title: Hydrogen peroxide modulates immunoglobulin expression by targeting the 3'Igh regulatory region through an NFκB-dependent mechanism.
abstract: Reactive oxygen species such as hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) appear to play a role in signal transduction in immune cells and have been shown to be synthesized upon antigen-mediated activation and to facilitate cellular activation in B- and T-cells. However, an effect of H(2)O(2) on B-cell function (i.e. immunoglobulin (Ig) expression) has been less well-characterized. The effects of H(2)O(2) exposure on lymphocytes may be partly mediated by oxidative modulation of the NFκB signal transduction pathway, which also plays a role in Ig heavy chain (Igh) gene expression. Igh transcription in B lymphocytes is an essential step in antibody production and is governed through a complex interaction of several regulatory elements, including the 3'Igh regulatory region (3'IghRR). Utilizing an in vitro mouse B-cell line model, this study demonstrates that exposure to low μM concentrations of H(2)O(2) can enhance 3'IghRR-regulated transcriptional activity and Igh gene expression, while either higher concentrations of H(2)O(2) or the expression of a degradation resistant inhibitory κB (IκBα super-repressor) can abrogate this effect. Furthermore, suppressive H(2)O(2) concentrations increased protein levels of the p50 NFκB sub-unit, IκBα, and an IκBα immunoreactive band which was previously characterized as an IκBα cleavage product exhibiting stronger inhibitory function than native IκBα. Taken together, these observations suggest that exposure of B lymphocytes to H(2)O(2) can alter Igh transcriptional activity and Ig expression in a complex biphasic manner which appears to be mediated by NFκB and altered 3'IghRR activity. These results may have significant implications to disease states previously associated with the 3'IghRR.
authors: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45435, USA.
authors: Eric J
authors: EJ
authors: Romer
authors: Courtney E W
authors: CE
authors: Sulentic
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