title: Interleukin 10 induced c-fos expression in human B cells by activation of divergent protein kinases.
abstract: IL-10 is a potent mediator of human B cell growth and plasma cell formation. However, signal transduction of IL-10 in B cells is poorly understood. In this study the effect of IL-10 on the expression of the protooncogene c-fos was investigated, because Fos plays a potential role in the regulation of B cell proliferation and differentiation. B cells were purified from buffy coat preparations of healthy blood donors by positive selection using an anti CD20 monoclonal antibody and a MiniMACS separation unit. B cells were prestimulated with SAC for 48 hrs. Then, cells were incubated with medium or IL-10 (100 ng/ml) for 10 to 120 min. RNA was extracted by phenol/chloroform and c-fos expression was analyzed by PCR assisted mRNA assay. A significant 2-4 fold increase of c-fos expression was observed within 30 min of stimulation with IL-10 (p < 0.01). After 2 hrs c-fos expression declined to basal levels. The effect of IL-10 was dose-dependent with a maximum stimulation using 100 ng/ml of IL-10. The IL-10 effect on c-fos expression was not blocked by polymyxin B. Using the tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein (10 microM) a complete inhibition of IL-10 induced c-fos expression was observed. In addition, H-7 (10 microM), a specific inhibitor of serine/threonine kinases, significantly blocked IL-10 mediated c-fos expression (p < 0.05). In conclusion, these data show that IL-10 induces c-fos expression in human B-cells by activation of tyrosine and serine/threonine kinases. Since this is the first report on IL-10 induced signal transduction, these data may help to identify the intracellular mechanisms by which IL-10 stimulates human B-cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Heinrich-Heine University Medical Center, Dusseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bönig
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Körholz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pafferath
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mauz-Körholz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Burdach
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D016762:Genes, fos / Q000187:drug effects*; D019833:Genistein; D006801:Humans; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007529:Isoflavones / Q000494:pharmacology; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007529:Isoflavones; D007546:Isoquinolines; D010879:Piperazines; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016753:Interleukin-10; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D019833:Genistein; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases