Apoptotic Receptors and CD107a Expression by NK Cells in an Interaction Model with Trophoblast Cells
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Published:2024-08-16
Issue:8
Volume:46
Page:8945-8957
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ISSN:1467-3045
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Container-title:Current Issues in Molecular Biology
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language:en
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Short-container-title:CIMB
Author:
Mikhailova Valentina A.1ORCID, Sokolov Dmitry I.12ORCID, Grebenkina Polina V.12ORCID, Bazhenov Dmitry O.1, Nikolaenkov Igor P.1, Kogan Igor Yu.1, Totolian Areg A.2ORCID
Affiliation:
1. FSBSI “The Research Institute of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductology Named after D.O.Ott”, 199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia 2. Saint-Petersburg Pasteur Institute, 197101 Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Abstract
Natural killer cells (NK cells) exert cytotoxicity towards target cells in several ways, including the expression of apoptosis-mediating ligands (TRAIL, FasL). In addition, NK cells themselves may be susceptible to apoptosis due to the expression of TRAIL receptors. These receptors include TRAIL-R1 (DR4), TRAIL-R2 (DR5), capable of inducing apoptosis, and TRAIL-R3 (DcR1), TRAIL-R4 (DcR2), the so-called “decoy receptors”, which lack an intracellular domain initiating activation of caspases. Of particular interest is the interaction of uterine NK cells with cells of fetal origin, trophoblasts, which are potential targets for natural killer cells to carry out cytotoxicity. The aim of this work was to evaluate the expression of proapoptotic receptors and their ligands as well as CD107a expression by NK cells in a model of interaction with trophoblast cells. To evaluate NK cells, we used cells of the NK-92 line; cells of the JEG-3 line were used as target cells. The cytokines IL-1β, IL-15, IL-18, TNFα, IL-10, TGFβ and conditioned media (CM) of the first and third trimester chorionic villi explants were used as inducers. We established that cytokines changed the expression of apoptotic receptors by NK cells: in the presence of TNFα, the amount and intensity of Fas expression increased, while in the presence of TGFβ, the amount and intensity of expression of the DR5 receptor decreased. Soluble chorionic villi factors alter the expression of TRAIL and FasL by NK-92 cells, which can reflect the suppression of the TRAIL-dependent mechanism of apoptosis in the first trimester and stimulating the Fas-dependent mechanism in the third trimester. In the presence of trophoblast cells, the expression of TRAIL and DcR1 by NK cells was reduced compared to intact cells, indicating an inhibitory effect of trophoblast cells on NK cell cytotoxicity. In the presence of chorionic villi CM and trophoblast cells, a reduced number of NK-92 cells expressing DR4 and DR5 was found. Therefore, soluble factors secreted by chorionic villi cells regulate the resistance of NK cells to death by binding TRAIL, likely maintaining their activity at a certain level in case of contact with trophoblast cells.
Funder
Russian Science Foundation
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