title: Polyamine compound deoxyspergualin inhibits heat shock protein-induced activation of immature dendritic cells.
abstract: Polyamine compound deoxyspergualin (DSG) is a potent immunosuppressive agent that has been applied clinically for protecting graft rejection and treatment of Wegener's granulomatosis. Though DSG can bind to heat-shock proteins (HSPs) in cells, its mechanism of immunosuppressive action remains unknown. It is widely accepted that extracellular HSPs are capable of stimulating dendritic cells (DC) through cell surface receptors, leading to DC activation and cytokine release. In this study, we examined if DSG analogs could inhibit HSP70-induced DC activation. Bone marrow derived immature mouse DCs and peripheral blood mononuclear cell-derived immature human DCs were generated and incubated with Alexa 488-labeled Hsp70 in the presence of methoxyDSG (Gus-1) that had comparable HSP70-binding affinity to DSG or DSG analog GUS-7, which had much more reduced binding affinity for HSP70. The binding of HSP70 to immature DCs was analyzed by laser microscopy and flow cytometry. HSP70-induced DC activation was assessed by TNF-alpha release by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Binding of Hsp70 to the cell surface of immature DCs was inhibited under the presence of Gus-1, but not under the presence of Gus-7. Immature DCs were activated and released TNF-alpha by the stimulation with HSP70 for 12 hours; however, the HSP70-induced TNF-alpha release was suppressed under the presence of Gus-1, and partially suppressed under the presence of Gus-7. Similar results were observed when immature human DCs were stimulated under the same conditions. Immunosuppressive mechanism of DSG may be explained, at least in part, by the inhibition of extracellular HSP70-DC interaction and HSP70-induced activation of immature DCs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sugawara
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Torigoe
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Kenjiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamiguchi
authors.forename: Kyuichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nemoto
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oguro
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018122:B7-1 Antigen / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D006146:Guanidines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D011073:Polyamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000187:drug effects; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D018122:B7-1 Antigen; D006146:Guanidines; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; D011073:Polyamines; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C037258:gusperimus