title: Upregulation of thrombospondin-1(TSP-1) and its binding partners, CD36 and CD47, in sporadic inclusion body myositis.
abstract: The TSP1/CD36/CD47-complex is involved in T cell expansion and inflammatory responses to beta-amyloid, both relevant to IBM. We report on the mRNA and protein expression of TSP1/ CD36 /CD47-complex in IBM muscles and in human myoblasts after cytokine stimulation. The TSP1/CD36 /CD47 was upregulated in IBM. TSP1 immunolocalized to the connective tissue contiguous to inflammation and CD36/CD47 on the myofibers and CD8+ cells. Further, TNF-alpha upregulated the production of TSP1 and CD47 by myoblasts. The TSP-complex is another inflammatory mediator associated with chronic inflammation in IBM that may perpetuate the immune responses to local antigens in response to TNF-alpha.
authors.affiliation: The Division of Neuromuscular Disease, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Tower 5D, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salajegheh
authors.forename: Raghavan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raju
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Marinos C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Dalakas
mesh_terms: D018955:CD36 Antigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051928:CD47 Antigen / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D018979:Myositis, Inclusion Body / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D019700:Thrombospondin 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D018955:CD36 Antigens; D051928:CD47 Antigen; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019700:Thrombospondin 1; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha