title: SLC6A4 expression and anti-proliferative responses to serotonin transporter ligands chlomipramine and fluoxetine in primary B-cell malignancies.
abstract: B-cell lines of diverse neoplastic origin express the serotonin transporter (SERT/SLC6A4) and growth arrest in response to SERT-ligands, including the antidepressants chlomipramine and fluoxetine. Here we detail SLC6A4 transcript (Q-PCR) and protein (FACS) expression in primary cells from patients with: chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; mantle cell lymphoma; follicular lymphoma; Burkitt's lymphoma; and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The ability of the SERT-binding antidepressants to impact the growth of these cells when sustained on CD154-transfected fibroblasts was also determined. The results reveal a broad spectrum of primary B-cell malignancies expressing SLC6A4 with a proportion additionally displaying growth arrest on SERT-ligand exposure.
authors.affiliation: MRC Centre for Immune Regulation, The Medical School, Vincent Drive, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chamba
authors.forename: Michelle J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Holder
authors.forename: Ruth F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Jarrett
authors.forename: Lesley
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shield
authors.forename: Kai M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Toellner
authors.forename: Mark T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Drayson
authors.forename: Nicholas M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002997:Clomipramine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007739:L Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D051379:Mice; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D002997:Clomipramine; D005473:Fluoxetine; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors; C493230:SLC6A4 protein, human