title: Phorbol myristate acetate-induced expression of high-affinity interleukin 2 receptors and production of interleukin 2 by human acute lymphoblastic leukemia T cells.
abstract: The effect of phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) on the expression of interleukin 2 receptors (IL-2R), production of IL-2 and IL-2-dependent proliferation of acute lymphoblastic leukemia T cells (T-ALL cells) from 10 patients was studied. First, the effect of PMA on the expression of cell surface markers was assessed: a decrease of CD3 and CD4, and an enhanced expression of CD8 molecule were observed on T-ALL cells. Moreover, PMA exhibited an heterogenous effect on various activation-associated molecules such as a decreased expression of transferrin receptor and T10 molecule and an induced expression of 4F2 and CD9 molecules. It is known that functional high-affinity IL-2R are composed of at least two IL2 binding molecules, the alpha (p55) and beta (p70) chains. We found that PMA induced the expression of both IL-2R alpha and IL-2R beta chains, as well as IL-2 production by T-ALL cells. These effects were time- and dose-dependent. Cross-linking experiments with 125I-labelled recombinant IL-2 (125I-rIL-2) revealed both p55 (IL-R alpha) and p70 (IL-2R beta) IL-2-binding polypeptides, whereas binding equilibrium assays on PMA-treated cells demonstrated the presence of a low number (31-413) of high-affinity binding sites/cell in five out of six cases analysed, as well as intermediate affinity IL-2R (1234-3919 sites/cell) in four out of six cases, according to the time of incubation with PMA. In two cases tested high-affinity IL-2R on PMA-treated T-ALL cells could internalize 125I-rIL-2 at 37 degrees C. PMA alone enhanced the spontaneous proliferation of T-ALL cells in three cases, whereas a clear synergy between IL-2 and PMA could be detected in three patients' cells. Moreover, exogenous rIL-2 enhanced cell proliferation of PMA-preincubated T-ALL cells in four cases studied. Taken together, these observations indicate that a short-term incubation of T-ALL cells with PMA can activate the IL-2/IL-2R system on these cells without inducing strong modifications of their differentiation status. These results thus suggest that this system may be involved in the proliferation process of some activated immature T cells.
authors.affiliation: Oncogénèse Appliquée, INSERM U 268, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sahraoui
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Allouche
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perrakis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Clemenceau
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jasmin
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Georgoulias
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D004357:Drug Synergism; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate