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The prevention of spontaneous apoptosis of follicular lymphoma B cells by a follicular dendritic cell line: involvement of caspase-3, caspase-8 and c-FLIP.
Goval, Jean-Jacques; Thielen, Caroline; Bourguignon, Caroline et al.
2008In Haematologica, 93 (8), p. 1169-77
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Keywords :
Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Apoptosis; B-Lymphocytes/enzymology/pathology; Biopsy; CASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating Protein/metabolism; Caspase 3/metabolism; Caspase 8/metabolism; Cell Line, Tumor; Dendritic Cells, Follicular/enzymology/pathology; Enzyme Activation; Female; Flow Cytometry; Humans; Lymphoma, Follicular/enzymology/epidemiology/genetics/pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/genetics/metabolism; United States/epidemiology
Abstract :
[en] BACKGROUND: Follicular lymphoma, the neoplastic counterpart of germinal center B cells, typically recapitulates a follicular architecture. Several observations point to the crucial role of the cellular microenvironment in the development and/or progression of follicular lymphoma cells in vivo. The aim of our study was to characterize the spontaneous apoptosis of follicular lymphoma cells in vitro, and the modulation of this apoptosis by follicular dendritic cells. DESIGN AND METHODS: We used a cell line derived from follicular dendritic cells to model the functional interactions of these cells and lymphoma cells in co-culture. Follicular lymphoma cells were isolated from tissue biopsies. Apoptosis was quantified by flow cytometry and apoptotic pathways were investigated by western blotting. RESULTS: The spontaneous apoptosis of follicular lymphoma cells in vitro involves the activation of caspases-3 and -8 but not of caspase-9, occurs despite persistent high levels of BCL-2 and MCL-1, and is associated with down-regulation of c-FLIP(L). Spontaneous apoptosis of follicular lymphoma cells is partially prevented by co-culture with the follicular dendritic cells, which prevents activation of caspase-8, caspase-3 and induces an upregulation of c-FLIP(L). Using neutralizing antibodies, we demonstrated that interactions involving CD54 (ICAM-1), CD106 (VCAM-1) and CD40 are implicated in this biological process. CONCLUSIONS: Follicular dendritic cells constitute a useful tool to study the functional interactions between follicular lymphoma cells and follicular dendritic cells in vitro. Understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in these protective interactions may lead to the identification of therapeutic agents that might suppress the survival and growth of follicular lymphoma cells.
Disciplines :
Oncology
Anatomy (cytology, histology, embryology...) & physiology
Author, co-author :
Goval, Jean-Jacques ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Anatomie et cytologie pathologiques
Thielen, Caroline ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Anatomie et cytologie pathologiques
Bourguignon, Caroline;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Anatomie et cytologie pathologiques
Greimers, Roland ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Anatomie pathologique
Dejardin, Emmanuel ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > GIGA-R : Virologie - Immunologie
Choi, Yong Sung
Boniver, Jacques ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Anatomie pathologique
de Leval, Laurence ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Anatomie et cytologie pathologiques - Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques
Language :
English
Title :
The prevention of spontaneous apoptosis of follicular lymphoma B cells by a follicular dendritic cell line: involvement of caspase-3, caspase-8 and c-FLIP.
Publication date :
August 2008
Journal title :
Haematologica
ISSN :
0390-6078
eISSN :
1592-8721
Publisher :
Ferrata Storti Foundation, Pavia, Italy
Volume :
93
Issue :
8
Pages :
1169-77
Peer reviewed :
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