Corticotropin-releasing factor induces immune escape of cervical cancer cells by downregulation of NKG2D
| Autor: | Dong Hoon Jin, Dae Young Hur, Hyunkeun Song, Hyung Sik Kang, Hyun Jin Park, Dae H.O. Cho, Yeong Seok Kim, Gabin Park, Hyun Kyung Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Cancer Research
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Uterine Cervical Neoplasms chemical and pharmacologic phenomena Receptors Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone HeLa Immune system Downregulation and upregulation Cell Line Tumor MHC class I Humans biology Histocompatibility Antigens Class I General Medicine NKG2D biology.organism_classification Gene Expression Regulation Neoplastic Killer Cells Natural ULBP2 Oncology NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily K Cell culture Cancer research biology.protein Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins Female CD8 HeLa Cells |
| Zdroj: | Oncology Reports. 32:425-430 |
| ISSN: | 1791-2431 1021-335X |
| DOI: | 10.3892/or.2014.3191 |
| Popis: | Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), a coordinator of the body's responses to stress, is found in various cancer tissues and cell lines. However, the exact abilities of CRF to manipulate natural killer (NK) cells during immune response have not been studied. NKG2D is an activating receptor that is expressed on most NK and CD8+ T cells. MHC class I-related chain A (MICA) and UL16-binding protein (ULBP) 1, 2 and 3 are well-known ligands for NKG2D. In the present study, we reported our findings regarding the role of CRF in cervical cancer cell survival. Human cervical cancer cell line, HeLa cells, had significantly higher intracellular expression of UL16-binding protein 2 (ULBP2) following CRF treatment but had only slightly increased surface expression of ULBP2. Notably, MMPi (pan-metalloproteases inhibitor) blocked the release of ULBP2 molecules from the surface of HeLa cells. Furthermore, incubating NK cells with culture supernatants from CRF-treated HeLa cells, which contained soluble NKG2D ligand, reduced NK cell activity by decreasing surface expression of NKG2D. Collectively, downregulation of NKG2D by CRF-induced soluble NKG2D ligand provides a potential mechanism by which cervical cancer cells escape NKG2D-mediated attack under stress conditions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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