [PMID: 12576228 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(02)00430-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We studied the expression of different lymphocyte and monocyte cellular determinants involved in leukodiapedesis and antigen presentation in 10 patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) and multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) with persistent conduction blocks before intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg), immediately after infusion of IVIg and 1 week after infusion. We observed a decrease of T lymphocytes expressing ICAM-1 (CD54) immediately after infusion in 8 out of 10 patients (p<0.04) with a return to pretreatment values after 1 week. The monocytes showed an increase in CD14(+) cells and CD14(+) FcgammaRII inhibitory receptor positive cells, no change in the number of CD14(+) FcgammaRIII activation receptor cells, and an increase in the FcgammaRII/FcgammaRIII ratio on monocytes 1 week after IVIg. Thus, the mechanism of action of IVIg in both CIDP and MMN may involve inhibition of T cell transmigration and modulation of antigen presentation capacities through FcgammaR expression.
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- A Créange
- Department of Neuroimmunology, Guy's, King's and St. Thomas' School of Medicine, Guy's Hospital, SE1 1UL, London, UK.
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Ravetch JV. A full complement of receptors in immune complex diseases. J Clin Invest 2003. [PMID: 12488423 DOI: 10.1172/jci200217349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Jeffrey V Ravetch
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Immunology, Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA.
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Shushakova N, Skokowa J, Schulman J, Baumann U, Zwirner J, Schmidt RE, Gessner JE. C5a anaphylatoxin is a major regulator of activating versus inhibitory FcgammaRs in immune complex-induced lung disease. J Clin Invest 2003. [PMID: 12488432 DOI: 10.1172/jci200216577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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IgG Fc receptors (FcgammaRs, especially FcgammaRIII) and complement (in particular, C5a anaphylatoxin) are critical effectors of the acute inflammatory response to immune complexes (ICs). However, it is unknown whether and how these two key components can interact with each other in vivo. We use here a mouse model of the acute pulmonary IC hypersensitivity reaction to analyze their potential interaction. FcgammaRIII and C5aR are coexpressed on alveolar macrophages (AMs), and both FcgammaRIII and C5aR mutant mice display impaired immune responses. We find that recombinant human C5a (rhC5a) can control inverse expression of various FcgammaRs, and costimulation of ICs with rhC5a results in strong enhancement of FcgammaRIII-triggered cellular activation in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, we show here that early IC-induced bioactive C5a, and its interaction with C5aR, causes induction of activating FcgammaRIII and suppression of inhibitory FcgammaRII on AMs that appears crucial for efficient cytokine production and neutrophil recruitment in lung pathology. Therefore, C5a, which is a potent chemoattractant, has a broader critical function in regulating the inhibitory/activating FcgammaRII/III receptor pair to connect complement and FcgammaR effector pathways in immune inflammation.
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- Nelli Shushakova
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Rönnblom L, Alm GV. Systemic lupus erythematosus and the type I interferon system. Arthritis Res Ther 2003; 5:68-75. [PMID: 12718746 PMCID: PMC165035 DOI: 10.1186/ar625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2002] [Accepted: 12/20/2002] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have ongoing interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) production and serum IFN-alpha levels are correlated with both disease activity and severity. Recent studies of patients with SLE have demonstrated the presence of endogenous IFN-alpha inducers in such individuals, consisting of small immune complexes (ICs) containing IgG and DNA. These ICs act specifically on natural IFN-alpha-producing cells (NIPCs), often termed plasmacytoid dendritic cells (PDCs). Given the fact that the NIPC/PDC has a key role in both the innate and adaptive immune response, as well as the many immunoregulatory effects of IFN-alpha, these observations might be important for the understanding of the etiopathogenesis of SLE. In this review we briefly describe the biology of the type I IFN system, with emphasis on inducers, producing cells (especially NIPCs/PDCs), IFN-alpha actions and target immune cells that might be relevant in SLE. On the basis of this information and results from studies in SLE patients, we propose a hypothesis that explains how NIPCs/PDCs become activated and have a pivotal etiopathogenic role in SLE. This hypothesis also indicates new therapeutic targets in this autoimmune disease.
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- Lars Rönnblom
- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Bayry J, Lacroix-Desmazes S, Carbonneil C, Misra N, Donkova V, Pashov A, Chevailler A, Mouthon L, Weill B, Bruneval P, Kazatchkine MD, Kaveri SV. Inhibition of maturation and function of dendritic cells by intravenous immunoglobulin. Blood 2003; 101:758-65. [PMID: 12393386 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2002-05-1447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Normal immunoglobulin G for therapeutic use (intravenous immunoglobulin [IVIg]) is used in an increasing number of immune-mediated conditions, including acute and chronic/relapsing autoimmune diseases, transplantation, and systemic inflammatory disorders. Several mutually nonexclusive mechanisms of action account for the immunoregulatory effects of IVIg. Although IVIg inhibits T-cell proliferation and T-cell cytokine production, it is unclear whether these effects are directly dependent on the effects of IVIg on T cells or they are dependent through the inhibition of antigen-presenting cell activity. Here, we examined the effects of IVIg on differentiation, maturation, and function of dendritic cells (DCs). We show that IVIg inhibits the differentiation and maturation of DCs in vitro and abrogates the capacity of mature DC to secrete interleukin-12 (IL-12) on activation while enhancing IL-10 production. IVIg-induced down-regulation of costimulatory molecules associated with modulation of cytokine secretion resulted in the inhibition of autoreactive and alloreactive T-cell activation and proliferation. Modulation of DC maturation and function by IVIg is of potential relevance to its immunomodulatory effects in controlling specific immune responses in autoimmune diseases, transplantation, and other immune-mediated conditions.
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- Jagadeesh Bayry
- INSERM U 430 and Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut des Cordeliers, Paris, France
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Sedlik C, Orbach D, Veron P, Schweighoffer E, Colucci F, Gamberale R, Ioan-Facsinay A, Verbeek S, Ricciardi-Castagnoli P, Bonnerot C, Tybulewicz VLJ, Di Santo J, Amigorena S. A critical role for Syk protein tyrosine kinase in Fc receptor-mediated antigen presentation and induction of dendritic cell maturation. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2003; 170:846-52. [PMID: 12517949 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.170.2.846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Dendritic cells (DCs) are the only APCs capable of initiating adaptive immune responses. The initiation of immune responses requires that DCs 1) internalize and present Ags; and 2) undergo a differentiation process, called "maturation", which transforms DCs into efficient APCs. DC maturation may be initiated by the engagement of different surface receptors, including certain cytokine receptors (such as TNFR), Toll-like receptors, CD40, and FcRs. The early activation events that link receptor engagement and DC maturation are not well characterized. We found that FcR engagement by immune complexes induced the phosphorylation of Syk, a protein tyrosine kinase acting immediately downstream of FcRs. Syk was dispensable for DC differentiation in vitro and in vivo, but was strictly required for immune complexes internalization and subsequent Ag presentation to T lymphocytes. Importantly, Syk was also required for the induction of DC maturation and IL-12 production after FcR engagement, but not after engagement of other surface receptors, such as TNFR or Toll-like receptors. Therefore, protein tyrosine phosphorylation by Syk represents a novel pathway for the induction of DC maturation.
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- Christine Sedlik
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale Unité 520, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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Fernández-Calotti PX, Salamone G, Gamberale R, Trevani A, Vermeulen M, Geffner J, Giordano M. Downregulation of mac-1 expression in monocytes by surface-bound IgG. Scand J Immunol 2003; 57:35-44. [PMID: 12542796 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.2003.01187.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Physical and functional association between the beta2-integrin Mac-1 (CD11b/CD18) and receptors of immunoglobulin G (IgG) (FcgammaRs) has been previously reported. In this study, we examined the modulation of Mac-1 expression by IgG in different leucocyte populations. Our data show that human monocytes, but not neutrophils, macrophages, dendritic or natural killer cells, downregulate the expression of Mac-1 after overnight exposure to surface-bound IgG. This effect, which requires at least 6 h of incubation, is not associated with a general downmodulation of membrane antigens, and is selectively induced by immobilized IgG (iIgG), as the stimulation of monocytes with N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine, lipopolysaccharide, tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) or soluble IgG did not modify the Mac-1 expression after 18 h in culture. The loss of Mac-1 was completely prevented by blocking antibodies (Abs) directed to FcgammaRII (CD32) or CD18. On the other hand, the serine protease inhibitor, phenyl methyl sulphonyl fluoride, but not inhibitors of cysteine proteases or neutral endopeptidases, partially prevented the downregulation of Mac-1 by iIgG. Monocytes cultured overnight on iIgG exhibited a dramatic decrease in their capacity to ingest zymosan particles that could be attributed to the reduced expression of Mac-1. However, there was no inhibition of TNF-alpha production induced by zymosan, suggesting that Mac-1-dependent responses require different levels of its expression to be fully activated.
