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The pseudo-allergic/neurogenic route of mast cell activation via MRGPRX2: discovery, functional programs, regulation, relevance to disease, and relation with allergic stimulation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.1097/itx.0000000000000032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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O’Brien KM, Sandler DP, Xu Z, Kinyamu HK, Taylor JA, Weinberg CR. Vitamin D, DNA methylation, and breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res 2018; 20:70. [PMID: 29996894 PMCID: PMC6042268 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-018-0994-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Vitamin D has anticarcinogenic and immune-related properties and may protect against some diseases, including breast cancer. Vitamin D affects gene transcription and may influence DNA methylation. METHODS We studied the relationships between serum vitamin D, DNA methylation, and breast cancer using a case-cohort sample (1070 cases, 1277 in subcohort) of non-Hispanic white women. For our primary analysis, we used robust linear regression to examine the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and methylation within a random sample of the cohort ("subcohort"). We focused on 198 CpGs in or near seven vitamin D-related genes. For these 198 candidate CpG loci, we also examined how multiplicative interactions between methylation and 25(OH)D were associated with breast cancer risk. This was done using Cox proportional hazards models and the full case-cohort sample. We additionally conducted an exploratory epigenome-wide association study (EWAS) of the association between 25(OH)D and DNA methylation in the subcohort. RESULTS Of the CpGs in vitamin D-related genes, cg21201924 (RXRA) had the lowest p value for association with 25(OH)D (p = 0.0004). Twenty-two other candidate CpGs were associated with 25(OH)D (p < 0.05; RXRA, NADSYN1/DHCR7, GC, or CYP27B1). We observed an interaction between 25(OH)D and methylation at cg21201924 in relation to breast cancer risk (ratio of hazard ratios = 1.22, 95% confidence interval 1.10-1.34; p = 7 × 10-5), indicating a larger methylation-breast cancer hazard ratio in those with high serum 25(OH)D concentrations. We also observed statistically significant (p < 0.05) interactions for six other RXRA CpGs and CpGs in CYP24A1, CYP27B1, NADSYN1/DHCR7, and VDR. In the EWAS of the subcohort, 25(OH)D was associated (q < 0.05) with methylation at cg24350360 (EPHX1; p = 3.4 × 10-8), cg06177555 (SPN; p = 9.8 × 10-8), and cg13243168 (SMARCD2; p = 2.9 × 10-7). CONCLUSIONS 25(OH)D concentrations were associated with DNA methylation of CpGs in several vitamin D-related genes, with potential links to immune function-related genes. Methylation of CpGs in vitamin D-related genes may interact with 25(OH)D to affect the risk of breast cancer.
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- Katie M. O’Brien
- Biostatistics and Computational Biology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA
- Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA
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- Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA
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- Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA
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- Chromatin and Gene Expression Section, Epigenetics and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA
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- Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA
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- Biostatistics and Computational Biology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA
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Retinoic Acid Negatively Impacts Proliferation and MC TC Specific Attributes of Human Skin Derived Mast Cells, but Reinforces Allergic Stimulability. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18030525. [PMID: 28264498 PMCID: PMC5372541 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18030525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Revised: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The Vitamin-A-metabolite retinoic acid (RA) acts as a master regulator of cellular programs. Mast cells (MCs) are primary effector cells of type-I-allergic reactions. We recently uncovered that human cutaneous MCs are enriched with RA network components over other skin cells. Yet, direct experimental evidence on the significance of the RA-MC axis is limited. Here, skin-derived cultured MCs were exposed to RA for seven days and investigated by flow-cytometry (BrdU incorporation, Annexin/PI, FcεRI), microscopy, RT-qPCR, histamine quantitation, protease activity, and degranulation assays. We found that while MC size and granularity remained unchanged, RA potently interfered with MC proliferation. Conversely, a modest survival-promoting effect from RA was noted. The granule constituents, histamine and tryptase, remained unaffected, while RA had a striking impact on MC chymase, whose expression dropped by gene and by peptidase activity. The newly uncovered MRGPRX2 performed similarly to chymase. Intriguingly, RA fostered allergic MC degranulation, in a way completely uncoupled from FcεRI expression, but it simultaneously restricted MRGPRX2-triggered histamine release in agreement with the reduced receptor expression. Vitamin-A-derived hormones thus re-shape skin-derived MCs numerically, phenotypically, and functionally. A general theme emerges, implying RA to skew MCs towards processes associated with (allergic) inflammation, while driving them away from the skin-imprinted MCTC (“MCs containing tryptase and chymase”) signature (chymase, MRGPRX2). Collectively, MCs are substantial targets of the skin retinoid network.
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Babina M, Guhl S, Motakis E, Artuc M, Hazzan T, Worm M, Forrest ARR, Zuberbier T. Retinoic acid potentiates inflammatory cytokines in human mast cells: identification of mast cells as prominent constituents of the skin retinoid network. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2015; 406:49-59. [PMID: 25725371 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2015.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Revised: 01/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Retinoic acid (RA), the active vitamin-A-metabolite, has well-established functions in skin homeostasis and in the immune system. Skin mast cells (MCs) combine traits of both structures, being of hematopoietic origin, but functional in the skin environment. It remains largely unknown whether mature MCs are targeted by the retinoid network. Here, we demonstrate that human skin MCs display substantial susceptibility to RA by which they are instructed to increase pro-inflammatory mediators (IL-1β, IL-8, TNF-α) but not histamine release. The effects are observed at physiological RA levels, in different microenvironments, and are largely donor-independent. RA susceptibility is owed to the cells' abundant expression of RARA, the receptor mediating MC cytokine responses. Unexpectedly, bioinformatics calculations on the FANTOM5 expression atlas revealed general enrichment of retinoid network components in MCs against other skin cells, and MCs rapidly upregulated RA responsive genes. In conclusion, MCs are important yet hitherto overlooked retinoid targets in the skin.
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- Magda Babina
- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Genomic Technologies, RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN Omics Science Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Genomic Technologies, RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN Omics Science Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Ksiazek K, Mikuła-Pietrasik J, Catar R, Dworacki G, Winckiewicz M, Frydrychowicz M, Dragun D, Staniszewski R, Jörres A, Witowski J. Oxidative stress-dependent increase in ICAM-1 expression promotes adhesion of colorectal and pancreatic cancers to the senescent peritoneal mesothelium. Int J Cancer 2010; 127:293-303. [PMID: 19904754 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) has been implicated in adhesion of colorectal and pancreatic cancer cells (of the SW480 and PSN-1 line, respectively) to the peritoneal mesothelium. It has been demonstrated that ICAM-1 expression increases with senescence in some cell types, however, the significance of this phenomenon in the context of malignant dissemination remains elusive. In this report we show that the adherence of SW480 and PSN-1 cells to senescent human omentum-derived mesothelial cells (HOMCs) in vitro is greater than to early-passage cells and that the effect is mediated by ICAM-1. Senescent HOMCs display increased expression of ICAM-1 mRNA and cell surface protein. The development of this phenotype is related to increased oxidative stress in senescent cells. The augmented ICAM-1 expression in HOMCs can be reduced by culturing cells with antioxidants; in contrast, exposure of HOMCs to an oxidant, t-BHP, leads to cellular senescence and increased ICAM-1 expression. The effect is partly mediated by activation of p38 MAPK and AP-1 signaling pathways. Finally, culture of HOMCs in the presence of a strong antioxidant, PBN, significantly reduces the senescence-associated increase in SW480 and PSN-1 cancer cell binding. These results indicate that increased oxidative stress and increased expression of ICAM-1 in senescent HOMCs may facilitate peritoneal adhesion of selected colorectal and pancreatic cancers.
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- Krzysztof Ksiazek
- Department of Pathophysiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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Deneys V, Mazzon AM, Marques JL, Benoit H, De Bruyère M. Reference values for peripheral blood B-lymphocyte subpopulations: a basis for multiparametric immunophenotyping of abnormal lymphocytes. J Immunol Methods 2001; 253:23-36. [PMID: 11384666 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(01)00338-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Immunophenotyping has become a useful tool for the differential diagnosis of chronic B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders. The aim of this work was to determine reference values of normal B-cell subpopulations. MATERIAL AND METHODS Blood samples from 38 healthy volunteers were analyzed by multidimensional flow cytometry, using a panel of directly conjugated antibodies. Results were expressed as percent of positive B cells and as median fluorescence intensity, an indirect assessment of the expression level. RESULTS CD20, CD22, CD24, CD40, CD79a, CD79b, FMC7, CD11a, CD18, CD44 were positive in the whole B cell population, whereas CD10, CD86, CD103, CD154 and FasL were almost absent from the B-lymphocyte population. 75% were IgD positive. The kappa/lambda ratio was 1.5. CD5, CD23, CD25, CD38, CD43, CD54, CD62L, CD80 and CD95 were positive in different B-cell subpopulations. The utility of all these markers in the differential diagnosis of chronic B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders is discussed. CONCLUSION In order to interpret a pathological immunophenotype, it is necessary to refer to quantitative and qualitative values of normal B-cell subpopulations.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte/analysis
- B-Lymphocyte Subsets/classification
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Fluorescence
- Humans
- Immunophenotyping/methods
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/classification
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/diagnosis
- Lymphocyte Count
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/classification
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/diagnosis
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Reference Values
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- V Deneys
- Université Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Immunohaematology Laboratory, Clos Chapelle-aux-Champs, 30 BP 30.52, 1200, Brussels, Belgium.
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Kyriakou D, Alexandrakis MG, Kyriakou ES, Liapi D, Kourelis TV, Mavromanolakis M, Vlachonikolis I, Eliakis P. Reduced CD43 expression on the neutrophils of MDS patients correlates with an activated phenotype of these cells. Int J Hematol 2001; 73:483-491. [PMID: 11503963 DOI: 10.1007/bf02994011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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CD43 (also known as leukosialin and sialophorin) is a surface sialoglycoprotein expressed at high levels on most leukocytes implicated in adhesion, antiadhesion, and activation/proliferation mechanisms. We studied the expression of this molecule on the leukocytes of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs) in an effort to detect acquired deficiencies of this molecule. We used immunofluorescence flow cytometry in analyzing whole blood and isolated neutrophils from 49 MDS patients, 33 men and 16 women aged 33 to 85 years (median, 75 years), and 18 healthy individuals aged 35 to 80 years (median, 72 years). According to French-American-British classification criteria, 13 patients had refractory anemia, 18 had refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts, 9 had refractory anemia with excess of blasts, 4 had refractory anemia with excess of blasts in transformation to acute leukemia, and 5 had chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. We found decreased expression of CD43 on the neutrophils of these patients, and we correlated this finding with the activation status of these cells as it is defined by their phenotypes. We studied the expression of CD11b, CD18, CD35, CD67, CD69, CD44, and CD53 molecules known to be changed in the activated form of neutrophils. CD43 expression correlated positively with CD53 and CD44 expression and negatively with CD11b, CD18, CD35, CD67, and CD69 expression. Additionally, increased levels of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecules were detected in these patients, suggesting endothelial cell activation. In conclusion, we believe that the decreased expression of CD43 on the neutrophils of MDS patients is associated with activation of these cells and is probably due to cleavage of the molecule from the cell surface and that the same mechanism is possibly responsible for the parallel down-regulation of CD44 and CD53.
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- Despina Kyriakou
- Department of Hematology, University Hospital of Herakleion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Hematology, Venizelion Hospital of Herakleion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Hematology, Venizelion Hospital of Herakleion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Biostatistics, Medical School, University of Crete, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Hematology, Venizelion Hospital of Herakleion, Crete, Greece
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Babina M, Mammeri K, Henz BM. Retinoic acid up‐regulates myeloid ICAM‐3 expression and function in a cell‐specific fashion—evidence for retinoid signaling pathways in the mast cell lineage. J Leukoc Biol 2001. [DOI: 10.1189/jlb.69.3.361] [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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- Magda Babina
- Department of Dermatology, Charité, Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Charité, Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Charité, Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin, Germany
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Until recently, mast cells have been viewed primarily as harmful because of their key role as effector cells of allergic and potentially lethal anaphylactic reactions. Their contribution to human health appeared instead to be limited to the elimination of parasites. There is, however, growing evidence for additional beneficial functions of mast cells, particularly regarding the initiation of acquired immune reactions. Thus, mast cells can phagocytize diverse particles, take up antigens, and express a number of receptors, particularly MHC class I and II antigens, ICAM-1 and -3, CD43, CD80, CD86 and CD40L which allow them to interact with T and B lymphocytes. They can also secrete numerous cytokines that induce and enhance recruitment and functions of lymphocytes. Finally, there is good evidence that mast cells present e.g. pollen and bacterial antigens, respond to bacterial superantigens, but fail to react to endogenously produced antigens or superantigens. Mast cells can also activate B cells directly to produce IgE, but this activity and the ability to produce IL-4 or IL-13 is restricted primarily to basophil leukocytes and mucosal mast cells. Finally, recent evidence attributes a pivotal role to the cells in natural immunity to bacteria. There is also emerging evidence that mast cells can downmodulate the immune response. While these data require further clarification, the basic ability of mast cells to initiate innate and acquired immune reactions can no longer be questioned.
