title: Participation of poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase in the process of norepinephrine-induced inhibition of major histocompatibility complex class II antigen expression in human astrocytoma cells.
abstract: We previously demonstrated that the expression of a transfected poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase cDNA into macrophage tumor cells inhibited interferon-gamma-dependent induction of major histocompatibility complex(MHC) class II antigens. In the present study, we found that addition of norepinephrine to the cultured human astrocytoma STTG1 cells induced mRNA of poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase in 6-14h. Thus, we cultured the cells in the presence of norepinephrine for 24h, and then induced the MHC class II antigen by the addition of interferon-gamma. The expression of MHC class II antigen was inhibited, whereas it was not inhibited when norepinephrine and interferon-gamma were simultaneously added into the culture medium. These results suggest that an increase of poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase by norepinephrine cause the inhibition of interferon-gamma-mediated MHC class II antigen expression.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Laboratory, Kochi Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nemoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ota
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tobari
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D006681:HLA-D Antigens / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D006681:HLA-D Antigens; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases; D009638:Norepinephrine