title: B16 melanoma cells increase B-1 cell survival, IL-10 production and radioresistance in vitro.
abstract: B-1 cells can be differentiated from B-2 cells because they are predominantly located in the peritoneal and pleural cavities and have distinct phenotypic patterns and activation properties. The role of both cell populations in cancer progression is still controversial. Previous studies have indicated that direct contact between B-1 cells and B16 melanoma tumor cells (B16) increases the metastatic potential of the tumor cells. However, cellular changes that are induced in B-1 cells during the interaction between these two cell types have not been evaluated. In the present study, it is hypothesized that B-1 cells are modified after their interaction with tumor cells, leading to both increased cell viability and rate of proliferation. Additionally, soluble factors that were secreted by B16 cells were sufficient to augment B-1 cell viability and to modify the production of IL-10 by B-1 cells. Impressively, after direct or indirect contact with the B16 cells, B-1 cells became resistant to radiation-induced cell death. Thus, future studies that assess the importance of concomitant immunity and other conventional therapies in cancer treatment are needed.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Immunology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Fernanda Lucatelli
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Laurindo
authors.forename: Felipe Garutti
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Thies
authors.forename: Elizabeth Cristina
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: Ronni Rômulo
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Novaes e Brito
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mariano
authors.forename: Ana Flavia
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Popi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016175:B-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D035422:Pleural Cavity / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: C556062:IL10 protein, mouse; D016753:Interleukin-10