RRC ID 41620
著者 Kuroda A, Uchikawa R, Matsuda S, Yamada M, Tegoshi T, Arizono N.
タイトル Up-regulation of Fas (CD95) and induction of apoptosis in intestinal epithelial cells by nematode-derived molecules.
ジャーナル Infect Immun
Abstract Infection by the intestinal nematode Nippostrongylus brasiliensis induces acceleration of apoptosis in the small intestinal villus epithelial cells in vivo. In the present study, we examined whether worm extract or excretory-secretory product induces apoptosis in the rat intestinal epithelial cell line IEC-6 in vitro. In the presence of worm extract or excretory-secretory product (> or =6 microg/ml), IEC-6 cell growth was significantly suppressed, and there was a concomitant increase in the number of detached cells in culture dishes. Detached cells showed nuclear fragmentation, activation of caspase-3, and specific cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, suggesting that apoptosis was induced in these cells. Semiquantitative reverse transcription-PCR showed that expression of Fas (CD95) mRNA was up-regulated as early as 6 h after addition of excretory-secretory product, while Fas ligand expression and p53 expression were not up-regulated. Fluorescence-activated cell sorter analyses revealed a significant increase in Fas expression and a slight increase in FasL expression in IEC-6 cells cultured in the presence of excretory-secretory product, while control IEC-6 cells expressed neither Fas or FasL. These results indicated that N. brasiliensis worms produce and secrete biologically active molecules that trigger apoptosis in intestinal epithelial cells together with up-regulation of Fas expression, although the mechanism of induction of apoptosis remains to be elucidated.
巻・号 70(8)
ページ 4002-8
公開日 2002-8-1
DOI 10.1128/IAI.70.8.4002-4008.2002
PMID 12117905
PMC PMC128120
MeSH Animals Apoptosis / immunology* Cell Division Cell Line Epithelial Cells / immunology Epithelial Cells / parasitology Intestinal Mucosa / cytology Intestinal Mucosa / immunology Nippostrongylus / immunology* Rats Up-Regulation* fas Receptor / genetics*
IF 3.201
引用数 19
WOS 分野 INFECTIOUS DISEASES IMMUNOLOGY
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 IEC 6(RCB0993)