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Rose WA, Okragly AJ, Hu NN, Daniels MR, Martin AP, Koh YT, Kikly K, Benschop RJ. Interleukin-33 Contributes Toward Loss of Tolerance by Promoting B-Cell-Activating Factor of the Tumor-Necrosis-Factor Family (BAFF)-Dependent Autoantibody Production. Front Immunol 2018; 9:2871. [PMID: 30574145 PMCID: PMC6292404 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Breaking tolerance is a key event leading to autoimmunity, but the exact mechanisms responsible for this remain uncertain. Here we show that the alarmin IL-33 is able to drive the generation of autoantibodies through induction of the B cell survival factor BAFF. A temporary, short-term increase in IL-33 results in a primary (IgM) response to self-antigens. This transient DNA-specific autoantibody response was dependent on the induction of BAFF. Notably, radiation resistant cells and not myeloid cells, such as neutrophils or dendritic cells were the major source of BAFF and were critical in driving the autoantibody response. Chronic exposure to IL-33 elicited dramatic increases in BAFF levels and resulted in elevated numbers of B and T follicular helper cells as well as germinal center formation. We also observed class-switching from an IgM to an IgG DNA-specific autoantibody response. Collectively, the results provide novel insights into a potential mechanism for breaking immune-tolerance via IL-33-mediated induction of BAFF.
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- William A Rose
- Immunology Research, Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- Immunology Research, Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- Immunology Research, Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- Immunology Research, Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- Immunology Research, Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- Immunology Research, Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- Immunology Research, Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- Immunology Research, Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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Pozzato G, Mazzaro C, Gattei V. Hepatitis C Virus-Associated Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas: Biology, Epidemiology, and Treatment. Clin Liver Dis 2017; 21:499-515. [PMID: 28689589 DOI: 10.1016/j.cld.2017.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Eradication of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs), especially in marginal zone lymphomas, determines the regression of the hematologic disorder in a significant fraction of cases. Because direct antiviral agents show an excellent profile in terms of efficacy, safety, and rapid onset of action, these drugs can be used in any clinical situation and in the presence of any comorbidities. To avoid the progression of the NHL, despite HCV eradication, antiviral therapy should be provided as soon as the viral infection is discovered; before that, the chronic antigenic stimulation determines the irreversible proliferation of neoplastic B cells.
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- Gabriele Pozzato
- Department of Clinical and Surgical Sciences, University of Trieste, Ematologia Clinica, Ospedale Maggiore, Piazza Ospedale 1, Trieste 34121, Italy.
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- Clinical and Experimental Onco-Hematology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, I.R.C.C.S., Aviano 33081, Italy
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- Clinical and Experimental Onco-Hematology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, I.R.C.C.S., Aviano 33081, Italy
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Gomez AM, Ouellet M, Deshiere A, Breton Y, Tremblay MJ. HIV-1-Mediated BAFF Secretion in Macrophages Does Not Require Endosomal TLRs, Type-I IFN, and Nef, but Depends on the Cellular Phenotype Status. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 196:3806-17. [PMID: 27022194 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1501249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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HIV-1 infection is characterized by persistent viral replication, chronic immune activation, and CD4(+) T cell depletion. Moreover, several immune dysfunctions are observed in cells that are not targeted by the virus, such as B cells. Some B cell abnormalities include hypergammaglobulinemia, nonspecific B cell activation, class switching, increased cell turnover, breakage of tolerance, and a loss of the capacity to generate and maintain memory. Several cytokines and growth factors that are increased in the serum of HIV-1-infected individuals have been suggested to directly or indirectly trigger B cell activation, and one of these is BAFF. In this study, we investigate the ability of fully competent (R5-tropic) HIV-1 to induce BAFF production by monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs). We demonstrate here that HIV-1 drives BAFF production in MDMs in a type-I IFN- and TLR-independent manner. Moreover, we determine that HIV-1 Nef accessory protein is dispensable in BAFF upregulation as a nef-deleted HIV-1 strain is still able to increase BAFF at levels similar to the wild type strain. Finally, we show that the macrophage phenotype status affects HIV-1 replication and BAFF induction, as both were abrogated in MDMs displaying a M1 phenotype. This study provides new useful information about the increased levels of BAFF observed during HIV-1 infection and highlights the importance of macrophages as a source of BAFF, a phenomenon that might contribute to B cell dysfunctions at inflammatory tissue sites in infected individuals.
