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Pediatr Radiol ; 46(3): 430-5, 2016 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26546566

ABSTRACT

Schwannomatosis is the third major form of neurofibromatosis, distinct from neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) and type 1 (NF1). This condition is rare with a variable phenotypic presentation and complex molecular and genetic findings. In this case, a previously healthy teenager was found to have multiple spinal lesions and an enhancing right parotid mass on MRI. On extensive further work-up, this patient met the existing clinical criteria for schwannomatosis. This case report aims to review the clinical features and current diagnostic criteria for schwannomatosis and compare it to NF1 and NF2. Special emphasis will be placed on imaging features that should prompt the radiologist to suggest this rare diagnosis.


Subject(s)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods , Neurilemmoma/diagnostic imaging , Neurofibromatoses/diagnostic imaging , Neurofibromatosis 1/diagnostic imaging , Neurofibromatosis 2/diagnosis , Parotid Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Skin Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Adolescent , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , Male , Rare Diseases/diagnostic imaging
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J Immunol ; 175(12): 7848-54, 2005 Dec 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16339520

ABSTRACT

Stimulation of resting CD4 T cells with anti-CD3/CD28-coated beads leads to rapid polarization of lipid rafts (LRs). It has been postulated that a major role of costimulation is to facilitate LR aggregation. CD86 is up-regulated or expressed aberrantly on immune cells in a wide array of autoimmune and infectious diseases. Using an Ig fusion with the extracellular domain of CD86 (CD86Ig) bound to a magnetic bead or K562 cells expressing CD86, we demonstrated that ligation of CD28 by its natural ligand, but not by Ab, induced polarization of LRs at the cell-bead interface of fresh human CD4 T cells in the absence of TCR ligation. This correlated with activation of Vav-1, increase of the intracellular calcium concentration, and nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB p65, but did not result in T cell proliferation or cytokine production. These studies show, for the first time, that LR polarization can occur in the absence of TCR triggering, driven solely by the CD28/CD86 interaction. This result has implications for mechanisms of T cell activation. Abnormalities in this process may alter T and B cell tolerance and susceptibility to infection.


Subject(s)
B7-2 Antigen/physiology , CD28 Antigens/physiology , CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism , Membrane Microdomains/physiology , B7-2 Antigen/metabolism , CD28 Antigens/metabolism , CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/ultrastructure , Calcium/metabolism , Cells, Cultured , Humans , Lymphocyte Activation , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-vav/metabolism , Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell , Transcription Factor RelA/metabolism
3.
Antivir Ther ; 10(2): 327-34, 2005.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15865227

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and polymerase-gamma inhibitors deplete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in cultured primary lymphocytes and if such depletion might be associated with functional defects. METHODS: Primary peripheral blood CD4 and CD8 lymphocytes were purified from six healthy humans (three male and three female), stimulated mitotically (CD3/CD28) and cultured for 10 days in the presence or absence of NRTIs. Lymphocyte proliferation, mtDNA content, the expression of mtDNA-encoded cytochrome c-oxidase II (COXII) and lactate production were assessed. RESULTS: In CD4 lymphocytes, 10-day exposure to zalcitabine (1.77 microM), didanosine (118 microM) and stavudine (361 microM) induced a time-dependent decline of mtDNA. Compared with controls, residual mtDNA levels were 25%, 21% and 40%, respectively. COXII was reduced to 55%, 35% and 70% of control values. Lactic acid production was increased (by 214%, 294% and 175%, respectively). At day 10, lymphocyte counts were reduced (to 60%, 51%, and 41%, respectively). Zidovudine (71 microM) also reduced lymphocyte counts to 34% and increased lactic acid production by 170%, but did not induce mtDNA and COXII depletion. All these changes were highly significant. Lower NRTI concentrations (0.177 microM of zalcitabine, 11.8 microM of didanosine, 3.6 microM of stavudine and 7.1 microM of zidovudine) had effects at the border of significance. Similar observations were made in CD8 lymphocytes. CONCLUSIONS: In human lymphocytes, zalcitabine, didanosine and stavudine induce dose- and time-dependent mtDNA depletion, which is associated with decreased cell proliferation and increased lactate production. Zidovudine impairs lymphocyte division without inducing mtDNA depletion.


Subject(s)
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/drug effects , CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/drug effects , DNA, Mitochondrial/drug effects , Didanosine/toxicity , Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors/toxicity , Stavudine/toxicity , Zalcitabine/toxicity , CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology , CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism , CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology , CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism , Cells, Cultured , DNA, Mitochondrial/metabolism , Female , Humans , Lactic Acid/biosynthesis , Lactic Acid/metabolism , Lymphocyte Activation , Male , Mitochondrial Diseases/chemically induced
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Clin Immunol ; 105(3): 259-72, 2002 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12498807

ABSTRACT

We compared the ability of two genetically modified myeloid cells, K562 and U937, to serve as artificial antigen-presenting cells (aAPC). Both aAPC were stably transfected with the low-affinity Fcgamma receptor CD32 (K32/U32 cells). K32 cells loaded with anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 Ab (K32/CD3/28) induced more rapid CD4 T-cell expansion than CD3/28-coated beads. In contrast, U32/CD3/28 induced high levels of CD4 T-cell thymidine uptake but were unable to sustain long-term T-cell expansion. K32 cells, but not U32 cells, loaded with anti-CD3 alone also stimulated CD4 T-cell growth and IL-2 secretion, indicating the expression of additional costimulatory molecules on K32 cells. We found constitutive expression of B7-H3 and a strong upregulation of mRNA encoding for IL-15, PD-L1, and PD-L2 after coculture with CD4 T cells activated by K32/CD3/28 but not U32/CD3/28. We conclude that K32 aAPCs are a robust system for clinical scale ex vivo expansion of CD4 T cells.


Subject(s)
Antigen-Presenting Cells , Blood Proteins , CD28 Antigens/immunology , CD3 Complex/immunology , CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology , Peptides , Antibodies/immunology , Antigens, CD , B7 Antigens , B7-1 Antigen/genetics , B7-H1 Antigen , Cell Division , Cell Line , Coculture Techniques , DNA, Recombinant , Electroporation , Humans , Interleukin-15/genetics , Interleukin-2/metabolism , Lymphocyte Activation , Membrane Glycoproteins , RNA, Messenger , Receptors, Immunologic , Time Factors , Up-Regulation
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Nat Biotechnol ; 20(2): 143-8, 2002 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11821859

ABSTRACT

The ex vivo priming and expansion of human cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) has potential for use in immunotherapy applications for cancer and infectious diseases. To overcome the difficulty in obtaining sufficient numbers of CTLs, we have developed artificial antigen-presenting cells (aAPCs) expressing ligands for the T-cell receptor (TCR) and the CD28 and 4-1BB co-stimulatory surface molecules. These aAPCs reproducibly activate and rapidly expand polyclonal or antigen-specific CD8(+) T cells. The starting repertoire of CD8+ T cells was preserved during culture. Furthermore, apoptosis of cultured CD8(+) T cells was diminished by this approach. This approach may have important therapeutic implications for adoptive immunotherapy.


Subject(s)
Antigen-Presenting Cells/immunology , CD28 Antigens/metabolism , Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/metabolism , Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor/metabolism , Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/metabolism , T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/cytology , T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology , Antigens, CD , Apoptosis , CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism , Cell Line , Cell Separation , Cells, Cultured , Coculture Techniques , Flow Cytometry , Humans , Immunotherapy, Adoptive/methods , K562 Cells , Ligands , Protein Binding , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction , Time Factors , Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 9
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