title: Functional expression of TRAIL and TRAIL-R2 during human megakaryocytic development.
abstract: The expression and function of surface TRAIL and TRAIL receptors were investigated in primary megakaryocytic cells, generated in serum-free liquid phase from peripheral human CD34(+) cells. The surface expression of both TRAIL and "death receptor" TRAIL-R2 became detectable starting from the early phase of megakaryocytic differentiation (day 6 of culture) and persisted at later (days10-14) culture times. On the other hand, "death receptor" TRAIL-R1, "decoy receptors" TRAIL-R3, and TRAIL-R4 were barely detectable or undetectable at any time point examined. Addition of recombinant TRAIL at day 6 of culture increased the rate of spontaneous apoptosis of CD34(+)/CD41(dim) megakaryoblasts and it significantly decreased the total output of mature megakaryocytic cells evaluated after additional 4-8 days of culture. Conversely, addition in culture of TRAIL-R2-Fc chimera, which blocked the interaction between endogenous TRAIL and TRAIL-R2 on the surface of cultured megakaryocytic cells, increased the total megakaryocytic cell count. In addition, recombinant TRAIL promoted a small but reproducible increase of maturation in the surviving megakaryocytic cell population, evaluated by both phenotypic analysis and morphology. A similar pro-maturation effect was observed when TRAIL was added to bone marrow-derived CD61(+) megakaryocytic cells. Thus, our data suggest a role of TRAIL as a regulator of megakaryocytopoiesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphology and Embryology, Human Anatomy Section, University of Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Melloni
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Secchiero
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Celeghini
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Campioni
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Grill
authors.forename: Lia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guidotti
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zauli
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000187:drug effects; D008533:Megakaryocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D010641:Phenotype; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D053220:Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D053220:Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; C505639:TNFRSF10B protein, human; C505653:TNFSF10 protein, human; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3