title: CD45 expression on rat acinar cells: involvement in pro-inflammatory cytokine production.
abstract: CD45 transduces activation signals in inflammatory cells. We investigate CD45 expression on pancreatic acinar cells and examine its role in the inflammatory response which these cells have also shown under certain circumstances. Similar CD45 mRNA levels were found in acinar cells and leukocytes (positive control). Flow cytometric and immunohistochemical analysis showed a heterogeneous CD45 distribution on acinar cells. Activation of acinar cells by incubation with pancreatitis-associated ascitic fluid as evidencied by TNF-alpha production resulted in a decreased CD45 expression, suggesting that CD45 acts as a negative regulator of cytokine production. As a validation of this finding in vivo, a decrease in the acinar CD45 expression in parallel with an increased ability to produce TNF-alpha was found in rats with acute pancreatitis. Our data show that CD45 is constitutively expressed in acinar cells and suggest that it plays an important role in negatively regulating cytokine production.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Salamanca, Edificio Departamental, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, 37007 Salamanca, Spain. bel@usal.es
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: De Dios
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ramudo
authors.forename: José R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: Javier S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Recio
authors.forename: Andrés C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Garcia-Montero
authors.forename: Manuel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Manso
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D015536:Down-Regulation; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens