title: CD44-stimulated human B cells express transcripts specifically involved in immunomodulation and inflammation as analyzed by DNA microarrays.
abstract: A number of studies have implicated a role for the cell surface glycoprotein CD44 in several biologic events, such as lymphopoiesis, homing, lymphocyte activation, and apoptosis. We have earlier reported that signaling via CD44 on naive B cells in addition to B-cell receptor (BCR) and CD40 engagement generated a germinal center-like phenotype. To further characterize the global role of CD44 in B differentiation, we examined the expression profile of human B cells cultured in vitro in the presence or absence of CD44 ligation, together with anti-immunoglobulin (anti-Ig) and anti-CD40 antibodies. The data sets derived from DNA microarrays were analyzed using a novel statistical analysis scheme created to retrieve the most likely expression pattern of CD44 ligation. Our results show that genes such as interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-1alpha, and beta(2)-adrenergic receptor (beta(2)-AR) were specifically up-regulated by CD44 ligation, suggesting a novel role for CD44 in immunoregulation and inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunotechnology, Lund University, Sweden.
authors.forename: Carl-Magnus
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Högerkorp
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bilke
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Breslin
authors.forename: Sigurdur
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ingvarsson
authors.forename: Carl A K
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Borrebaeck
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies / Q000494:pharmacology; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000494:pharmacology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology*; D019013:CD40 Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D018960:Hyaluronan Receptors / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D007109:Immunity; D007249:Inflammation; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis*; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2 / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D019013:CD40 Antigens; D018960:Hyaluronan Receptors; D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2