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- Alejandro M Gomez
- Axe des Maladies Infectieuses et Immunitaires, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 4G2, Canada; and
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- Axe des Maladies Infectieuses et Immunitaires, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 4G2, Canada; and
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- Axe des Maladies Infectieuses et Immunitaires, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 4G2, Canada; and
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- Axe des Maladies Infectieuses et Immunitaires, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 4G2, Canada; and
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- Axe des Maladies Infectieuses et Immunitaires, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 4G2, Canada; and Département de Microbiologie-Infectiologie et Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 0A6, Canada
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Yin H, Zhou H, Kang Y, Zhang X, Duan X, Alnabhan R, Liang S, Scott DA, Lamont RJ, Shang J, Wang H. Syk negatively regulates TLR4-mediated IFNβ and IL-10 production and promotes inflammatory responses in dendritic cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2015; 1860:588-98. [PMID: 26708990 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2015.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2015] [Revised: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND While Syk has been shown to associate with TLR4, the immune consequences of Syk-TLR interactions and related molecular mechanisms are unclear. METHODS Gain- and loss-of-function approaches were utilized to determine the regulatory function of Syk and elucidate the related molecular mechanisms in TLR4-mediated inflammatory responses. Cytokine production was measured by ELISA and phosphorylation of signaling molecules determined by Western blotting. RESULTS Syk deficiency in murine dendritic cells resulted in the enhancement of LPS-induced IFNβ and IL-10 but suppression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNFα, IL-6). Deficiency of Syk enhanced the activity of PI3K and elevated the phosphorylation of PI3K and Akt, which in turn, lead to the phospho-inactivation of the downstream, central gatekeeper of the innate response, GSK3β. Inhibition of PI3K or Akt abrogated the ability of Syk deficiency to enhance IFNβ and IL-10 in Syk deficient cells, confirmed by the overexpression of Akt (Myr-Akt) or constitutively active GSK3β (GSK3 S9A). Moreover, neither inhibition of PI3K-Akt signaling nor neutralization of de novo synthesized IFNβ could rescue TNFα and IL-6 production in LPS-stimulated Syk deficient cells. Syk deficiency resulted in decreased phosphorylation of IKKβ and the NF-κB p65 subunit, further suggesting a divergent influence of Syk on pro- and anti-inflammatory TLR responses. CONCLUSIONS Syk negatively regulates TLR4-mediated production of IFNβ and IL-10 and promotes inflammatory responses in dendritic cells through divergent regulation of downstream PI3K-Akt and NF-κB signaling pathways. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Syk may represent a novel target for manipulating the direction or intensity of the innate response, depending on clinical necessity.
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- Hui Yin
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Henan Provincial People's Hospital (Zhengzhou University People's Hospital), Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Henan Provincial People's Hospital (Zhengzhou University People's Hospital), Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Henan Provincial People's Hospital (Zhengzhou University People's Hospital), Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Henan Provincial People's Hospital (Zhengzhou University People's Hospital), Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China.
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
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Ball SL, Mann DA, Wilson JA, Fisher AJ. The Role of the Fibroblast in Inflammatory Upper Airway Conditions. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2015; 186:225-33. [PMID: 26687989 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2015] [Revised: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Upper airway inflammation is one of the most frequent health care presentations. This is perhaps not surprising with our exposure to a myriad of environmental microbes, pollutants, and allergens. The precise pathophysiological mechanisms that cause persistent, exaggerated, upper airway inflammation rather than acute resolving illness remain unclear. Analysis of upper airway specimens identifies specific inflammatory cells, cytokine signatures, and fibrotic airway remodeling. Recent research has highlighted the role of stromal cells in the generation and persistence of chronic inflammation. Rather than simply being scaffolding or extracellular matrix-secreting cells on which organ systems are built, stromal cells including fibroblasts and osteocytes have their own independent immunologic functions. Here, we review the emerging inflammatory roles of upper airway fibroblasts, the majority of which appear to influence immune cell chemotaxis and amplify the inflammatory response.
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- Stephen L Ball
- Fibrosis Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom; Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
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- Fibrosis Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Fibrosis Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Gomez AM, Ouellet M, Tremblay MJ. HIV-1-triggered release of type I IFN by plasmacytoid dendritic cells induces BAFF production in monocytes. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 194:2300-8. [PMID: 25637018 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1402147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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HIV-1 infection leads to numerous B cell abnormalities, including hypergammaglobulinemia, nonspecific B cell activation, nonspecific class switching, increased cell turnover, breakage of tolerance, increased immature/transitional B cells, B cell malignancies, as well as a loss of capacity to generate and maintain memory, all of which contribute to a global impairment of the immune humoral compartment. Several cytokines and soluble factors, which are increased in sera of HIV-1-infected individuals, have been suggested to directly or indirectly contribute to these B cell dysfunctions, and one of these is the B cell-activating factor (BAFF). We report in this study that HIV-1 (X4- and R5-tropic) upregulates BAFF expression and secretion by human monocytes. Moreover, we show that the virus-mediated production of BAFF by monocytes relies on a type I IFN response by a small percentage of plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) present in the monocyte cultures. HIV-1-induced type I IFN by pDCs triggers BAFF production in both classical and intermediate monocytes, but not in nonclassical monocytes, which nonetheless display a very strong basal BAFF production. We report also that basal BAFF secretion was higher in monocytes obtained from females compared with those from male donors. This study provides a novel mechanistic explanation for the increased BAFF levels observed during HIV-1 infection and highlights the importance of pDC/monocyte crosstalk to drive BAFF secretion.
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- Alejandro M Gomez
- Axe des Maladies Infectieuses et Immunitaires, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec - Pavillon Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval, Quebec, Quebec G1V 4G2, Canada; and
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- Axe des Maladies Infectieuses et Immunitaires, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec - Pavillon Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval, Quebec, Quebec G1V 4G2, Canada; and
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- Axe des Maladies Infectieuses et Immunitaires, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec - Pavillon Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval, Quebec, Quebec G1V 4G2, Canada; and Département de Microbiologie-Infectiologie et Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec, Quebec G1V 0A6, Canada
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Lin YC, Huang DY, Chu CL, Lin YL, Lin WW. The tyrosine kinase Syk differentially regulates Toll-like receptor signaling downstream of the adaptor molecules TRAF6 and TRAF3. Sci Signal 2013; 6:ra71. [PMID: 23962979 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2003973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a major family of pattern recognition receptors, and they play a crucial role in innate immune responses. Activation of TLR4 signaling at the plasma membrane by its ligand lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulates a proinflammatory pathway dependent on the E3 ubiquitin ligase TRAF6 (tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6) and the kinase TAK1 (transforming growth factor β-activated kinase 1), whereas TLR4 signaling at endosomes stimulates the production of type I interferons (IFNs) through a pathway that depends on TRAF3 and the kinase TBK1 (TANK-binding kinase-1). We found that the nonreceptor tyrosine kinase Syk partially mediated the endocytosis of TLR4, but it also played a dual role in TLR4-mediated signaling. LPS-dependent stimulation of TLR4 in Syk-deficient macrophages led to enhanced activation of TAK1 and increased production of proinflammatory cytokines compared to that in wild-type macrophages. In contrast, Syk-deficient macrophages exhibited decreased TLR4-dependent activation of TBK1 signaling and production of type I IFNs. We found that Syk was present in both TRAF6- and TRAF3-containing signaling complexes; however, the LPS-dependent, lysine 63-linked ubiquitination of TRAF6 and TRAF3 was oppositely regulated by Syk. We identified the domains of Syk that interacted with TRAF3, TRAF6, TAK1, and TBK1, factors activated by multiple TLRs, which suggests that Syk may act as a common regulator of various TLR responses. Together, our results demonstrate the opposing regulatory roles of Syk in TLR-mediated TRAF6 and TRAF3 signaling pathways, which suggests that Syk may fine-tune the innate immune response to lessen inflammation.
