title: Immunomodulation of human B cells following treatment with intravenous immunoglobulins involves increased phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2.
abstract: In the treatment of autoimmune diseases, intravenous Igs (IVIg) are assumed to modulate immune cells through the binding of surface receptors. IVIg act upon definite human B cell populations to modulate Ig repertoire, and such modulation might proceed through intracellular signaling. However, the heterogeneity of human B cell populations complicates investigations of the intracellular pathways involved in IVIg-induced B cell modulation. The aim of this study was to establish a model allowing the screening of IVIg signal transduction in human B cell lines and to attempt transposing observations made in cell lines to normal human B lymphocytes. Nine human B cell lines were treated with IVIg with the goal of selecting the most suitable model for human B lymphocytes. The IgG(+) DB cell line, whose response was similar to that of human B lymphocytes, showed reduced IVIg modulation following addition of PD98059, an inhibitor of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2). The IVIg-induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation was indeed proportional to the dosage of monomeric IVIg used when tested on DB cells as well as Pfeiffer cells, another IgG(+) cell line. In addition, two other intermediates, Grb2-associated binder 1 (Gab1) and Akt, showed increased phosphorylation in IVIg-treated DB cells. IVIg induction of ERK1/2 phosphorylation was finally observed in peripheral human B lymphocytes, specifically within the IgG(+) B cell population. In conclusion, IVIg immunomodulation of human B cells can thus be linked to intracellular transduction pathways involving the phosphorylation of ERK1/2, which in combination with Gab1 and Akt, may be related to B cell antigen receptor signaling.
authors.affiliation: Héma-Québec, Ingénierie cellulaire, Recherche et développement, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dussault
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ducas
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Racine
authors.forename: Annie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jacques
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Paré
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Côté
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Néron
mesh_terms: D016175:B-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000494:pharmacology; D007156:Immunologic Memory; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: C412373:AG 1879; D005419:Flavonoids; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D011743:Pyrimidines; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; C093973:2-(2-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one