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- P X Fernández-Calotti
- Laboratorio de Immunología, IIHEMA, Academia Nacional de Medicina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Serre K, Giraudo L, Leserman L, Machy P. Liposomes Targeted to Fc Receptors for Antigen Presentation by Dendritic Cells In Vitro and In Vivo∗. Methods Enzymol 2003; 373:100-18. [PMID: 14714399 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(03)73007-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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- Karine Serre
- Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, Campus de Luminy, Case 906, 13288 Marsielle, France
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The classical pathway of interferon-gamma-dependent activation of macrophages by T helper 1 (T(H)1)-type responses is a well-established feature of cellular immunity to infection with intracellular pathogens, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and HIV. The concept of an alternative pathway of macrophage activation by the T(H)2-type cytokines interleukin-4 (IL-4) and IL-13 has gained credence in the past decade, to account for a distinctive macrophage phenotype that is consistent with a different role in humoral immunity and repair. In this review, I assess the evidence in favour of alternative macrophage activation in the light of macrophage heterogeneity, and define its limits and relevance to a range of immune and inflammatory conditions.
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- Siamon Gordon
- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK.
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AbstractHematological complications occur frequently in patients with both primary and secondary immunodeficiency disorders. Anemia, thrombocytopenia or leukopenias may bring these individuals to the attention of hematologists. Conversely, evidence suggesting a lymphoproliferative disorder may be the cause for referral. This session will provide an update on the diagnosis and treatment of immunodeficiency diseases ranging from isolated defects in antibody production to the severe combined immunodeficiencies (SCID).Immunodeficiency diseases have traditionally been defined as defects in the development and function of T and B cells, the primary effector cells of specific cellular and humoral immunity. However, it has become increasingly evident that innate immune mechanisms contribute greatly to host defense, either through acting alone or by enhancing specific T and B cell responses.In Section I, Dr. Lewis Lanier reviews the burgeoning information on the extensive families of activating and inhibitory immunoreceptors that are expressed on NK cells, dendritic cells, T and B cells, and phagocytic cells. He provides an overview on the biological functions of these receptors in host defense.In Section II, Dr. Mary Ellen Conley defines the spectrum of antibody deficiency disorders, the most frequently occurring types of primary immunodeficiencies. She covers the different defects in B-cell development and function that lead to antibody deficiencies, and includes diagnosis and therapy of these disorders.In Section III, Dr. Jennifer Puck discusses the diagnosis and treatment of the different types of SCID. She describes the genetic basis for SCID, and the benefits, pitfalls, and complications of gene therapy and bone marrow transplantation in SCID patients.
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Fujii M, Tanimoto Y, Takata M, Takao K, Hamada N, Suwaki T, Kawata N, Takahashi K, Harada M, Tanimoto M. Association of IgG Fc receptor II with tyrosine kinases in the human basophilic leukemia cell line KU812F. Allergol Int 2003. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1592.2003.00291.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mold C, Rodriguez W, Rodic-Polic B, Du Clos TW. C-reactive protein mediates protection from lipopolysaccharide through interactions with Fc gamma R. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2002; 169:7019-25. [PMID: 12471137 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.12.7019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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C-reactive protein (CRP) is a component of the acute phase response to infection, inflammation, and trauma. A major activity of acute phase proteins is to limit the inflammatory response. It has been demonstrated that CRP protects mice from lethal doses of LPS. In the mouse, CRP binds to the regulatory receptor, FcgammaRIIb, and to the gamma-chain-associated receptor, FcgammaRI. The goal ofthis study was to determine whether FcgammaRs are necessary for the protective effect of CRP. The ability of CRP to protect mice from a lethal dose of LPS was confirmed using injections of 500 and 250 micro g of CRP at 0 and 12 h. CRP treatment of FcgammaRIIb-deficient mice increased mortality after LPS challenge and increased serum levels of TNF and IL-12 in response to LPS. CRP did not protect FcR gamma-chain-deficient mice from LPS-induced mortality. Treatment of normal mice, but not gamma-chain-deficient mice, with CRP increased IL-10 levels following LPS injection. In vitro, in the presence of LPS, CRP enhanced IL-10 synthesis and inhibited IL-12 synthesis by bone marrow macrophages from normal, but not gamma-chain-deficient mice. The protective effect of CRP appears to be mediated by binding to FcgammaRI and FcgammaRII resulting in enhanced secretion of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 and the down-regulation of IL-12. These results suggest that CRP can alter the cytokine profile of mouse macrophages by acting through FcgammaR leading to a down-regulation of the inflammatory response.
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- Carolyn Mold
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Jeffrey V Ravetch
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Immunology, Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA.
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Shushakova N, Skokowa J, Schulman J, Baumann U, Zwirner J, Schmidt RE, Gessner JE. C5a anaphylatoxin is a major regulator of activating versus inhibitory FcgammaRs in immune complex-induced lung disease. J Clin Invest 2002; 110:1823-30. [PMID: 12488432 PMCID: PMC151656 DOI: 10.1172/jci16577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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IgG Fc receptors (FcgammaRs, especially FcgammaRIII) and complement (in particular, C5a anaphylatoxin) are critical effectors of the acute inflammatory response to immune complexes (ICs). However, it is unknown whether and how these two key components can interact with each other in vivo. We use here a mouse model of the acute pulmonary IC hypersensitivity reaction to analyze their potential interaction. FcgammaRIII and C5aR are coexpressed on alveolar macrophages (AMs), and both FcgammaRIII and C5aR mutant mice display impaired immune responses. We find that recombinant human C5a (rhC5a) can control inverse expression of various FcgammaRs, and costimulation of ICs with rhC5a results in strong enhancement of FcgammaRIII-triggered cellular activation in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, we show here that early IC-induced bioactive C5a, and its interaction with C5aR, causes induction of activating FcgammaRIII and suppression of inhibitory FcgammaRII on AMs that appears crucial for efficient cytokine production and neutrophil recruitment in lung pathology. Therefore, C5a, which is a potent chemoattractant, has a broader critical function in regulating the inhibitory/activating FcgammaRII/III receptor pair to connect complement and FcgammaR effector pathways in immune inflammation.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigen-Antibody Complex/immunology
- Antigen-Antibody Complex/metabolism
- Antigens, CD/metabolism
- Bone Marrow Cells/cytology
- Bone Marrow Cells/metabolism
- Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/chemistry
- Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/cytology
- Cell Separation
- Cells, Cultured
- Chemotaxis/physiology
- Complement C5a/immunology
- Complement C5a/metabolism
- Disease Models, Animal
- Flow Cytometry
- Humans
- Immune Complex Diseases/immunology
- Immune Complex Diseases/metabolism
- Lung Diseases/immunology
- Lung Diseases/metabolism
- Macrophages, Alveolar/cytology
- Macrophages, Alveolar/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Ovalbumin/metabolism
- Receptor, Anaphylatoxin C5a
- Receptors, Complement/metabolism
- Receptors, IgG/immunology
- Receptors, IgG/metabolism
- Recombinant Proteins/immunology
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
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- Nelli Shushakova
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Dechant M, Vidarsson G, Stockmeyer B, Repp R, Glennie MJ, Gramatzki M, van De Winkel JGJ, Valerius T. Chimeric IgA antibodies against HLA class II effectively trigger lymphoma cell killing. Blood 2002; 100:4574-80. [PMID: 12393717 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2002-03-0687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Antibodies against human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II, such as 1D10 or Lym-1, are currently being evaluated for the treatment of B-cell lymphomas. Previous studies have demonstrated that, in addition to IgG Fc receptors, the human myeloid IgA receptor (Fc(alpha)RI, CD89) also effectively triggered tumor cell killing. Therefore, we used the variable light and heavy chain sequences from another murine anti-HLA class II hybridoma, F3.3, to generate a panel of chimeric human/mouse antibodies, including human immunoglobulin A1 (IgA1), IgA2, IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgG4. Antibody production was accomplished by stable transfection of baby hamster kidney cells, and binding activity and specificity were confirmed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blotting. All constructs demonstrated similar binding to HLA class II. Functional studies revealed that chimeric IgG1, IgA1, and IgA2 triggered similar levels of tumor cell lysis. Analyses of effector populations, however, demonstrated that killing by chimeric IgG1 constructs was triggered mainly by human mononuclear cells and complement, while IgA1 and IgA2 mediated effective lysis by polymorphonuclear neutrophils. Importantly, IgG1 and both IgA isotypes were equally effective at killing freshly isolated human chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells. Chimeric IgA antibodies against HLA class II may constitute attractive reagents for lymphoma therapy.
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- Michael Dechant
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine III, University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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García‐García E, Rosales C. Signal transduction during Fc receptor‐mediated phagocytosis. J Leukoc Biol 2002. [DOI: 10.1189/jlb.72.6.1092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Erick García‐García
- Immunology Department, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City
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- Immunology Department, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City
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Tsuchiya N, Ohashi J, Tokunaga K. Variations in immune response genes and their associations with multifactorial immune disorders. Immunol Rev 2002; 190:169-81. [PMID: 12493014 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-065x.2002.19013.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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There are three genetic methods often used for detecting genes contributing to susceptibility or resistance to multifactorial diseases: nonparametric linkage analysis, case-control association analysis, and transmission disequilibrium test. In this review, we present the theoretical basis that the case-control association study has the highest power of detecting disease genes if there is no population stratification between patients and controls. Taking advantage of the high power, we have carried out extensive case-control association analyses of candidate genes for the search of susceptibility genes to rheumatic diseases in the Japanese as well as in some other populations. Several new associations have been disclosed, including those of TNFR2, FCGR2B, and CD19 gene polymorphisms with systemic lupus erythematosus, in addition to some unexpected findings such as the common occurrence of NKG2-C null allele in the healthy population. Genome-wide association studies using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) or microsatellite polymorphisms have become realistic, and development of new high-throughput and cost-effective SNP typing technologies is urgently needed. At the same time, our observations may indicate that the 'classical' candidate gene approach will remain a strong alternative, even in the age of 'post genome-sequence'.
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MESH Headings
- Antigens, CD/genetics
- Antigens, CD19/genetics
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/genetics
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/immunology
- Female
- Genes, MHC Class II
- Genetic Variation
- HLA-DR Antigens/genetics
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Humans
- Immune System Diseases/genetics
- Immune System Diseases/immunology
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/genetics
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/immunology
- Male
- Models, Immunological
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Receptors, IgG/genetics
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/genetics
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics
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- Naoyuki Tsuchiya
- Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Corr M, Crain B. The role of FcgammaR signaling in the K/B x N serum transfer model of arthritis. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2002; 169:6604-9. [PMID: 12444173 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.11.6604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Spontaneous arthritis in the KRN transgenic mouse (K/BxN) model is due to the autoreactivity of the transgenic TCR and subsequent induction of autoantibodies directed against glucose-6-phosphate isomerase. These autoantibodies transfer clinically apparent arthritis into most recipient mouse strains and systemic catabolism of the transferred Abs attenuates paw swelling. Although mice deficient in the common gamma-chain of the FcgammaR did not show clinical synovitis after receiving K/BxN sera, erosive lesions in the bone still developed. Further analysis demonstrated that FcgammaRII(-/-) mice manifested accelerated arthritis whereas the FcgammaRIII(-/-) mice had a more slowly progressing arthritis. Paw swelling required FcgammaR expression by bone marrow-derived cells and mast cells substantially contributed to the acute phase of paw swelling. In the K/BxN serum transfer model of arthritis, there is a clinically apparent acute phase, which is modulated by FcgammaRII and FcgammaRIII, and a subacute component, which results in bone erosion, even in the absence of FcgammaR signaling.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Arthritis, Experimental/etiology
- Arthritis, Experimental/genetics
- Arthritis, Experimental/immunology
- Arthritis, Experimental/pathology
- Autoantibodies/administration & dosage
- Autoantibodies/metabolism
- Bone and Bones/pathology
- Genes, T-Cell Receptor
- Immunization, Passive
- Mast Cells/immunology
- Mast Cells/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred NOD
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Transgenic
- Radiation Chimera
- Receptors, IgG/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- Synovial Membrane/pathology
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- Maripat Corr
- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology and Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, USA.
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Gómez-Guerrero C, López-Franco O, Suzuki Y, Sanjuán G, Hernández-Vargas P, Blanco J, Egido J. Nitric oxide production in renal cells by immune complexes: Role of kinases and nuclear factor-kappaB. Kidney Int 2002; 62:2022-34. [PMID: 12427126 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2002.00653.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Interaction of deposited immune complexes (IC) with Fc receptors (FcR) on tissue cells elicits the release of inflammatory mediators leading to tissue damage. Nitric oxide (NO) radicals generated by inducible NO synthase (iNOS) are important mediators in inflammatory processes. To analyze the role of NO in IC-mediated glomerular inflammation, we studied the in vitro and in vivo expression of iNOS in renal cells [resident mesangial cells (MC), and infiltrating monocytes] induced by IC, and the possible intermediate steps between FcR occupancy and iNOS induction. METHODS MC and monocytes were stimulated with IgG- and IgA-containing IC, and NO production (nitrite accumulation), iNOS transcription (luciferase assay) and their expression was measured by RT-PCR and Western blot. The involvement of FcR, transcription factor nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB), and protein kinases was assessed by using Fc fragments and specific inhibitors. Immune glomerulonephritis was induced in rats, and iNOS expression and NF-kappaB activation were analyzed. RESULTS In MC and monocytes, IC enhanced iNOS transcription/expression and NO generation, which were attenuated by specific inhibitors of NF-kappaB. In addition, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) inhibitors decreased NO production, but did not interfere with NF-kappaB activity, suggesting that both pathways may converge downstream in the induction of iNOS. In experimental immune glomerulonephritis, increased iNOS expression correlated with proteinuria levels, and appeared colocalized with NF-kappaB in glomerular and infiltrating cells. Treatment of animals and cells with Fc fragments prevented iNOS induction and NF-kappaB activation by IC. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that IC, through activation of FcR, induce iNOS expression in renal resident and recruited cells by mechanisms involving MAPK and NF-kappaB, and support the idea of the important role of local NO generation in IC-mediated glomerular injury.
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- Carmen Gómez-Guerrero
- Renal and Vascular Research Laboratory, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Autonoma University, and Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.
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Davis RS, Dennis G, Odom MR, Gibson AW, Kimberly RP, Burrows PD, Cooper MD. Fc receptor homologs: newest members of a remarkably diverse Fc receptor gene family. Immunol Rev 2002; 190:123-36. [PMID: 12493010 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-065x.2002.19009.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Newfound relatives of the classical Fc receptors (FcR) have been provisionally named the Fc receptor homologs (FcRH). The recent identification of eight human and six mouse FcRH genes substantially increases the size and functional potential of the FcR family. The extended family of FcR and FcRH genes spans approximately 15 Mb of the human chromosome 1q21-23 region, whereas in mice this family is split between chromosomes 1 and 3. The FcRH genes encode molecules with variable combinations of five subtypes of immunoglobulin (Ig) domains. The presence of a conserved sequence motif in one Ig domain subtype implies Ig Fc binding capability for many FcRH family members that are preferentially expressed by B lineage cells. In addition, most FcRH family members have consensus tyrosine-based activating and inhibitory motifs in their cytoplasmic domains, while the others lack features typical of transmembrane receptors. The FcRH family members, like the classical FcRs, come in multiple isoforms and allelic variations. The unique individual and polymorphic properties of the FcR/FcRH members indicate a remarkably diverse Fc receptor gene family with immunoregulatory function.
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- Randall S Davis
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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Rader C, Popkov M, Neves JA, Barbas CF. Integrin alpha(v)beta3 targeted therapy for Kaposi's sarcoma with an in vitro evolved antibody. FASEB J 2002; 16:2000-2. [PMID: 12397091 DOI: 10.1096/fj.02-0281fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Here, we define integrin alpha(v)beta3 as a molecular target for antibody therapy for Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). We previously reported, using a new phage display strategy based on designed combinatorial V gene libraries, the humanization of mouse monoclonal antibody LM609 directed to human integrin alpha(v)beta3. In the present study, we describe the in vitro affinity maturation of humanized LM609 by using a phage display strategy for the sequential and parallel optimization of three complementarity determining regions of the antibody molecule. The evolved Fab had an affinity of 150 pM and was converted into IgG1 by use of a new mammalian expression vector. The resulting whole antibody, designated JC-7U IgG1, was found to selectively target human KS in a nude mouse model and inhibit tumor growth at a therapeutically relevant dose. Because of its high affinity and its high degree of humanization, JC-7U IgG1 is an excellent drug candidate for therapeutic applications that involve integrin alpha(v)beta3 as the molecular target. Of particular interest is therapy for KS, breast cancer, melanoma, and other cancers in which integrin alpha(v)beta3 is expressed on both angiogenic endothelial cells and tumor cells, which would allow a dual antiangiogenic and antitumor strike with a single drug.
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- Christoph Rader
- Department of Molecular Biology and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
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The specificity of antibodies has been harnessed to target cancer cells and the first therapeutic antibodies for use in oncology are now finding application in the clinic. Studies are currently under way to develop new and improved antibodies. Recent developments have been made in the identification of novel targets, including the use of genomic and proteomic technologies. Several methods are also being developed to enhance antibody efficacy.
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- Mohit Trikha
- Centocor Oncology Research, 200 Great Valley Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355, USA
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Lin YW, Wang KJ, Lei HY, Lin YS, Yeh TM, Liu HS, Liu CC, Chen SH. Virus replication and cytokine production in dengue virus-infected human B lymphocytes. J Virol 2002; 76:12242-9. [PMID: 12414963 PMCID: PMC136880 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.76.23.12242-12249.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Dengue virus (DV) replication, antibody-enhanced viral infection, and cytokine responses of human primary B lymphocytes (cells) were characterized and compared with those of monocytes. The presence of a replication template (negative-strand RNA intermediate), viral antigens including core and nonstructural proteins, and increasing amounts of virus with time postinfection indicated that DV actively replicated in B cells. Virus infection also induced B cells to produce interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor alpha, which have been previously implicated in virus pathogenesis. In addition, a heterologous antibody was able to enhance both virus and cytokine production in B cells. Furthermore, the levels of virus replication, antibody-enhanced virus replication, and cytokine responses observed in B cells were not statistically different from those in monocytes. These results suggest that B cells may play an important role in DV pathogenesis.
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- Yu-Wen Lin
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 70101, Republic of China
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There is now renewed interest in the role of antibodies in autoimmunity. Recent compelling evidence indicates that autoantibodies and the effector mechanisms they induce, for example, Fc receptor activation of leukocytes and/or the complement cascade, are central players in the development of autoimmunity, by perpetuating inflammation and perhaps even regulating the process itself. Of increasing interest are Fc receptors, which have been more closely investigated in the past decade using recombinant proteins, gene deficient mice and mouse models of human disease. These analyses point towards major roles of Fc receptors in antibody hypersensitivity reactions and by extension autoimmune disease, and they reveal opportunities in the development of novel therapeutic approaches in the treatment of autoimmune diseases.
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- P Mark Hogarth
- Helen McPherson-Smith Laboratory, Austin Research Institute, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.
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Berclaz PY, Shibata Y, Whitsett JA, Trapnell BC. GM-CSF, via PU.1, regulates alveolar macrophage Fcgamma R-mediated phagocytosis and the IL-18/IFN-gamma -mediated molecular connection between innate and adaptive immunity in the lung. Blood 2002; 100:4193-200. [PMID: 12393686 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2002-04-1102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Severely impaired pulmonary microbial clearance was observed in granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)-deficient mice. To determine mechanisms by which GM-CSF mediates lung host defense, FcgammaR-mediated phagocytosis (opsonophagocytosis) by alveolar macrophages (AMs) was assessed in GM-CSF-sufficient (GM(+/+)) and -deficient (GM(-/-)) mice and in GM(-/-) mice expressing GM-CSF only in the lungs from a surfactant protein C (SPC) promoter (SPC-GM(+/+)/GM(-/-)). Opsonophagocytosis by GM(-/-) AMs was severely impaired and was restored by pulmonary GM-CSF expression in vivo or by PU.1 expression in vitro. Defective opsonophagocytosis by GM(-/-) AMs was associated with decreased FcgammaR expression. Because interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) augments macrophage FcgammaR levels, the role of GM-CSF/PU.1 in the regulation of AM FcgammaR expression by IFN-gamma was assessed during adenoviral lung infection. Adenoviral infection stimulated IFN-gamma production and augmented FcgammaR levels on AMs in GM-CSF-expressing but not GM(-/-) mice. However, IFN-gamma exposure ex vivo stimulated FcgammaR expression on GM(-/-) AMs. Because interleukin-18 (IL-18) and IL-12 stimulate IFN-gamma production during adenoviral infection, their role in GM-CSF/PU.1 regulation of IFN-gamma-augmented FcgammaR expression on AMs was assessed. Adenoviral infection stimulated IL-18 and IL-12 production in GM-CSF-expressing mice, but both were markedly reduced or absent in GM(-/-) mice. IL-18 expression by GM(-/-) AMs was severely impaired and was restored by pulmonary GM-CSF expression in vivo or by PU.1 expression in vitro. Pulmonary administration of IL-18 in GM(-/-) mice stimulated IFN-gamma production and restored FcgammaR expression on AMs. These results show that GM-CSF, via PU.1, regulates constitutive AM FcgammaR expression and opsonophagocytosis and is required for the IFN-gamma-dependent regulation of AM FcgammaR expression, enabling AMs to release IL-18/IL-12 during lung infection.
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Sato Y, Teshima R, Nakamura R, Sasaki N, Morita Y, Sawada JI, Kitani S. IgG-mediated signal transduction in canine mastocytoma-derived cells. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2002; 129:305-13. [PMID: 12483035 DOI: 10.1159/000067587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We have reported canine cutaneous mastocytoma-derived cells named CM-MC sensitized with monomeric IgG released histamine upon anti-IgG stimulation. However, IgG or IgE-mediated signal transduction in the cells remains to be examined. METHODS Monomeric IgG-binding to cells was measured by flow cytometry using FITC-anti-IgG. IgG-mediated protein tyrosine phosphorylation was studied by Western blotting using anti-phosphotyrosine antibody. We monitored the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) when IgG-primed cells were activated with anti-canine IgG. Release of Ca(2+) from intracellular stores was analyzed with thapsigargin in the absence of extracellular Ca(2+). The Ca(2+) entry via store-operated Ca(2+) channel from the external environment was characterized using Ba(2+), Ni(2+) and EGTA. Cells sensitized with canine serum abundant in IgG and IgE or heat-inactivated serum were activated by anti-canine IgG or anti-canine IgE. The effect of extracellular Ca(2+) and reaction time on IgG-mediated histamine release was examined. Staurosporine and ER-27319 were used to clarify the IgG-mediated protein tyrosine phosphorylation. RESULTS Abundant IgG-binding sites on the cell were detected by FACS analysis. Anti-IgG induced rapid protein tyrosine phosphorylation and [Ca(2+)](i) elevation. When extracellular Ca(2+) was excluded by EGTA, a mild and transient increase in [Ca(2+)](i) was observed, indicating the release of Ca(2+) from anti-IgG-sensitive intracellular Ca(2+) stores. The constant Ba(2+) entry from external environment proved the Ca(2+) influx occurred mainly via a store-operated Ca(2+) channel which was inhibited by Ni(2+) and EGTA. Canine serum-sensitized cells showed a rapid and sustained increase in [Ca(2+)](i) upon both anti-IgG and anti-IgE stimulation. The [Ca(2+)](i) elevation induced by anti-IgE was decreased in the cells sensitized with heat-inactivated serum. Histamine release from CM-MCs was absolutely dependent on extracellular Ca(2+), and reached equilibrium within 5 min. Staurosporine inhibited the tyrosine phosphorylation of 38-, 65-, 70-, 80-kD proteins. ER-27319 inhibited the tyrosine phosphorylation of 38- and 70-kD proteins. Staurosporine also inhibited IgG-mediated [Ca(2+)](i) elevation and histamine release in a dose-dependent manner. CONCLUSIONS Canine cutaneous mastocytoma-derived (CM-MC) cells were activated by both IgG- and IgE-mediated mechanisms. IgG-mediated protein tyrosine phosphorylation and Ca(2+) influx were similar to those mediated by IgE. CM-MC cells are useful for the study of allergic inflammation caused by IgG-dependent mechanisms.
