ANCA-stimulated neutrophils release BLyS and promote B cell survival: a clinically relevant cellular process.
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ANCA-stimulated neutrophils release BLyS and promote B cell survival: a clinically relevant cellular process. / Holden, Neil; Williams, Julie; Morgan, Matthew; Challa, Anita; Gordon, John; Pepper, RJ; Salama, AD; Harper, Lorraine; Savage, Caroline.
In: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Vol. 70, No. 12, 01.12.2011, p. 2229-33.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - ANCA-stimulated neutrophils release BLyS and promote B cell survival: a clinically relevant cellular process.
AU - Holden, Neil
AU - Williams, Julie
AU - Morgan, Matthew
AU - Challa, Anita
AU - Gordon, John
AU - Pepper, RJ
AU - Salama, AD
AU - Harper, Lorraine
AU - Savage, Caroline
PY - 2011/12/1
Y1 - 2011/12/1
N2 - OBJECTIVES To determine a role for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-activated neutrophils in promoting B cell survival through the release of B lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS). METHODS Neutrophil BLyS expression was measured by flow cytometry. Concentrations of BLyS in cell supernatants and donor serum samples were measured by ELISA. Cell survival assays were carried out using an L3055 cell line and viability measured by flow cytometry. RESULTS Tumour necrosis factor α and formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (fMLP) treatment of non-primed neutrophils and treatment of primed neutrophils with anti-PR3 ANCA IgG resulted in a significant increase in surface expression of BLyS within 30 min which returned to basal levels by 2 h. Supernatants from ANCA-stimulated neutrophils were shown to contain increased levels of BLyS and to promote the survival of the centroblast cell line L3055. Serum BLyS concentrations are increased in patients with active ANCA-associated systemic vasculitis and these levels are increased further following 1-3 months of treatment with rituximab. CONCLUSIONS ANCA specifically causes the release of BLyS from activated neutrophils which can support B cell survival in vitro. The presence of serum BLyS in active disease and its increase following B cell depletion suggest it is an important factor in disease pathogenesis and may facilitate disease relapse.
AB - OBJECTIVES To determine a role for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-activated neutrophils in promoting B cell survival through the release of B lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS). METHODS Neutrophil BLyS expression was measured by flow cytometry. Concentrations of BLyS in cell supernatants and donor serum samples were measured by ELISA. Cell survival assays were carried out using an L3055 cell line and viability measured by flow cytometry. RESULTS Tumour necrosis factor α and formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (fMLP) treatment of non-primed neutrophils and treatment of primed neutrophils with anti-PR3 ANCA IgG resulted in a significant increase in surface expression of BLyS within 30 min which returned to basal levels by 2 h. Supernatants from ANCA-stimulated neutrophils were shown to contain increased levels of BLyS and to promote the survival of the centroblast cell line L3055. Serum BLyS concentrations are increased in patients with active ANCA-associated systemic vasculitis and these levels are increased further following 1-3 months of treatment with rituximab. CONCLUSIONS ANCA specifically causes the release of BLyS from activated neutrophils which can support B cell survival in vitro. The presence of serum BLyS in active disease and its increase following B cell depletion suggest it is an important factor in disease pathogenesis and may facilitate disease relapse.
U2 - 10.1136/ard.2011.153890
DO - 10.1136/ard.2011.153890
M3 - Article
C2 - 21859691
VL - 70
SP - 2229
EP - 2233
JO - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
JF - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
SN - 0003-4967
IS - 12
ER -