title: Effect of 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid in the immunosuppressive molecules indoleamine dioxygenase and HLA-G in macrophages.
abstract: Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) are two molecules involved in immune tolerance. 3-Hydroxyanthranilic acid is an IDO downstream metabolite that can produce an important immune suppression. In dendritic cells, it induces HLA-G cell surface expression and secretion to the medium. The relationship between IDO and HLA-G seems to be dependent on the cell type. In this study we analyzed the effect of the tryptophan metabolite 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid in these two proteins in monocytes and macrophages. This compound decreased IDO activity while increased HLA-G surface expression in macrophages, but not in monocytes. Also, 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid decreased HLA-G1 shedding, but not HLA-G5 secretion by macrophages. These results stress the importance of 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid as a modulator of the immune response.
authors.affiliation: Oncology Area, Research Unit, General Yagüe Hospital, Burgos, Spain.
authors.forename: Ana S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: Estíbaliz
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alegre
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Díaz-Lagares
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: García-Girón
authors.forename: María Jesús
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Coma
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González
mesh_terms: D015095:3-Hydroxyanthranilic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000378:metabolism*; D059951:HLA-G Antigens; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D050503:Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000276:immunology*; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D059951:HLA-G Antigens; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D050503:Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase; D015095:3-Hydroxyanthranilic Acid