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J Exp Med ; 201(9): 1503-17, 2005 May 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15867097

RESUMO

Natural killer T (NKT) cells are distinct glycolipid reactive innate lymphocytes that are implicated in the resistance to pathogens and tumors. Earlier attempts to mobilize NKT cells, specifically, in vivo in humans met with limited success. Here, we evaluated intravenous injection of monocyte-derived mature DCs that were loaded with a synthetic NKT cell ligand, alpha-galactosyl-ceramide (alpha-GalCer; KRN-7000) in five patients who had advanced cancer. Injection of alpha-GalCer-pulsed, but not unpulsed, dendritic cells (DCs) led to >100-fold expansion of several subsets of NKT cells in all patients; these could be detected for up to 6 mo after vaccination. NKT activation was associated with an increase in serum levels of interleukin-12 p40 and IFN-gamma inducible protein-10. In addition, there was an increase in memory CD8+ T cells specific for cytomegalovirus in vivo in response to alpha-GalCer-loaded DCs, but not unpulsed DCs. These data demonstrate the feasibility of sustained expansion of NKT cells in vivo in humans, including patients who have advanced cancer, and suggest that NKT activation might help to boost adaptive T cell immunity in vivo.


Assuntos
Proliferação de Células , Células Dendríticas/metabolismo , Galactosilceramidas/uso terapêutico , Imunoterapia , Células Matadoras Naturais/imunologia , Neoplasias/terapia , Vacinação , Adulto , Análise Química do Sangue , Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos/imunologia , Quimiocina CXCL10 , Quimiocinas/metabolismo , Quimiocinas CXC/sangue , Citocinas/metabolismo , Citomegalovirus/imunologia , Células Dendríticas/imunologia , Citometria de Fluxo , Galactosilceramidas/metabolismo , Humanos , Interleucina-12/sangue , Neoplasias/imunologia , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa
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Proc Biol Sci ; 271(1552): 2025-33, 2004 Oct 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15451692

RESUMO

Natural populations carry deleterious recessive alleles which cause inbreeding depression. We compared mortality and growth of inbred and outbred zebrafish, Danio rerio, between 6 and 48 days of age. Grandparents of the studied fish were caught in the wild. Inbred fish were generated by brother-sister mating. Mortality was 9% in outbred fish, and 42% in inbred fish, which implies at least 3.6 lethal equivalents of deleterious recessive alleles per zygote. There was no significant inbreeding depression in the growth, perhaps because the surviving inbred fish lived under less crowded conditions. In contrast to alleles that cause embryonic and early larval mortality in the same population, alleles responsible for late larval and early juvenile mortality did not result in any gross morphological abnormalities. Thus, deleterious recessive alleles that segregate in a wild zebrafish population belong to two sharply distinct classes: early-acting, morphologically overt, unconditional lethals; and later-acting, morphologically cryptic, and presumably milder alleles.


Assuntos
Alelos , Genes Letais/fisiologia , Peixe-Zebra/genética , Animais , Cruzamentos Genéticos , Ingestão de Alimentos/fisiologia , Feminino , Endogamia , Masculino , Análise de Sobrevida
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Anal Biochem ; 326(1): 106-13, 2004 Mar 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14769342

RESUMO

In response to diverse stimuli, the transcription factor NF-kappaB is activated by the IKK kinase complex containing two kinases (IKKalpha and IKKbeta) that phosphorylate IkappaB, an inhibitory protein of NF-kappaB. The phosphorylation of IkappaB results in ubiquitination and degradation of IkappaB, allowing NF-kappaB to translocate to the nucleus where it regulates its target genes. To elucidate the role of IKK in the NF-kappaB signaling pathway, we have developed and characterized two quantitative, sensitive, and nonradioactive assays for evaluating IKKbeta activity: a dissociation-enhanced lanthanide fluorescence immunoassay called DELFIA and a homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer assay called LANCE. We show that the two assays have similar sensitivity and Michaelis constants (Km) for adenosine 5'-triphosphate and substrate; however, the LANCE format was far more efficient and easier to perform. Additionally, the assays were validated with the known kinase inhibitor K252a and several other kinase inhibitors, which showed that the IC(50) values of the two assays were comparable. In summary, both assays are quantitative, sensitive, reproducible, and amenable to high-throughput screening with improved waste management over radioactive assays.


Assuntos
Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/análise , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/metabolismo , Trifosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Eletroforese em Gel de Poliacrilamida , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Glutationa/metabolismo , Humanos , Quinase I-kappa B , Concentração Inibidora 50 , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/antagonistas & inibidores , Radioisótopos , Sensibilidade e Especificidade
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