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- Yoshitaka Sato
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan
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Cassard L, Cohen-Solal JF, Galinha A, Sastre-Garau X, Mathiot C, Galon J, Dorval T, Bernheim A, Fridman WH, Sautès-Fridman C. Modulation of tumor growth by inhibitory Fcγ receptor expressed by human melanoma cells. J Clin Invest 2002. [DOI: 10.1172/jci0215454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Lue LF, Walker DG. Modeling Alzheimer's disease immune therapy mechanisms: interactions of human postmortem microglia with antibody-opsonized amyloid beta peptide. J Neurosci Res 2002; 70:599-610. [PMID: 12404514 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.10422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The induction of an antibody response to amyloid beta (Abeta) peptide has become a strategy for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). This has proven effective in reducing the plaque burden in transgenic mice that develop Abeta plaques similar to human AD patients. The mechanism for enhanced clearance of Abeta is partly due to the interaction of immunoglobulin Fcgamma receptor-expressing microglia and specific antibody-opsonized Abeta deposits. This interaction can stimulate Fcgamma receptor-mediated phagocytosis, but also results in inflammatory activation of these cells. Consequently, interaction of microglia with antibody-antigen complexes could exacerbate the existing inflammation in the brains of AD patients. In this study, we used substrate-bound Abeta and cultured human microglia from AD and non-demented cases to model interaction of microglia and antibody-opsonized plaques in AD brains. Enhanced production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, macrophage colony stimulating factor, interleukin-10, and superoxide ions was detected. We also demonstrated enhanced uptake of opsonized Abeta by microglia, which was reduced significantly in the presence of excess IgG, indicative of the involvement of Fcgamma receptor-mediated mechanisms. Human microglia were shown in this study to express mRNA for Fcgamma receptors I, IIa, IIb, and III. The expression of Fcgamma receptor II was augmented by proinflammatory stimulation. These results suggest that initial interactions of human microglia with antibody-opsonized amyloid could result in increased inflammation. The consequence of this on inflammatory pathology in AD brains needs to be considered before immunization is used as a strategy for treating AD.
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- Lih-Fen Lue
- Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, Arizona 85351, USA
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Cassard L, Cohen-Solal JFG, Galinha A, Sastre-Garau X, Mathiot C, Galon J, Dorval T, Bernheim A, Fridman WH, Sautès-Fridman C. Modulation of tumor growth by inhibitory Fc(gamma) receptor expressed by human melanoma cells. J Clin Invest 2002; 110:1549-57. [PMID: 12438452 PMCID: PMC151807 DOI: 10.1172/jci15454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The efficacy of anti-tumor IgG reflects the balance between opposing signals mediated by activating and inhibitory Fc(gamma) receptors (Fc(gamma)Rs) expressed by effector cells. Here, we show that human malignant melanoma cells express the inhibitory low-affinity Fc(gamma) receptor Fc(gamma)RIIB1 in 40% of tested metastases. When melanoma cells were grafted in nude mice, a profound inhibition of Fc(gamma)RIIB1 tumor growth that required the intracytoplasmic region of the receptor was observed. IgG immune complexes (ICs) may be required for this inhibition, since sera from nude mice bearing tumors contained IgG that decreased the proliferation of Fc(gamma)RIIB1-positive cells in vitro, and tumor development of Fc(gamma)RIIB1-positive melanoma lines was not inhibited in antibody-defective severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice. Passive immunization of SCID mice with anti-ganglioside G(D2) antibody resulted in significant inhibition of growth of Fc(gamma)RIIB1-positive tumors in an intracytoplasmic-dependent manner. Altogether, these data suggest that human melanoma cells express biologically active inhibitory Fc(gamma)RIIB1, which regulates their development upon direct interaction with anti-tumor antibodies. Therefore, Fc(gamma)R expression on human tumors may be one component of the efficacy of antibody-mediated therapies, and Fc(gamma)R-positive tumors could be the most sensitive candidates for such treatments.
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- Lydie Cassard
- Unité d'Immunologie Cellulaire et Clinique, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U 255 and Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI, Centre de Recherches Biomédicales des Cordeliers, Paris, France
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Kaplan CD, O'Neill SK, Koreny T, Czipri M, Finnegan A. Development of inflammation in proteoglycan-induced arthritis is dependent on Fc gamma R regulation of the cytokine/chemokine environment. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2002; 169:5851-9. [PMID: 12421967 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.10.5851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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FcgammaRs are specialized cell surface receptors that coordinately regulate immune responses. Although FcgammaR expression is a prerequisite for the development of several immune complex-mediated diseases, the mechanism responsible for FcgammaR-dependent regulation in autoimmunity remains unclear. Therefore, we assessed FcgammaR-dependent regulation of inflammation in proteoglycan-induced arthritis (PGIA) using FcgammaR(-/-) mice. FcgammaRIIb(-/-) mice developed arthritis at an earlier time point and with a greater severity than wild-type (WT) mice. In gamma-chain(-/-) (FcgammaRI(-/-) and FcgammaRIII(-/-)) mice, no clinical or histological evidence of inflammation was observed. Exacerbation of arthritis in FcgammaRIIb(-/-) mice correlated with enhanced PG-specific Ab production, but did not significantly affect PG-specific T cell priming. In gamma-chain(-/-) mice, the absence of arthritis did not correlate with serum Ab responses, as PG-specific Ab production was normal. Although PG-specific T cell proliferation was diminished, spleen cells from gamma-chain(-/-) mice successfully adoptively transferred arthritis into SCID mice. Our studies indicated that the mechanism responsible for FcgammaR regulation of PGIA development was at the level of inflammatory cytokine and beta-chemokine expression within the joint. FcgammaRIIb regulated the development of PGIA by controlling the initiation of cytokine and chemokine expression within the joint before the onset of arthritis, whereas the expression of FcgammaRI and or FcgammaRIII controlled cytokine and chemokine expression late in the development of PGIA during the onset of disease. These results suggest that FcgammaRs are critical for the development of inflammation during PGIA, possibly by maintaining or enhancing inflammatory cytokine and beta-chemokine production.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Animals
- Antibody Specificity/genetics
- Antigen-Antibody Complex/metabolism
- Antigens, CD/genetics
- Arthritis, Experimental/genetics
- Arthritis, Experimental/immunology
- Arthritis, Experimental/pathology
- Arthritis, Experimental/prevention & control
- Autoantibodies/biosynthesis
- Cartilage, Articular/immunology
- Cartilage, Articular/pathology
- Chemokines, CC/biosynthesis
- Chemokines, CC/genetics
- Cytokines/biosynthesis
- Cytokines/genetics
- Hindlimb
- Humans
- Inflammation/genetics
- Inflammation/immunology
- Inflammation/prevention & control
- Lymphocyte Activation/genetics
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, SCID
- Proteoglycans/administration & dosage
- Proteoglycans/immunology
- Proteoglycans/pharmacology
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- Receptors, IgG/deficiency
- Receptors, IgG/genetics
- Receptors, IgG/metabolism
- Receptors, IgG/physiology
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- Charles D Kaplan
- Department of Immunology/Microbiology, Section of Rheumatology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Dengue virus (DV) replication, antibody-enhanced viral infection, and cytokine responses of human primary B lymphocytes (cells) were characterized and compared with those of monocytes. The presence of a replication template (negative-strand RNA intermediate), viral antigens including core and nonstructural proteins, and increasing amounts of virus with time postinfection indicated that DV actively replicated in B cells. Virus infection also induced B cells to produce interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor alpha, which have been previously implicated in virus pathogenesis. In addition, a heterologous antibody was able to enhance both virus and cytokine production in B cells. Furthermore, the levels of virus replication, antibody-enhanced virus replication, and cytokine responses observed in B cells were not statistically different from those in monocytes. These results suggest that B cells may play an important role in DV pathogenesis.
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Major AS, Fazio S, Linton MF. B-lymphocyte deficiency increases atherosclerosis in LDL receptor-null mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2002; 22:1892-8. [PMID: 12426221 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000039169.47943.ee] [Citation(s) in RCA: 257] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease characterized by innate and adaptive immune responses. We investigated the role of B cells and antibodies in the development of atherosclerosis in low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor-deficient (LDLR(-/-)) mice. METHODS AND RESULTS Using wild-type and B cell-deficient mice as bone marrow donors, we were able to generate LDLR(-/-) mice that possessed <1.0% of their normal B cell population. B cell-deficient LDLR(-/-) mice on a Western diet showed marked decreases in total serum antibody and anti-oxidized LDL antibody. B cell deficiency was associated with a 30% to 40% increase in the lesion area in the proximal and distal aortas. Real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunospot analyses showed a decrease in proatherogenic (interferon-gamma) and antiatherogenic (interleukin-10 and transforming growth factor-beta) cytokine mRNA and a decrease in interleukin-4- and interferon-gamma-producing cells. Additionally, we observed a decrease in splenocyte proliferation to oxidized LDL in the B cell-deficient LDLR(-/-) mice, suggesting that B lymphocytes may play a role in the presentation of lipid antigen. CONCLUSIONS Collectively, these data demonstrate that B cells and/or antibodies are protective against atherosclerosis and that this protection may be conferred by B cell-mediated immune regulation.
