| Full text | |
| Author(s): |
da Silva, Thiago Aparecido
[1]
;
de Souza, Maria Aparecida
[1]
;
Cecilio, Nerry Tatiana
[1]
;
Roque-Barreira, Maria Cristina
[1]
Total Authors: 4
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Biol Celular & Mol Bioagentes Patogen, Fac Med Ribeirao Preto, BR-14049900 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Cell and Tissue Research; v. 357, n. 3, p. 719-730, SEP 2014. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 13 |
| Abstract | |
ArtinM is a D-mannose-binding lectin extracted from Artocarpus heterophyllus that promotes interleukin-12 production by macrophages and dendritic cells. This property is considered responsible for T helper 1 immunity induced in vivo after ArtinM administration. In this study, we investigated the effect of native (jArtinM) and recombinant (rArtinM) forms of lectin on murine spleen cells and isolated T lymphocytes. We found that ArtinM binds to the surface of spleen cells. This interaction, which was blocked by D-mannose, induced cell activation, as manifested by increased mitochondrial activity, interleukin-2 production, and cell proliferation. We verified that a 30-times higher concentration of rArtinM was required to trigger optimal activation of spleen cells compared with that needed with jArtinM, although these proteins have identical sugar recognition properties and use the same signaling molecules to trigger cell activation. Because the distinction between native and recombinant is restricted to their tertiary structure (tetrameric and monomeric, respectively), we postulated that the multi-valence of jArtinM accounts for its superiority in promoting clustering of cell surface glycoreceptors and activation. The jArtinM and rArtinM activation effect exerted on spleen cells was reproduced on purified CD4(+) T cells. Our results suggest that ArtinM interaction with T cells leads to responses that may act in concert with the interleukin-12 produced by antigen-presenting cells to modulate immunity toward the T helper 1 axis. Further studies are necessary to dissect ArtinM/T-cell interactions to more fully understand the immunomodulation induced by carbohydrate recognition. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/09611-0 - Effect of lectin ArtinM on murine CD4+ T and CD8+ T cells |
| Grantee: | Thiago Aparecido da Silva |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/51763-6 - Maria Aparecida de Souza | Univ. Federal de Uberlandia / UFU - Brazil |
| Grantee: | Maria Cristina Roque Antunes Barreira |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - Brazil |
| FAPESP's process: | 06/60642-2 - Lectins: biological effects and pharmaceutical applications |
| Grantee: | Maria Cristina Roque Antunes Barreira |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |