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FMLP- and TNF-stimulated monoclonal Lym-1 antibody-dependent lysis of B lymphoblastoid tumour targets by neutrophils.

Abstract
Human neutrophils, incubated with Cr51-labelled B lymphoblastoid Raji cells in the presence of the anti-target monoclonal antibody (mAb) Lym-1 plus formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP) or tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), were found to induce significant C51 release, i.e. significant cytolysis. The lytic process was inhibited by mAb IV.3, specific for the Fcgamma receptor (FcgammaR) type II. The mAb 3G8, which reacts with FcgammaR type III, was ineffective. Moreover, the lysis was inhibited by the anti-CD18 mAb MEM-48. These data suggest that FMLP/Lym-1 as well as TNF-alpha/Lym-1 cytolytic systems strictly require FcgammaRII and CD18 integrins. As the lysis induced by TNF-alpha/Lym-1 was prevented by pertussis toxin (PT), PT-sensitive G-proteins are likely to intervene in post-FcgammaRII signal transduction. Both the FMLP- and the TNF-alpha-dependent systems were also found to be equally susceptible to inhibition by various inhibitors of kinases (genistein, staurosporin, 1-(5-isoquinolinnylsulphonyl)-2-methylpiperazine and wortmannin). On the contrary, an inhibitor of protein kinase C (bis-indolyl-maleimide, BIM) was effective only in the FMLP/Lym-1 cytolytic system. Therefore, it appears that signals delivered by FMLP or TNF-alpha, BIM-sensitive and insensitive respectively, converge and synergize with those from G-protein-coupled FcgammaRII and, probably, CD18-integrins to promote the expression of the neutrophil cytolytic potential.
AuthorsL Ottonello, P Morone, M Mancini, M Amelotti, P Dapino, F Dallegri
JournalBritish journal of cancer (Br J Cancer) Vol. 80 Issue 3-4 Pg. 331-7 (May 1999) ISSN: 0007-0920 [Print] England
PMID10408834 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Adjuvants, Immunologic
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • CD18 Antigens
  • Receptors, IgG
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine
Topics
  • Adjuvants, Immunologic (pharmacology)
  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal (pharmacology)
  • Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity (immunology)
  • CD18 Antigens (immunology)
  • Humans
  • Lymphocyte Activation
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell (immunology)
  • Middle Aged
  • N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine (pharmacology)
  • Neutrophils (immunology, metabolism)
  • Receptors, IgG (biosynthesis, immunology)
  • Signal Transduction (immunology)
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (pharmacology)

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