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- Amy S Major
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn 37232-6300, USA
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Mold C, Baca R, Du Clos TW. Serum amyloid P component and C-reactive protein opsonize apoptotic cells for phagocytosis through Fcgamma receptors. J Autoimmun 2002; 19:147-54. [PMID: 12419285 DOI: 10.1006/jaut.2002.0615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Serum amyloid P component (SAP) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are opsonins that react with nuclear autoantigens targeted in systemic autoimmunity. CRP and SAP bind to apoptotic and necrotic cells, which are potential sources of these autoantigens. We have recently determined that the receptors for CRP on phagocytic cells are Fcgamma receptors. The goal of this study was to determine whether CRP and SAP promote phagocytosis of apoptotic cells and to identify the receptors involved. Apoptosis was induced in human neutrophils (PMN) and the Jurkat T-cell line by UV-irradiation. SAP treatment of apoptotic human PMN increased ingestion by autologous macrophages. Both SAP and CRP increased ingestion of apoptotic, but not normal Jurkat cells by J-774 macrophages and mouse peritoneal macrophages. Neither SAP nor CRP increased ingestion of apoptotic Jurkat cells by macrophages from FcR gamma-chain deficient mice, which lack FcgammaRI and FcgammaRIII. Inhibition of FcgammaRIII-mediated uptake using mAb 2.4G2 eliminated opsonization by SAP, but not by CRP. These results indicate that pentraxins promote uptake of apoptotic cells through FcgammaRI and/or FcgammaRIII. Ingestion through these receptors is expected to alter the pattern of cytokine production and antigen presentation in response to apoptotic cells.
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- Carolyn Mold
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA
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Tridandapani S, Wang Y, Marsh CB, Anderson CL. Src homology 2 domain-containing inositol polyphosphate phosphatase regulates NF-kappa B-mediated gene transcription by phagocytic Fc gamma Rs in human myeloid cells. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2002; 169:4370-8. [PMID: 12370370 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.8.4370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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FcgammaR-mediated phagocytosis is accompanied by the generation of tissue-damaging products such as inflammatory cytokines and reactive oxygen species. Hence, the phagocytic response must be a tightly regulated process. Recent studies have established that clustering FcgammaR on human myeloid cells causes tyrosine phosphorylation of Src homology 2 domain-containing inositol polyphosphate phosphatase (SHIP). However, it is not known how these immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM)-bearing phagocytic FcgammaR activate SHIP, or whether the activation of SHIP by ITAMs has any functional relevance. Experiments addressing the mechanism of SHIP association with ITAMs have been done in in vitro systems using phosphopeptides. In this study we undertook to dissect the molecular mechanism by which SHIP associates with the native ITAM-FcgammaR and becomes phosphorylated. In this report we provide evidence that first, SHIP is indeed phosphorylated by ITAM-FcgammaR, using cell systems that lack FcgammaRIIb expression; second, coimmunoprecipitation experiments demonstrate that SHIP associates with native ITAM-bearing FcgammaRIIa in vivo; and third, phosphorylation of SHIP by FcgammaRIIa is inhibited by overexpressing either the SHIP Src homology 2 domain or a dominant negative mutant of Shc. In contrast, SHIP phosphorylation was not inhibited by a dominant negative mutant of Grb2. We extend these observations to show that SHIP activation by ITAM-FcgammaR down-regulates NF-kappaB-induced gene transcription. These findings both provide a molecular mechanism for SHIP association with native ITAM-bearing receptors and demonstrate that SHIP association with ITAM-FcgammaR serves to regulate gene expression during the phagocytic process.
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- Susheela Tridandapani
- Department of Internal Medicine, Heart and Lung Research Institute, Room 405D, Ohio State University, 473 West Twelfth Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Suzuki Y, Gómez-Guerrero C, Shirato I, López-Franco O, Hernández-Vargas P, Sanjuán G, Ruiz-Ortega M, Sugaya T, Okumura K, Tomino Y, Ra C, Egido J. Susceptibility to T cell-mediated injury in immune complex disease is linked to local activation of renin-angiotensin system: the role of NF-AT pathway. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2002; 169:4136-46. [PMID: 12370342 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.8.4136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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FcR provides a critical link between ligands and effector cells in immune complex diseases. Emerging evidence reveals that angiotensin (Ang)II exerts a wide variety of cellular effects and contributes to the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases. In anti-glomerular basement membrane Ab-induced glomerulonephritis (GN), we have previously noted that FcR-deficient mice (gamma(-/-)) surviving from lethal initial damage still developed mesangial proliferative GN, which was drastically prevented by an AngII type 1 receptor (AT1) blocker. We further examined the mechanisms by which renin-Ang system (RAS) participates in this immune disease. Using bone marrow chimeras between gamma(-/-) and AT1(-/-) mice, we found that glomerular injury in gamma(-/-) mice was associated with CD4(+) T cell infiltration depending on renal AT1-stimulation. Based on findings in cutaneous delayed-type hypersensitivity, we showed that AngII-activated renal resident cells are responsible for the recruitment of effector T cells. We next examined the chemotactic activity of AngII-stimulated mesangial cells, as potential mechanisms coupling RAS and cellular immunity. Chemotactic activity for T cells and Th1-associated chemokine (IFN-gamma-inducible protein-10 and macrophage-inflammatory protein 1alpha) expression was markedly reduced in mesangial cells from AT1(-/-) mice. Moreover, this activity was mainly through calcineurin-dependent NF-AT. Although IFN-gamma-inducible protein-10 was NF-kappaB-dependent, macrophage-inflammatory protein 1alpha was dominantly regulated by NF-AT. Furthermore, AT1-dependent NF-AT activation was observed in injured glomeruli by Southwestern histochemistry. In conclusion, our data indicate that local RAS activation, partly via the local NF-AT pathway, enhances the susceptibility to T cell-mediated injury in anti-glomerular basement membrane Ab-induced GN. This novel mechanism affords a rationale for the use of drugs interfering with RAS in immune renal diseases.
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MESH Headings
- Angiotensin II/pharmacology
- Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
- Animals
- Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease/genetics
- Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease/immunology
- Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease/pathology
- Bone Marrow Cells/immunology
- Bone Marrow Cells/metabolism
- Bone Marrow Cells/pathology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/pathology
- Calcineurin/physiology
- Cell Movement/genetics
- Cell Movement/immunology
- Chemokines/biosynthesis
- Chemokines/genetics
- Chemotaxis, Leukocyte/drug effects
- DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- DNA-Binding Proteins/physiology
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Glomerular Mesangium/immunology
- Glomerular Mesangium/metabolism
- Glomerulonephritis/genetics
- Glomerulonephritis/immunology
- Glomerulonephritis/pathology
- Hypersensitivity, Delayed/genetics
- Hypersensitivity, Delayed/immunology
- Hypersensitivity, Delayed/pathology
- Immune Complex Diseases/genetics
- Immune Complex Diseases/immunology
- Immune Complex Diseases/pathology
- Kidney Glomerulus/immunology
- Kidney Glomerulus/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- NF-kappa B/physiology
- NFATC Transcription Factors
- Nuclear Proteins
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1
- Receptors, Angiotensin/deficiency
- Receptors, Angiotensin/genetics
- Receptors, Angiotensin/physiology
- Receptors, IgG/deficiency
- Receptors, IgG/genetics
- Receptors, IgG/physiology
- Renin-Angiotensin System/genetics
- Renin-Angiotensin System/physiology
- Signal Transduction/immunology
- Skin Tests
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/pathology
- Th1 Cells/immunology
- Th1 Cells/metabolism
- Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Transcription Factors/physiology
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Affiliation(s)
- Yusuke Suzuki
- Renal and Vascular Laboratory, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Autónoma University, Avenida de los Reyes Católicos 2, 28040-Madrid, Spain
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Monteiro RC, Moura IC, Launay P, Tsuge T, Haddad E, Benhamou M, Cooper MD, Arcos-Fajardo M. Pathogenic significance of IgA receptor interactions in IgA nephropathy. Trends Mol Med 2002; 8:464-8. [PMID: 12383768 DOI: 10.1016/s1471-4914(02)02405-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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IgA nephropathy (IgAN), the most common primary glomerulonephritis worldwide, frequently progresses to renal failure. The pathogenesis of this disease involves the deposition of undergalactosylated IgA1 complexes in the glomerular mesangium. How the IgA1 complexes are generated and why they are deposited in the mesangium remains unclear. We propose a model wherein two types of IgA receptors participate in sequential steps to promote the development of IgAN, with FcalphaRI (CD89) being initially involved in the formation of circulating IgA-containing complexes and, subsequently, transferrin receptor (CD71) in mediating mesangial deposition of IgA1 complexes.
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- Renato C Monteiro
- INSERM E0225, Bichat Medical School, 16, rue Henri Huchard, BP416, 75870 Paris Cédex 18, France.
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Su K, Wu J, Edberg JC, McKenzie SE, Kimberly RP. Genomic organization of classical human low-affinity Fcgamma receptor genes. Genes Immun 2002; 3 Suppl 1:S51-6. [PMID: 12215903 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6363879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2001] [Revised: 02/25/2002] [Accepted: 02/25/2002] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The classical low-affinity Fcgamma receptor genes (FcgammaRIIA, B, C and FcgammaRIIIA, B) are located on chromosome 1q23, a region that shows strong linkage with human systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in several genome-wide scans, and family-based association between FcgammaRIIIA and SLE is now established. High homology among the Fcgamma receptor genes, however, has hampered further study of this region. We have used a human bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) library to determine the order and orientation of these Fcgamma receptor genes and have sequenced the very highly homologous 5' region (including 3.4 kb of the promoter and the 8 kb from exon 1 to exon 3) of the FcgammaRIIB and FcgammaRIIC genes to enable study of their unique single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP). We have utilized these data to characterize a linked set of three coding region SNPs in the FcgammaRIIC exon 3 (EC1) that includes the stop codon SNP, which provides an important insight into natural killer cell function. Together, these data provide the basis for the study of additional SNPs in FcgammaR genes in SLE disease susceptibility.
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- K Su
- Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0006, USA
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Kawakami T, Galli SJ. Regulation of mast-cell and basophil function and survival by IgE. Nat Rev Immunol 2002; 2:773-86. [PMID: 12360215 DOI: 10.1038/nri914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 434] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Mast cells and basophils are important effector cells in T helper 2 (T(H)2)-cell-dependent, immunoglobulin-E-associated allergic disorders and immune responses to parasites. The crosslinking of IgE that is bound to the high-affinity receptor Fc epsilon RI with multivalent antigen results in the aggregation of Fc epsilon RI and the secretion of products that can have effector, immunoregulatory or autocrine effects. This response can be enhanced markedly in cells that have been exposed to high levels of IgE, which results in the increased surface expression of Fc epsilon RI. Moreover, recent work indicates that monomeric IgE (in the absence of crosslinking) can render mast cells resistant to apoptosis induced by growth-factor deprivation in vitro and, under certain circumstances, can induce the release of cytokines. So, the binding of IgE to Fc epsilon RI might influence mast-cell and basophil survival directly or indirectly, and can also regulate cellular function.
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- Toshiaki Kawakami
- Division of Allergy, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, 10355 Science Center Drive, San Diego, California 92121, USA
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Lindstedt M, Johansson-Lindbom B, Borrebaeck CAK. Global reprogramming of dendritic cells in response to a concerted action of inflammatory mediators. Int Immunol 2002; 14:1203-13. [PMID: 12356685 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxf082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Maturation of dendritic cells (DC) serves a deterministic role in the link between innate and adaptive immunity, constituting a checkpoint with regard to whether responses from the lymphocyte compartment shall be raised and what class of response is needed to protect the host against invading pathogens. Since DC have not been shown to possess mechanisms such as gene recombination or somatic mutation for generating a diverse repertoire of antigen-recognition receptors, it is unlikely that these leukocytes can intrinsically respond to all conceivable molecules present in our environment. In the present study, we have therefore determined how mediators of the inflammatory response regulate global gene transcription in DC. The data represent an extensive and time-ordered reprogramming of the DC during their course of maturation, involving genes encoding proteins that regulate responses of both innate cells and lymphocytes. This transcriptional reorganization may reflect the effect of in vivo released inflammatory mediators induced by endogenous or pathogenic stimulation.
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- Malin Lindstedt
- Department of Immunotechnology, Lund University, PO Box 7031, 220 07 Sweden
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Myers JT, Swanson JA. Calcium spikes in activated macrophages during Fcγ receptor‐mediated phagocytosis. J Leukoc Biol 2002. [DOI: 10.1189/jlb.72.4.677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Jesse T. Myers
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor
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den Haan JMM, Bevan MJ. Constitutive versus activation-dependent cross-presentation of immune complexes by CD8(+) and CD8(-) dendritic cells in vivo. J Exp Med 2002; 196:817-27. [PMID: 12235214 PMCID: PMC2194052 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20020295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 261] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Murine splenic dendritic cells (DCs) can be divided into two subsets based on CD8alpha expression, but the specific role of each subset in stimulation of T cells is largely unknown. An important function of DCs is the ability to take up exogenous antigens and cross-present them in the context of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules to CD8(+) T cells. We previously demonstrated that, when cell-associated ovalbumin (OVA) is injected into mice, only the CD8(+) DC subset cross-presents OVA in the context of MHC class I. In contrast to this selectivity with cell-associated antigen, we show here that both DC subsets isolated from mice injected with OVA/anti-OVA immune complexes (OVA-IC) cross-present OVA to CD8(+) T cells. The use of immunoglobulin G Fc receptor (Fc(gamma)R) common gamma-chain-deficient mice revealed that the cross-presentation by CD8(-) DCs depended on the expression of gamma-chain-containing activating FcgammaRs, whereas cross-presentation by CD8(+) DCs was not reduced in gamma-chain-deficient mice. These results suggest that although CD8(+) DCs constitutively cross-present exogenous antigens in the context of MHC class I molecules, CD8(-) DCs only do so after activation, such as via ligation of Fc(gamma)Rs. Cross-presentation of immune complexes may play an important role in autoimmune diseases and the therapeutic effect of antitumor antibodies.
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- Joke M M den Haan
- Department of Immunology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7370, USA
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Kim SJ, Gershov D, Ma X, Brot N, Elkon KB. I-PLA(2) activation during apoptosis promotes the exposure of membrane lysophosphatidylcholine leading to binding by natural immunoglobulin M antibodies and complement activation. J Exp Med 2002; 196:655-65. [PMID: 12208880 PMCID: PMC2194002 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20020542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Deficiency of serum immunoglobulin (Ig)M is associated with the development of a lupus-like disease in mice. Recent studies suggest that classical complement components facilitate the clearance of apoptotic cells and that failure to do so predisposes mice to lupus. Since IgM is a potent activator of the classical complement pathway, we examined IgM binding to dying cells. IgM, but not IgG, bound to apoptotic T cells through the Fab' portion of the antibody. Exposure of apoptotic cell membranes to phospholipase (PL) A2 increased, whereas PLD reduced, IgM binding and complement activation. Absorption studies combined with direct plate binding assays, revealed that IgM antibodies failed to bind to phosphatidyl lipids, but did recognize lysophosphatidylcholine and the phosphorylcholine head group. Both iPLA(2) and cPLA(2) are activated during apoptosis. Since inhibition of iPLA2, but not cPLA2, attenuated IgM binding to apoptotic cells, these results strongly suggest that the endogenous calcium independent PLA(2), iPLA(2), is involved in the hydrolysis of plasma membrane phospholipids and exposure of the epitope(s) recognized by IgM. We propose that recognition of dying cells by natural IgM antibodies is, in part, responsible for complement activation on dying cells leading to their safe clearance.
