Affiliation:
1. From the Division of Hematology, Vicenza Hospital, Vicenza; and Padova University School of Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Clinical Immunology Branch, Padova, Italy.
Abstract
In 21 patients with lymphoproliferative disease of granular lymphocytes (LDGL), we investigated the expression and the function of molecules belonging to TNF-receptor and TNF-ligand superfamilies (CD30/CD30L; CD40/CD40L; CD27/CD70; Fas [CD95]/FasL[CD95L]). Fourteen patients were characterized by a proliferation of granular lymphocytes (GLs) expressing the CD3+CD16+phenotype, whereas 7 cases showed the CD3−CD16+ CD56 ± phenotype. Our data show that both CD3+ and CD3-GLs are preferentially equipped with CD30, CD40, CD40L, CD70, and CD95 antigens; this pattern is usually associated with the lack of CD27 and CD30L antigens expression. CD95L was demonstrated in the cytoplasm in 14 of 21 cases by flow cytometry, but a definite signal was demonstrated in all cases studied using polymerase chain reaction analysis. On functional grounds, a stimulatory activity on rIL-2 mediated redirected-cytotoxicity against Fcγ+ P815 targets was demonstrated with anti-CD30, CD40, CD40L, CD70, CD95, and CD95L mAbs, although resting cells were unable to exhibit significant redirected-cell lysis. The addition of anti-CD30, CD30L, CD40, CD40L, CD95, and CD95L mAbs did not show any significant effect on cell proliferation at resting conditions or after rIL-2 stimulation, whereas anti-CD70 mAb mediated cell proliferation in 6 of 10 cases tested. This figure was not related to an increase in apoptotic cells, as investigated by Annexin-V expression. Our data indicate that both CD3+ and CD3− GLs are equipped with different costimulatory antigens, supporting the concept that these cells are in vivo activated and suggesting that these molecules might play a role in the cytotoxic mechanisms of GLs.
Publisher
American Society of Hematology
Subject
Cell Biology,Hematology,Immunology,Biochemistry
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