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- B M Henz
- Department of Dermatology, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
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Santana MA, Pedraza-Alva G, Olivares-Zavaleta N, Madrid-Marina V, Horejsi V, Burakoff SJ, Rosenstein Y. CD43-mediated signals induce DNA binding activity of AP-1, NF-AT, and NFkappa B transcription factors in human T lymphocytes. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:31460-8. [PMID: 10908570 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m005231200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Although numerous reports document a role for CD43 in T cell signaling, the direct participation of this molecule in cell activation has been questioned. In this study we show that CD43 ligation on human normal peripheral T cells was sufficient to induce interleukin-2, CD69, and CD40-L gene expression, without requiring signals provided by additional receptor molecules. This response was partially inhibited by cyclosporin A and staurosporine, suggesting the participation of both the Ca(2+) and the protein kinase C pathways in CD43 signaling. Consistent with the transient CD43-dependent intracellular Ca(2+) peaks reported by others, signals generated through the CD43 molecule resulted in the induction of NF-AT DNA binding activity. CD43-dependent signals resulted also in AP-1 and NFkappaB activation, probably as a result of protein kinase C involvement. AP-1 complexes bound to the AP-1 sequence contained c-Jun, and those bound to the NF-AT-AP-1 composite site contained c-Jun and Fos. NFkappaB complexes containing p65 could be found as early as 1 h after CD43 cross-linking, suggesting that CD43 participates in early events of T cell activation. The induction of the interleukin-2, CD69, and CD-40L genes and the participation of AP-1, NF-AT, and NFkappaB in the CD43-mediated signaling cascade implicate an important role for this molecule in the regulation of gene expression and cell function.
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- M A Santana
- Instituto de Biotecnologia/Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 510-3 Cuernavaca, Morelos 62250, México
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Babina M, Krautheim M, Grützkau A, Henz BM. Human leukemic (HMC-1) mast cells are responsive to 1alpha, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3): selective promotion of ICAM-3 expression and constitutive presence of vitamin D(3) receptor. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000; 273:1104-10. [PMID: 10891379 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.3083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Expression levels of adhesion molecules on HMC-1 mast cells were examined prior to and following administration of 1alpha, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) [1,25(OH)(2)D(3)]. While most receptors (including ICAM-1) remained unchanged by the treatment, solely ICAM-3 expression was promoted in a dose- and time-dependent fashion, peaking at 50 nM of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) and 72 h, illustrating that like other myeloid cells, human mast cells are 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) responsive, yet in a highly selective manner. Flow cytometric results were confirmed by ELISA, by semiquantitative RT-PCR, and functionally by showing enhanced anti-ICAM-3 mediated homotypic aggregation of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) pretreated cells. Since cellular responsiveness is conferred by the vitamin D(3) receptor (VDR), we examined human mast cells for its expression. VDR was constitutively present in both HMC-1 and skin mast cells by RT-PCR technique and in nuclear extracts of HMC-1 cells by Western blot analysis. Our data thus suggest that human mast cells are direct targets of 1, 25(OH)(2)D(3) action.
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- M Babina
- Department of Dermatology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, D-13344, Germany
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Babina M, Mammeri K, Henz BM. ICAM-3 (CD50) is expressed by human mast cells: induction of homotypic mast cell aggregation via ICAM-3. CELL ADHESION AND COMMUNICATION 2000; 7:195-209. [PMID: 10626904 DOI: 10.3109/15419069909010802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Intercellular adhesion molecule-3 (ICAM-3, CD50), an adhesion receptor of the immunoglobulin superfamily, is suggested to play a key role in adhesive cellular interactions during the initial phase of an immune response. We here provide evidence that ICAM-3 is abundantly expressed by cells of the human mast cell line HMC-1 and, to a lower degree, by purified skin mast cells, as demonstrated by flow-cytometry, ELISA and RT-PCR. ICAM-3 immunoprecipitated from surface biotinylated HMC-1 cells migrates as a broad band of Mr 124,000 by Western blot analysis. We also demonstrate that monoclonal antibodies directed against ICAM-3 are capable of inducing rapid HMC-1 cell aggregation, the extent of which strongly depends on the epitope recognized by the mAb applied. Interestingly, although inhibitable by two of six mAbs against LFA-1, HMC-1 aggregation induced via ICAM-3 appears to be mediated by an adhesive pathway independent of LFA-1. Dermal mast cells are also aggregated with anti-ICAM-3 mAbs, a phenomenon which has not been described before for isolated tissue mast cells. However, this process displays slower kinetics, as compared to HMC-1 cells. That anti-ICAM-3 mAbs are able to mediate biological effects is further illustrated by their capability to increase stimulation-dependent release of the pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-8 from HMC-1 cells. Taken together, these results indicate that ICAM-3 is not only expressed by immature and mature human mast cells, but also possesses functional relevance and may therefore play a significant role in mast cell associated processes.
