Functional activation of proline-rich tyrosine kinase2 (PYK2) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Meiying WangYuanchao Zhang

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a representative systemic autoimmune disease characterized by activated T cells and polyclonally activated B cells that produce autoantibodies. Activation of autoreactive T and B cells plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of this disease. A role of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) in the pathogenesis has been suggested. Proline-rich tyrosine kinase2 (PYK2) is structurally related to FAK, however, the functional activation of PYK2 in SLE remains unclear. In the present study, we showed that PYK2 is significantly increased and activated in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of patients with SLE. In addition, we showed the involvement of PYK2 proteins in the up-regulation of CD40L and CTLA4 expression and PBMC proliferation. Freshly isolated PBMCs from 48 SLE patients, 32 patients with rheumatoid arthritis(RA) and 24 healthy individuals were analyzed for the expression and activation of PYK2 by western-blotting and immunocytochemistry. The other isolated PBMCs from patients with this condition were cultured and stimulated with PMA or TyrA9, and then the expression of costimulatory molecules CD40L and CTLA4 was evaluated using flow cytometry, PBMCs proliferation was determined with [3H]-...Continue Reading

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