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- Sun Jun Kim
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Atalay R, Zimmermann A, Wagner M, Borst E, Benz C, Messerle M, Hengel H. Identification and expression of human cytomegalovirus transcription units coding for two distinct Fcgamma receptor homologs. J Virol 2002; 76:8596-608. [PMID: 12163579 PMCID: PMC136976 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.76.17.8596-8608.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cellular receptors for the Fc domain of immunoglobulin G (IgG) (FcgammaRs) comprise a family of surface receptors on immune cells connecting humoral and cellular immune responses. Several herpesviruses induce FcgammaR activities in infected cells. Here we identify two distinct human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)-encoded vFcgammaR glycoproteins of 34 and 68 kDa. A panel of HCMV strains exhibited a slight molecular microheterogeneity between Fcgamma-binding proteins, suggesting their viral origin. To locate the responsible genes within the HCMV genome, a large set of targeted HCMV deletion mutants was constructed. The mutant analysis allowed the identification of a spliced UL119-UL118 mRNA to encode vFcgammaR gp68 and TRL11/IRL11 to encode vFcgammaR gp34. Both vFcgammaRs are surface resident type I transmembrane glycoproteins. Significant relatedness of sequences in the extracellular chain of gpUL119-118 and gpTRL11 with particular immunoglobulin supergene family domains present in FcgammaR I and FcgammaRs II/III, respectively, indicates a different ancestry and function of gpUL119-118 and gpTRL11. The HCMV-encoded vFcgammaRs highlight an impressive diversification and redundancy of FcgammaR structures.
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- Ramazan Atalay
- Robert Koch-Institut, Fachgebiet Virale Infektionen, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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Vielma S, Virella G, Gorod A, Lopes-Virella M. Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection of human aortic endothelial cells induces the expression of FC gamma receptor II (FcgammaRII). Clin Immunol 2002; 104:265-73. [PMID: 12217337 DOI: 10.1006/clim.2002.5237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Chronic endothelial infection is believed to be one of the factors able to cause endothelial cell damage and trigger the onset of human atherosclerosis. Chlamydophila pneumoniae infects endothelial cells and has received special attention because of both epidemiological and experimental evidence supporting its role as a risk factor for atherosclerosis. It is also possible that otherwise independent risk factors for atherosclerosis may have synergistic effects. Immune phenomena, such as the formation of circulating immune complexes (IC) containing modified LDL and corresponding antibodies, have been linked to the development of coronary artery disease. The antibodies involved in the immune response to modified lipoproteins are predominantly of the pro-inflammatory IgG1 and IgG3 subclasses. However, it is difficult to understand how circulating IC could cause endothelial damage and initiate the atherosclerotic process, unless they were formed in the subendothelial space or immobilized by endothelial cells. The last hypothesis would be possible if endothelial cells expressed Fcgamma receptors. Healthy endothelial cells do not express Fcgamma receptors, but endothelial cells infected by a variety of infectious agents do. Thus we decided to investigate whether infection of endothelial cells with C. pneumoniae is also able to cause the expression of Fcgamma receptors. The expression of Fcgamma receptors (CD64, 32, and 16) on human aortic endothelial cells infected with C. pneumoniae for 4, 24, 36, and 48 h was studied by flow cytometry. Twenty-four hours after infection 30-40% of the endothelial cells had detectable inclusion bodies, 8-9% of the total number of cells (approximately 25% of the infected cells) expressed FcgammaRII, and about 1.5-2% (5% of infected cells) expressed FcgammaRI and FcgammaRIII. Double-staining studies confirmed that the expression of FcgammaRII was limited to C. pneumoniae-infected endothelial cells. We conclude that C. pneumoniae infection induces primarily the expression of FcgammaRII by endothelial cells and this may be a significant link between two proposed pathogenic mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of human atherosclerosis.
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- Silvana Vielma
- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, and Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
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Zhuang Q, Bisotto S, Fixman ED, Mazer B. Suppression of IL-4- and CD40-induced B-lymphocyte activation by intravenous immunoglobulin is not mediated through the inhibitory IgG receptor FcgammaRIIb. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2002; 110:480-3. [PMID: 12209098 DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.127284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) has been used extensively in the treatment of autoimmune and allergic diseases, but the precise mechanism behind its efficacy remains unclear. Ligation of the low-affinity IgG Fc receptor FcgammaRIIb can inhibit B-lymphocyte activation. Our laboratory has shown that IVIG suppresses proliferation and IgE production by human B cells stimulated with IL-4 and anti-CD40 antibodies. OBJECTIVE We sought to determine whether the regulatory action of IVIG is mediated through binding FcgammaRIIb, phosphorylation of the receptor, and induction of phosphatases, including SH2-containing inositol-5'-phosphatase. METHODS All experiments were performed on human tonsillar B cells. Phenotyping was performed by means of flow cytometry. Cells were cultured with IL-4 and anti-CD40 antibodies with or without IVIG (10 mg/mL), and FCgammaRIIb receptor activation and phosphorylation were measured by means of Western blot analysis. RESULTS FcgammaRIIb was the predominant isoform of Fcgamma receptor expressed on tonsillar B cells, and preincubation with IVIG failed to block binding of FcgammaRIIb antibody. Anti-FcgammaRIIb antibodies did not reverse inhibition of B-cell proliferation or IgE production by IVIG. Treatment of stimulated B lymphocytes with IVIG for 1 to 60 minutes did not change the global protein tyrosine phosphorylation pattern, except for tyrosine phosphorylation of an unidentified 30-kd protein. We directly examined tyrosine phosphorylation of FcgammaRIIb and its downstream-associated phosphatase, SH2-containing inositol-5'-phosphatase. Both remained unchanged after IVIG treatment, as did other related phosphatases. CONCLUSION These data argue against the involvement of FcgammaRIIb in the inhibition of CD40/IL-4-induced B-cell activation by IVIG.
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- Qianli Zhuang
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Canada
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Self-nonself discrimination of the immune system is a widely accepted principle of immunology; however, abundant existing and physiologic functions of harmless autoimmunity as well as degeneracy of antigen recognition expose the over-simplification of the two-valued doctrine. Here, based on infinite-value fuzzy logic, we propose that the immune repertoire, as a consequence of central tolerance, is able to recognize both self and nonself antigens to a certain degree, compensating for the inadequacy of the two-valued self-nonself doctrine. Subthreshold recognition of self antigens is necessary for the generation of regulatory T cells, survival of both naive and memory T cells and other physiologic functions. The kind and magnitude of the immune response depend on the affinity between the antigen (self and foreign) and the T-cell receptor, and microenvironmental and cellular threshold. The outcome of self-nonself discrimination is influenced fundamentally by central tolerance and further dynamic regulation of threshold molecules both in time and space. Understanding the fuzzy feature of the immune system may shed light on mechanisms of autoimmune diseases, cancers and other chronic diseases, and lead to the design of novel vaccines or immunotherapies.
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- Q Leng
- R.Ben-Ari Institute of Clinical Immunology and AIDS Center, Kaplan Medical Center, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Rehovot, Israel.
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- Toshiyuki Takai
- Department of Experimental Immunology, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Institute of Development, Ageing and Cancer, Tohoku University, Seiryo, Sendai, Japan.
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- Michael P Reilly
- Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Department of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Hale LP, Greer PK, Sempowski GD. Bromelain treatment alters leukocyte expression of cell surface molecules involved in cellular adhesion and activation. Clin Immunol 2002; 104:183-90. [PMID: 12165279 DOI: 10.1006/clim.2002.5254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Bromelain is a natural proteinase preparation derived from pineapple stem that is marketed for oral use as a digestive aid and as an antiinflammatory agent. Bromelain treatment in vitro has been previously shown to selectively remove certain cell surface molecules that may affect lymphocyte migration and activation. This study reports the effects of bromelain on a broad range of cell surface molecules and on lymphocytes, monocytes, and granulocytes under physiologically relevant conditions. In vitro bromelain treatment of leukocytes in whole blood proteolytically altered 14 of 59 leukocyte markers studied. Constitutively expressed bromelain-sensitive molecules included CD7, CD8alpha, CD14, CD16, CD21, CD41, CD42a, CD44, CD45RA, CD48, CD57, CD62L, CD128a, and CD128b. The proteolytic effect of bromelain increased as the concentration of plasma decreased, with EC50 ranging from >1000 microg/ml for 100% plasma to approximately 1 microg/ml in the absence of plasma, indicating the presence of an inhibitor of bromelain in plasma. alpha2-macroglobulin purified from plasma mimicked the inhibitory effect of whole plasma on bromelain activity. If proteolysis is required for the antiinflammatory actions of oral bromelain, these data suggest that the required concentrations are more likely to be achieved locally in the gastrointestinal tract or in other tissue sites where the plasma concentration is low, rather than in the bloodstream. The cell surface molecules altered by bromelain are involved in leukocyte homing and cellular adhesion and activation. Thus bromelain could potentially exert an antiinflammatory effect by multiple mechanisms, including alterations in leukocyte migration and activation.
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- Laura P Hale
- Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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