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- M Babina
- Department of Dermatology, Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
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Kyriakou DS, Alexandrakis M, Tzardi M, Stephanaki D, Eliopoulos GD. Downregulation of CD43 in RAEB and RAEB-T patients. Report of 3 cases. Am J Hematol 2000; 63:20-7. [PMID: 10602163 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8652(200001)63:1<20::aid-ajh5>3.0.co;2-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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CD43 (leukosialin, sialophorin) is a cell surface mucin expressed at high levels on most leukocytes and is reported to be involved in adhesion, anti-adhesion, and signal transduction prodders. Regulation of its expression is thought to take place through methylation of the DNA in the nonproducing cells, and the methylation inhibitor 5-azacytidine induces expression of the sialophorin gene. Here we report three cases of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes in which acquired severe deficiency of the CD43 antigen on the surface of most hemopoietic cells was observed. Peripheral blood mononuclear (PBMC) cells from 32 MDS patients and 20 healthy individuals were analyzed by flow cytometry after labeling with an anti-CD43 (DF-T1) monoclonal antibody. In 1 patient with refractory anemia with excess of blasts (RAEB) and 2 patients with refractory anemia with excess of blasts in transformation (RAEB-t), the percentages of CD43(+) PBMC were 3.8%, 6%, and 9.9%, respectively. The deficiency was observed at protein and RNA level as confirmed by western and southern blot, while analysis of the DNA by single-strand conformation polymorphism and sequencing did not reveal any difference in the gene sequence between the CD43(+) and CD43(-) cells of these patients. It is known that patients with MDS may have normal and dysplastic population of hemopoietic cells. Further studies are needed to reveal the mechanism of downregulation of the gene in these 3 patients and whether the phenomenon is related to the dysplastic population only or not.
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- D S Kyriakou
- Department of Hematology, University Hospital of Herakleion, Crete, Greece
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Grabbe J, Welker P, Grützkau A, Dippel E, Nürnberg W, Zuberbier T, Henz BM. Induction of human leukaemic mast cell differentiation by fibroblast supernatants, but not by stem cell factor. Scand J Immunol 1998; 47:324-31. [PMID: 9600313 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1998.00307.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In order to explore the potential existence of human mast cell growth factors other than stem cell factor (SCF), we have compared SCF to L-cell fibroblast supernatants (LCS) during in vitro mast cell differentiation, using human leukaemic mast cells (HMC-1 cells) which contain a gain-of-function mutated SCF receptor (c-Kit) as model. At baseline, cells exhibited an immature phenotype, with <25% being metachromatic or chloroacetate esterase, tryptase and FcepsilonRIalpha positive. Intracellular levels of histamine, tryptase, TNF-alpha and chymase were low, whereas 83% of cells were c-Kit positive. During a 10 day culture with 30% LCS, a significant, time-dependent increase of all mast cell markers, except for chymase and c-Kit, was observed at the protein and for tryptase and FcepsilonRIalpha also at the mRNA level. Cytoplasmatic granulation and stimulated histamine and leukotriene C4 release were increased as well. In contrast to LCS, rhSCF induced none of these changes in HMC-1 cells. On Sephadex G100 fractionation of LCS, HMC-1 cells increased tryptase activity with fractions between 40 and 60, and below 10 kDa, away from the SCF peak. These data show that HMC-1 cells fail to differentiate in response to SCF and that in addition to SCF, LCS contains other human mast cell growth factors.
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- J Grabbe
- Department of Dermatology, Medical University, Lübeck, Germany
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Babina M, Weber S, Mammeri K, Henz BM. Signal transduction via CD43 (leukosialin, sialophorin) and associated biological effects in human mast cell line (HMC-1). Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1998; 243:163-9. [PMID: 9473499 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.8083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
CD43 has been shown to be involved in the regulation of cellular adhesion and activation of leukocytes, but its functional significance for mast cell biology has been poorly defined. We demonstrate here that mAb engagement of surface CD43 on human leukemic (HMC-1) mast cells initiates a signaling cascade which involves protein kinase C, while tyrosine kinases appear to play a minor role, as evidenced by effects of different kinase inhibitors on homotypic aggregation induced via CD43. Furthermore, administration of an activating anti-CD43 mAb is shown to induce and promote TNF-alpha- and to enhance IL-8-secretion from HMC-1 cells, but it does not initiate histamine, tryptase, or LTC4 release, suggesting that the intracellular pathways leading to aggregation and release of certain mast cell mediators are differentially regulated. Additionally, engagement of CD43 on HMC-1 cells leads to down-regulation of CD43 surface expression, implying that CD43 may be potentially involved in its own regulation.
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Affiliation(s)
- M Babina
- Department of Dermatology, Virchow-Klinikum, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
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