Transfection of tubule cells with Fas ligand causes leukocyte apoptosis

Kidney International
Yiping WangDavid C H Harris

Abstract

Since the Fas/Fas Ligand (FasL) interaction is recognized as a major pathway of apoptosis in immune cells, we hypothesized that selective expression of FasL by tubular cells (TC) may promote the resolution of interstitial inflammation by inducing apoptosis of infiltrating immune cells. In this study, the effect of FasL transfection of rat TC on apoptosis of leukocytes was examined. Rat tubule cells (NRK52E) were transfected with plasmids constructed using human and rat FasL (hFasL and rFasL). The propensity of activated, transfected TC to undergo apoptosis was examined. Similarly, the effects of FasL transfection on apoptosis of Jurkat cells and activated leukocytes were assessed directly following co-culture for 12 hours and in a cell insert system intended to assess the effects of soluble FasL. Fas and FasL expression was assessed by flow cytometry and apoptosis was examined using Annexin V staining and the TUNEL method. Expression of FasL in TC was increased after FasL transfection. Transfected TC showed no detectable increase in apoptosis following lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) activation. Jurkat cell apoptosis was increased ninefold and eightfold after co-culture with TC transfected wi...Continue Reading

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