Ovarian carcinoma cells inhibit T cell proliferation: suppression of IL-2 receptor beta and gamma expression and their JAK-STAT signaling pathway.

Abstract

Deficient T cell immune function and intracellular signaling in cancer patients may result from effects of tumors or their products on lymphocytes. Recently, it was demonstrated that several ovarian carcinoma cell lines could produce soluble factors that inhibited T cell proliferation. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of supernatants from 3 ovarian carcinoma cell lines (OVCAR3, CAOV3, SKOV3) on signal transduction elements that are linked to the IL-2R and its JAK-STAT pathway. A profound inhibition of proliferation, lower level of IFN-gamma and higher level of IL-10 gene expression were observed when CD8+ T cells were co-cultured with supernatants from 3 ovarian carcinoma cell lines. Cell cycle studies on inhibited CD8+ T cells showed most of them were growth arrested in G0/G1 phase. Western blot analysis showed that tumor supernatants suppressed expression of JAK3 and tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT5. JAK1 was not altered and the inhibition of STAT3 only appeared in OVCAR3 cells. Tumor supernatants also partially blocked induction of IL-2R beta and gamma chains expression. These findings suggest that ovarian carcinoma cells may suppress T cell proliferation through inhibition IL-2 dependent signaling pathways, which may be a mechanism of ovarian carcinoma induced immunosuppression.

• Authors: Hui Wang, Xing Xie, Wei-guo Lu, Da-feng Ye, Huai-zeng Chen, Xiao Li, Qi Cheng
• Journal: Life sciences (Life Sci) Vol. 74 Issue 14 Pg. 1739-49 (Feb 20 2004) ISSN: 0024-3205 [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 14741732 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• DNA-Binding Proteins
• RNA, Messenger
• Receptors, Interleukin-2
• STAT3 Transcription Factor
• STAT3 protein, human
• Trans-Activators
• Interleukin-10
• Interferon-gamma
• Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
• JAK3 protein, human
• Janus Kinase 3

Topics

• Blotting, Western
• CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes (immunology)
• Cell Cycle
• Cell Division
• Cell Line, Tumor
• Coculture Techniques
• DNA-Binding Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
• Female
• Flow Cytometry
• Humans
• Interferon-gamma (metabolism)
• Interleukin-10 (genetics, metabolism)
• Janus Kinase 3
• Lymphocyte Activation
• Ovarian Neoplasms (immunology)
• Protein-Tyrosine Kinases (genetics, metabolism)
• RNA, Messenger (metabolism)
• Receptors, Interleukin-2 (biosynthesis)
• STAT3 Transcription Factor
• Signal Transduction
• Trans-Activators (genetics, metabolism)