FAS APO-1 EXPRESSION AND FUNCTION ON MALIGNANT-CELLS OF HEMATOLOGIC AND NONHEMATOLOGIC ORIGIN
FAS APO-1 EXPRESSION AND FUNCTION ON MALIGNANT-CELLS OF HEMATOLOGIC AND NONHEMATOLOGIC ORIGIN
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DOI:
10.1097/00002371-199310000-00011
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发表时间:
1993-10-01
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
FORD, RJ
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作者:
OWENSCHAUB, LB;METERISSIAN, S;FORD, RJ
Fas/APO-1 is a cell-surface protein capable of inducing apoptosis in a variety of cell types upon specific antibody engagement. Antibodies against Fas/APO-1 have been used successfully for the treatment of several lymphoid malignancies in mice. Before apoptosis triggered by anti-Fas can be fully exploited as a clinical therapy, Fas/APO-1 distribution, function, and regulation must be further studied. In this study, we analyzed freshly isolated B-cell and T-cell lymphomas as well as nonhematological tumor cell lines for Fas/APO-1 expression and sensitivity to the growth-inhibitory effects of anti-Fas. Constitutive Fas/APO-1 was expressed at very low levels on only one of eight B-cell lymphomas analyzed. Expression was markedly up-regulated, however, by culture with high-molecular-weight B-cell growth factor (HMW-BCGF). Fas/APO-1 was constitutively expressed on one of two T-cell lymphomas examined at levels comparable to those of activated normal lymphocytes. However, neither the B-cell nor T-cell lymphomas positive for Fas/APO-1 expression were growth inhibited by anti-Fas. Furthermore, in the case of one HMW-BCGF-activated B-cell lymphoma, a significant growth enhancement was observed upon anti-Fas treatment. Nonhematologic tumor cell lines showed a similar spectrum of biologic responses to anti-Fas, being growth inhibited, growth stimulated or unaffected by antibody treatment. In summary, these studies suggest that engagement of Fas/APO-1 may trigger a diverse spectrum of biologic effects not unlike other members of the nerve growth factor receptor/tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily.