title: Estrogen does not regulate CD154 mRNA stability in systemic lupus erythematosus T cells.
abstract: Previous studies in our laboratory showed a dose-dependent and hormone-specific increase in CD154 expression in T cells from females with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This present study investigates if the estrogen-dependent increase in CD154 expression is due to stabilization of the messenger RNA. T cells from female SLE patients and controls were cultured for 18 h in serum-free medium without and with estradiol 17-beta (10(-7) M). T cells were either unstimulated (resting) or were activated by further culture on anti-CD3 coated plates. Actinomycin D (25 microg/mL) was added to parallel cultures to inhibit new messenger RNA synthesis. CD154 messenger RNA stability was assessed by reverse-transcription polymerase chain amplification. Resting SLE (n = 10, P = 0.88) and normal (n = 7, P = 0.65) T cells showed no significant differences in message stability in response to estradiol. CD154 messenger RNA was also not significantly stabilized in activated SLE (n = 10, P = 0.15) or activated normal (n = 6, P = 0.077) T cells in response to estradiol. These findings indicate that the estrogen-dependent increase in CD154 in SLE T cells is not due to stability of the mRNA. These data are consistent with the postulate that estradiol stimulates CD154 transcription in SLE T cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas 66792, USA.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rider
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Kimler
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Abdou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D023201:CD40 Ligand / Q000235:genetics*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004958:Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D020871:RNA Stability / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D023201:CD40 Ligand; D004958:Estradiol