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- Ying-Cing Lin
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10051, Taiwan
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Oral clarithromycin enhances airway immunoglobulin A (IgA) immunity through induction of IgA class switching recombination and B-cell-activating factor of the tumor necrosis factor family molecule on mucosal dendritic cells in mice infected with influenza A virus. J Virol 2012; 86:10924-34. [PMID: 22896605 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01207-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We previously reported that the macrolide antibiotic clarithromycin (CAM) enhanced the mucosal immune response in pediatric influenza, particularly in children treated with the antiviral neuraminidase inhibitor oseltamivir (OSV) with low production of mucosal antiviral secretory IgA (S-IgA). The aims of the present study were to confirm the effects of CAM on S-IgA immune responses, by using influenza A virus (IAV) H1N1-infected mice treated with or without OSV, and to determine the molecular mechanisms responsible for the induction of mucosal IgA class switching recombination in IAV-infected CAM-treated mice. The anti-IAV S-IgA responses and expression levels of IgA class switching recombination-associated molecules were examined in bronchus-lymphoid tissues and spleens of infected mice. We also assessed neutralization activities of S-IgA against IAV. Data show that CAM enhanced anti-IAV S-IgA induction in the airway of infected mice and restored the attenuated antiviral S-IgA levels in OSV-treated mice to the levels in the vehicle-treated mice. The expression levels of B-cell-activating factor of the tumor necrosis factor family (BAFF) molecule on mucosal dendritic cells as well as those of activation-induced cytidine deaminase and Iμ-Cα transcripts on B cells were enhanced by CAM, compared with the levels without CAM treatment, but CAM had no effect on the expression of the BAFF receptor on B cells. Enhancement by CAM of neutralization activities of airway S-IgA against IAV in vitro and reinfected mice was observed. This study identifies that CAM enhances S-IgA production and neutralizing activities through the induction of IgA class switching recombination and upregulation of BAFF molecules in mucosal dendritic cells in IAV-infected mice.
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Panchanathan R, Choubey D. Murine BAFF expression is up-regulated by estrogen and interferons: implications for sex bias in the development of autoimmunity. Mol Immunol 2012; 53:15-23. [PMID: 22784990 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2012.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2012] [Accepted: 06/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in patients and certain mouse models exhibits a strong sex bias. Additionally, in most patients, increased serum levels of type I interferon (IFN-α) are associated with severity of the disease. Because increased levels of B cell activating factor (BAFF) in SLE patients and mouse models are associated with the development of SLE, we investigated whether the female sex hormone estrogen (E2) and/or IFNs (IFN-α or γ) could regulate the expression of murine BAFF. We found that steady-state levels of BAFF mRNA and protein were measurably higher in immune cells (CD11b(+), CD11c(+), and CD19(+)) isolated from C57BL/6 females than the age-matched male mice. Treatment of immune cells with IFN or E2 significantly increased levels of BAFF mRNA and protein and a deficiency of estrogen receptor-α, IRF5, or STAT1 expression in splenic cells decreased expression of BAFF. Moreover, treatment of RAW264.7 macrophage cells with IFN-α, IFN-γ, or E2 induced expression of BAFF. Interestingly, increased expression of p202, an IFN and estrogen-inducible protein, in RAW264.7 cells significantly increased the expression levels of BAFF and also stimulated the activity of the BAFF-luc-reporter. Accordingly, the increased expression of the p202 protein in lupus-prone B6.Nba2-ABC than non lupus-prone C57BL/6 and B6.Nba2-C female mice was associated with increased expression levels of BAFF. Together, our observations demonstrated that estrogen and IFN-induced increased levels of the p202 protein in immune cells contribute to sex bias in part through up-regulation of BAFF expression.
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- Ravichandran Panchanathan
- Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, 3223 Eden Avenue, P.O. Box-670056, Cincinnati, OH 45267, United States
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Ohmatsu H, Sugaya M, Miyagaki T, Suga H, Fujita H, Asano Y, Tada Y, Kadono T, Sato S. BAFF levels are increased in lesional skin and sera in patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Br J Dermatol 2012; 167:359-67. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.10998.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Protein kinase C stimulates human B cell activating factor gene expression through reactive oxygen species-dependent c-Fos in THP-1 pro-monocytic cells. Cytokine 2012; 59:115-23. [PMID: 22537850 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2012.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2011] [Revised: 03/09/2012] [Accepted: 03/19/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BAFF is associated with various immunological diseases. Previously, we have reported that mouse B cell activating factor (mBAFF) expression was dependent on nuclear localization of co-activator, p300 and the activation of transcription factors including NF-κB and CREB. Here, we investigated whether transcription factor, c-Fos, regulates human (h) BAFF expression through promoter activation by PMA-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. We cloned hBAFF promoter into luciferase-expressing pGL3-basic vector. The activity of 1.0 kb hBAFF promoter was higher than that in 0.75, 0.5 or 0.25 kb hBAFF promoter. The existence of three AP-1 binding motifs was computer-analyzed in hBAFF promoter. The stimulation with PMA and ionomycin (IOM) increased 1.0 kb hBAFF promoter activity, time-dependently. PMA/IOM-stimulation rapidly enhanced c-Fos expression in THP-1 human pro-monocytic cells. Binding of c-Fos to hBAFF promoter was detected by chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay. hBAFF expression and its promoter activity were decreased by the transfection with small interference (si) RNA of c-Fos. ROS production in THP-1 cells was increased by PMA/IOM-stimulation. In addition, hBAFF activity stimulated by PMA/IOM was reduced by N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC), a well-known ROS scavenger. Serum starvation (0.5% FBS) producing ROS and the exogenous H(2)O(2) treatment also enhanced hBAFF promoter activity. c-Fos expression and AP-1 binding to oligonucleotide were reduced by the treatment with NAC. H(2)O(2) was not able to induce hBAFF expression in the presence of staurosporine, PKC inhibitor. Data suggest that hBAFF expression could be regulated by promoter activation through c-Fos association, which might be dependent on PMA-induced ROS production.
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Piotrowska H, Kucinska M, Murias M. Biological activity of piceatannol: Leaving the shadow of resveratrol. MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2012; 750:60-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2011.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 275] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2011] [Revised: 10/26/2011] [Accepted: 11/03/2011] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Yamada T, Jiang X, Kubo S, Sakashita M, Narita N, Yamamoto H, Sunaga H, Fujieda S. B type CpG-DNA suppresses poly(I:C)-induced BLyS expression and production in human tonsillar fibroblasts. Clin Immunol 2011; 141:365-71. [PMID: 22015147 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2011.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2011] [Revised: 09/13/2011] [Accepted: 09/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Although B lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS) has potent costimulatory effects on B cells, the details of BLyS-expression in tonsillar fibroblasts remain unexplored. We examined the effect of the Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands on BLyS-expression in human tonsillar fibroblasts as well as the crosstalk that occurs among different TLR ligands. The expression of BLyS mRNA by tonsillar fibroblasts was strongly induced in the presence of polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly(I:C)) that is a ligand, of TLR3. We also revealed that DNA containing CpG motifs (CpG-DNA), coding for a TLR9 ligand, markedly suppressed the poly(I:C)-induced mRNA expression and protein production of BLyS. B type CpG-DNA decreased the poly(I:C)-induced phosphorylation of inhibitor kappa B alpha (IκBα) and its degradation. Pre-incubation with nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling inhibitors reduced the poly(I:C)-induced BLyS-expression. These results indicate that human tonsillar fibroblasts strongly induce BLyS-expression and production that can be inhibited by CpG-DNA and regulated through NF-κB signaling.
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- Takechiyo Yamada
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Fukui, Fukui, 910-1193, Japan.
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Wolf AI, Mozdzanowska K, Quinn WJ, Metzgar M, Williams KL, Caton AJ, Meffre E, Bram RJ, Erickson LD, Allman D, Cancro MP, Erikson J. Protective antiviral antibody responses in a mouse model of influenza virus infection require TACI. J Clin Invest 2011; 121:3954-64. [PMID: 21881204 DOI: 10.1172/jci57362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2011] [Accepted: 07/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Antiviral Abs, for example those produced in response to influenza virus infection, are critical for virus neutralization and defense against secondary infection. While the half-life of Abs is short, Ab titers can last a lifetime due to a subset of the Ab-secreting cells (ASCs) that is long lived. However, the mechanisms governing ASC longevity are poorly understood. Here, we have identified a critical role for extrinsic cytokine signals in the survival of respiratory tract ASCs in a mouse model of influenza infection. Irradiation of mice at various time points after influenza virus infection markedly diminished numbers of lung ASCs, suggesting that they are short-lived and require extrinsic factors in order to persist. Neutralization of the TNF superfamily cytokines B lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS; also known as BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) reduced numbers of antiviral ASCs in the lungs and bone marrow, whereas ASCs in the spleen and lung-draining lymph node were surprisingly unaffected. Mice deficient in transmembrane activator and calcium-modulator and cyclophilin ligand interactor (TACI), a receptor for BLyS and APRIL, mounted an initial antiviral B cell response similar to that generated in WT mice but failed to sustain protective Ab titers in the airways and serum, leading to increased susceptibility to secondary viral challenge. These studies highlight the importance of TACI signaling for the maintenance of ASCs and protection against influenza virus infection.
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- Amaya I Wolf
- The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Moon EY, Yi KY, Lee S. An increase in B cell apoptosis by interfering BAFF-BAFF-R interaction with small synthetic molecules. Int Immunopharmacol 2011; 11:1523-33. [PMID: 21620999 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2011.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2011] [Revised: 05/10/2011] [Accepted: 05/11/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
B cell-activating factor (BAFF) transmitted signals through binding to specific BAFF receptors (BAFF-R) to regulate B cell survival and development. We used MTT assay to examine the cytotoxicity of chemicals, flow cytometry analysis to measure BAFF-BAFF-R interactions, and western blotting to detect BAFF protein. Here, we established screening method to find specific compounds to interfere with BAFF-BAFF-R interactions in WIL2-NS B lymphoblast cells. According to screening (imidazol-4-ylcarbonyl)guanidine or (oxazol-4-ylcarbonyl)guanidine derivatives, we selected KR32592, KR32673, KR33232, KR33341 and KR33426 as candidates to interfere with BAFF-BAFF-R interaction. No cytotoxicity was detected by KR32592, KR33232, and KR33426 at the concentration of 5 μM, and by KR32673, and KR33341 at the concentration of 0.5 μM. Cell population with BAFF-BAFF-R interactions was reduced by the pre-incubation of chemicals with human BAFF-murine CD8 (BAFF-muCD8). Cell population with BAFF-BAFF-R interactions was also decreased by pre-exposure of WIL2-NS cells to chemicals prior to the incubation with BAFF-muCD8. Chemicals also inhibited LPS-stimulated BAFF production from splenocytes. All these effects of chemicals may contribute to the inhibition of BAFF-mediated anti-apoptosis. These data demonstrate that chemicals interfering with BAFF-BAFF-R interaction may be screened with our experimental condition. It suggests that BAFF-BAFF-R interaction could be a chemical target to develop therapeutics for BAFF-mediated autoimmune diseases.
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- Eun-Yi Moon
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Sejong University, Seoul 143-747, Republic of Korea.
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Ota M, Duong BH, Torkamani A, Doyle CM, Gavin AL, Ota T, Nemazee D. Regulation of the B cell receptor repertoire and self-reactivity by BAFF. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 185:4128-36. [PMID: 20817867 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1002176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The TNF-family cytokine BAFF (BLyS) promotes B lymphocyte survival and is overexpressed in individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren's Syndrome. BAFF can rescue anergic autoreactive B cells from death, but only when competition from nonautoreactive B cells is lacking. Yet, high BAFF levels promote autoantibody formation in individuals possessing diverse B cells. To better understand how excess BAFF promotes autoimmunity in a polyclonal immune system, Ig L chain usage was analyzed in 3H9 site-directed IgH chain transgenic mice, whose B cells recognize DNA and chromatin when they express certain endogenous L chains. BAFF levels were manipulated in 3H9 mice by introducing transgenes expressing either BAFF or its natural inhibitor ΔBAFF. B cells in BAFF/3H9 mice were elevated in number, used a broad L chain repertoire, including L chains generating high-affinity autoreactivity, and produced abundant autoantibodies. Comparison of spleen and lymph node B cells suggested that highly autoreactive B cells were expanded. By contrast, ΔBAFF/3H9 mice had reduced B cell numbers with a repertoire similar to that of 3H9 mice, but lacking usage of a subset of Vκ genes. The results show that limiting BAFF signaling only slightly selects against higher affinity autoreactive B cells, whereas its overexpression leads to broad tolerance escape and positive selection of autoreactive cells. The results have positive implications for the clinical use of BAFF-depleting therapy.
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- Miyo Ota
- Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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