title: Influence of prolactin on the differentiation of mouse B-lymphoid precursors.
abstract: Development and activation of immune cells are submitted to hormonal influences, as illustrated by the roles of corticosteroids in thymus, pregnancy-related estrogens in B-cell development, or prolactin (PRL) on T-cell generation and function. We have analyzed the putative role of PRL in B lymphopoiesis and differentiation. We chose as an experimental model the interleukin (IL)-3 dependent BaF-3 pro-B cell line, which was transfected with the rat long form of the PRL receptor (PRL-R) and transferred from IL-3- to PRL-enriched media. When stimulated with PRL, the PRL-R transfectants underwent some changes characteristic of B-cell differentiation: (a) IL-2R alpha chain became positively controlled by PRL; (b) antiapoptotic Bcl-2 protein was induced by PRL in a dose-dependent manner; and (c) transcription of the pre-B cell receptor encoding the lambda5 gene was strongly up-regulated. We attempted to evaluate the differentiation-promoting activity of PRL in more physiological conditions, and the presence of PRL-R in bone marrow B-cell precursors was revealed. Furthermore, PRL promoted significant expansions of defined B-lineage cell populations in short-term bone marrow cell cultures. These findings suggest that PRL, in collaboration with other cytokines and hormonal influences, modulates B-cell development.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Carretero
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Geronimo
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Copín
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gaspar
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Marcos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martín-Pérez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains; D054444:Immunoglobulin Light Chains, Surrogate; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000494:pharmacology; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D011388:Prolactin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011981:Receptors, Prolactin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D014162:Transfection; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D051020:bcl-X Protein
chemical_list: C494812:Bcl2l1 protein, mouse; C494813:Bcl2l1 protein, rat; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains; D054444:Immunoglobulin Light Chains, Surrogate; D007377:Interleukin-3; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D011981:Receptors, Prolactin; D051020:bcl-X Protein; D011388:Prolactin