title: Recruitment and proliferation of T lymphocytes is supported by IFNgamma- and TNFalpha-activated human osteoblasts: Involvement of CD54 (ICAM-1) and CD106 (VCAM-1) adhesion molecules and CXCR3 chemokine receptor.
abstract: The mechanism by which osteoblasts (OB) interact and modulate the phenotype and proliferation of T lymphocytes during inflammation is not well known. The effects of two regulatory cytokines, TNFalpha and IFNgamma, on the expression of CD54 (ICAM-1) and CD106 (VCAM-1) adhesion molecules and the CXCR3 ligands (CXCL9, CXCL10, CXCL11), were assessed in a primary culture of human OB by real-time PCR, flow cytometry, and immunohistochemistry. In addition, we functionally evaluated the recruitment and proliferation of T lymphocytes grown with resting or stimulated OB. According to the present data IFNgamma, either alone or in combination with TNFalpha, significantly up-regulates the expression of CD54 and CD106 and induces the expression and release of CXCL9, CXCL10, CXCL11 in OB. The supernatant of TNFalpha- and IFNgamma-activated OB induces the recruitment of T lymphocytes more significantly than stimulation by CXCR3 ligands. T lymphocyte proliferation is significantly enhanced by direct contact with TNFalpha- and IFNgamma-activated OB or by incubation with the supernatant of TNFalpha- and IFNgamma-activated OB. Blocking experiments with anti-CD11a, anti-CD49d, anti-CXCR3, and Bordetella pertussis toxin demonstrate that adhesion molecules and the CXCR3 chemokine receptor play a key role in the proliferation of T lymphocytes. The present study demonstrates the involvement of adhesion molecules (CD11a and CD49d) and chemokine receptor (CXCR3) in the mechanism by which OB recruit, interact, and modulate T lymphocyte proliferation under inflammatory conditions.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Immunologia e Genetica, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lisignoli
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toneguzzi
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piacentini
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cristino
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cattini
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grassi
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Facchini
mesh_terms: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000502:physiology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002633:Chemotaxis / Q000502:physiology; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000502:physiology*; D054367:Receptors, CXCR3; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C515187:CXCR3 protein, human; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D054367:Receptors, CXCR3; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D007371:Interferon-gamma