High Membrane Cholesterol in CLL B-Cells and Differential Expression of Cholesterol Synthesis Genes in IG GENE-Unmutated vs Mutated Cells
| Autor: | Nader Hadife, Ali Dalloul, Marie C. Béné, Pierre Feugier, Torsten Haferlach, Hélène Gary-Gouy, Anne Kennel, Cécile Tomowiak |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Environmental Engineering
Biology Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering CD19 Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia Flow cytometry chemistry.chemical_compound immune system diseases hemic and lymphatic diseases Gene expression medicine statins medicine.diagnostic_test Cholesterol breakpoint cluster region cholesterol apoptosis chemistry Immunology Cancer research biology.protein lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) Ectopic expression Lovastatin CD5 medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research. 2:313-326 |
| ISSN: | 2231-0614 |
| DOI: | 10.9734/bjmmr/2012/944 |
| Popis: | Objectives: Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is associated with abnormalities of the B-Cell Receptor (BCR) signalling, including low responsiveness to antigenic stimulation and constitutive phosphorylation of several components of the signalling pathway. In Bcells, BCR-mediated signalling is regulated in part by the amount of membrane cholesterol. It was observed that Statins, pharmacological inhibitors of cholesterol synthesis, induce apoptosis of CLL cells in vitro and in vivo. Having previously reported that ectopic expression of CD5 in a B-cell line stimulated the transcription of genes involved in the synthesis of cholesterol, we investigated the expression and synthesis of cholesterol in CLL B-cells. Study Design & Methodology: Plasma membrane cholesterol in CLL cells was evaluated by staining with Filipin and Flow cytometry in 26 patients. CLL cells were cultured with Lovastatin and subG1 cells and Gumprecht’s shadows counted thereafter; surface expression of IgM, CD19 and CD5 was analysed. The expression of cholesterol synthesis genes was investigated in transcriptomic data from the MILE project (150 CLL and 110 controls). Results: We confirmed that leukemic B-cells contained more cholesterol in their plasma membranes than their normal counterparts. An enhanced expression of genes involved in the synthesis of cholesterol in CLL as compared to healthy controls was observed. Interestingly, among the 150 CLL patients analyzed, four cholesterol synthesis genes were activated in 65 “Ig-mutated” (M) in comparison to 69 “Ig-unmutated” (UM) CLLs. Leukemic cells cultured with Lovastatin exhibited a dose-response apoptosis, however surface IgM expression was unaffected and CD19 and CD5 were downregulated at highest concentrations only. Conclusions: High membrane cholesterol in CLL cells may explain their sensitivity to Statins, with a potential difference between UM- and M-CLL. |
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