Article: SAP modulates B cell functions in a genetic background-dependent manner
Immunology Letters. 2013 June, v. 153, no. 1-2
2013
Abstract: Mutations affecting the SLAM-associated protein (SAP) are responsible for the X-linked lympho-proliferative syndrome (XLP), a severe primary immunodeficiency syndrome with disease manifestations that include fatal mononucleosis, B cell lymphoma and ... ...
Abstract | Mutations affecting the SLAM-associated protein (SAP) are responsible for the X-linked lympho-proliferative syndrome (XLP), a severe primary immunodeficiency syndrome with disease manifestations that include fatal mononucleosis, B cell lymphoma and dysgammaglobulinemia. It is well accepted that insufficient help by SAP−/− CD4+ T cells, in particular during the germinal center reaction, is a component of dysgammaglobulinemia in XLP patients and SAP−/− animals. It is however not well understood whether in XLP patients and SAP−/− mice B cell functions are affected, even though B cells themselves do not express SAP. Here we report that B cell intrinsic responses to haptenated protein antigens are impaired in SAP−/− mice and in Rag−/− mice into which B cells derived from SAP−/− mice together with wt CD4+ T cells had been transferred. This impaired B cells functions are in part depending on the genetic background of the SAP−/− mouse, which affects B cell homeostasis. Surprisingly, stimulation with an agonistic anti-CD40 causes strong in vivo and in vitro B cell responses in SAP−/− mice. Taken together, the data demonstrate that genetic factors play an important role in the SAP-related B cell functions. The finding that anti-CD40 can in part restore impaired B cell responses in SAP−/− mice, suggests potentially novel therapeutic interventions in subsets of XLP patients. |
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Keywords | lymphoma ; antigens ; immunosuppression ; genetic background ; mutation ; mice ; homeostasis ; patients ; CD4-positive T-lymphocytes |
Language | English |
Dates of publication | 2013-06 |
Size | p. 15-21. |
Publishing place | Elsevier B.V. |
Document type | Article |
Note | 2019-12-06 |
ZDB-ID | 445150-8 |
ISSN | 1879-0542 ; 0165-2478 |
ISSN (online) | 1879-0542 |
ISSN | 0165-2478 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.imlet.2013.06.003 |
Database | NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA) |
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