PMID: 11328375May 1, 2001Paper

Integrating signals from T-cell receptor and serum by T cells enhance translation of tumour necrosis factor-alpha

Immunology
M BuxadéE Espel

Abstract

Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is a proinflammatory cytokine produced by several cell types, including T cells upon antigen stimulation. Its production is crucial for the development of an early defence against many pathogens, but its beneficial effects are dependent on the strength and duration of its expression. In this paper we present evidence indicating that serum increases translational efficiency of TNF-alpha in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells stimulated with superantigen. The increase in translation of TNF-alpha due to serum could be inhibited by the phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-K inhibitors, wortmannin and LY294002, suggesting that PI 3-K is involved in the translational control of TNF-alpha by serum. Similarly to primary T cells, stimulation of Jurkat T cells with superantigen led to TNF-alpha secretion and this was up-regulated by serum. Transfection of Jurkat cells with a constitutively active form of PI 3-Kalpha increased the production of TNF-alpha in cells stimulated with superantigen. Additionally, we used the specific inhibitors targeting ERK kinase and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), potentially downstream of PI 3-kinase, PD98059 and SB203580. Differently from with PI 3-K inhibit...Continue Reading

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Sep 18, 2007·FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology·Claude LachanceDanuta Radzioch
Jan 22, 2005·Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology·Enric Espel

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