Τίτλος:
Distinct innate immunity pathways to activation and tolerance in subgroups of chronic lymphocytic leukemia with distinct immunoglobulin receptors
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Subgroups of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) have distinct expression profiles of Toll-like receptor (TLR) pathway-associated genes. To test the hypothesis that signaling through innate immunity receptors may influence the behavior of the malignant clone, we investigated the functional response triggered by the stimulation of TLRs and NOD2 in 67 CLL cases assigned to different subgroups on the basis of immunoglobulin heavy variable (IGHV) gene usage, IGHV gene mutational status or B-cell receptor (BcR) stereotypy. Differences in the induction of costimulatory molecules and/or apoptosis were observed in mutated versus unmutated CLL. Different responses were also identified in subsets with stereotyped BcRs, underscoring the idea that "subset-biased" innate immunity responses may occur independently of mutational status. Additionally, differential modulation of kinase activities was induced by TLR stimulation of different CLL subgroups, revealing a TLR7-tolerant state for cases belonging to stereotyped subset #4. The distinct patterns of TLR/NOD2 functional activity in cells from CLL subgroups defined by the molecular features of the clonotypic BcRs might prove relevant for elucidating the immune mechanisms underlying CLL natural history and for defining subgroups of patients who might benefit from treatment with specific TLR ligands.
Συγγραφείς:
Ntoufa, S.
Vardi, A.
Papakonstantinou, N.
Anagnostopoulos, A.
Aleporou-Marinou, V.
Belessi, C.
Ghia, P.
Caligaris-Cappio, F.
Muzio, M.
Stamatopoulos, K.
Περιοδικό:
Current Molecular Medicine
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
breakpoint cluster region protein; immunoglobulin receptor; mitogen activated protein kinase p38; stress activated protein kinase; toll like receptor, apoptosis; article; cell stimulation; chronic lymphatic leukemia; controlled study; enzyme activity; enzyme regulation; human; human cell; IGHV gene; immune response; immunological tolerance; immunopathogenesis; immunostimulation; innate immunity; major clinical study; mutator gene; priority journal; protein function; signal transduction, Antigens, CD; Cell Survival; Clone Cells; DNA Mutational Analysis; Female; Humans; Immune Tolerance; Immunity, Innate; Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell; Ligands; Lymphocyte Activation; Male; Nod2 Signaling Adaptor Protein; p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; Phosphorylation; Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell; Toll-Like Receptors
DOI:
10.2119/molmed.2011.00480
