title: Coexpression of CD40 and CD40 ligand in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (mycosis fungoides).
abstract: Microarray analysis is a promising new approach for creating specific expression profiles of multiple genes simultaneously. We quantitatively analyzed differential gene expression patterns in mycosis fungoides-derived clonal T cells and autologous, identically cultured CD4+ lymphocytes using microarrays containing 588 cDNA segments from genes relevant to cell signaling, carcinogenesis, and apoptosis. Among other dissimilarities, neoplastic T cells showed coexpression of CD40 (Bp50) and CD40 ligand (gp39, CD154). These results could be corroborated by reverse transcription-PCR, immunohistochemistry, and two-color immunofluorescence staining. Our data suggest that in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, CD40/CD40 ligand interactions might represent a paracrine loop that is crucial not only in preventing apoptosis or positively regulating growth but also in homing of neoplastic cells to the skin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Storz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zepter
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kamarashev
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dummer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Burg
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Häffner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D019013:CD40 Antigens / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D023201:CD40 Ligand / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016410:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D019013:CD40 Antigens; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D023201:CD40 Ligand