PMID- 16099886 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20060118 LR - 20210206 IS - 0006-4971 (Print) IS - 0006-4971 (Linking) VI - 106 IP - 12 DP - 2005 Dec 1 TI - Oxidized beta2-glycoprotein I induces human dendritic cell maturation and promotes a T helper type 1 response. PG - 3880-7 AB - The human plasma protein beta2-glycoprotein I (beta2-GPI) is the most common target for antiphospholipid antibodies associated with thrombotic events in chronic disorders related to endothelial cell dysfunction. Crucial information is needed to clarify why this self-abundant protein is targeted by autoimmune responses. In this study, we investigated whether oxidative modification of beta2-GPI, either spontaneous in culture wells or induced by treatment with H2O2, renders this self-protein able to activate immature monocyte-derived dendritic cells (DCs) from healthy human donors. Oxidized beta2-GPI caused DCs to mature so that CD83 appeared and CD80, CD86, human leukocyte antigen-D region related (HLA-DR), and CD40 increased. The interaction between oxidized beta2-GPI and DCs specifically stimulated these cells to secrete interleukin 12 (IL-12), IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-8, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), and IL-10. Oxidized beta2-GPI-stimulated DCs had increased allostimulatory ability and primed naive T lymphocytes, thus inducing T helper 1 (Th1) polarization. The interaction between oxidized beta2-GPI and DCs involved interleukin-1 receptor associated kinase (IRAK) phosphorylation and nuclear factor kappaB (NFkappaB) activation. Pretreatment of beta2-GPI with the antioxidant alpha-tocopherol prevented DC maturation. These findings show that human oxidized beta2-GPI, probably by interacting with a member of the Toll-like receptor (TLR) family, causes DCs to mature. Because this key beta2-GPI function requires oxidative modification, in several chronic disorders related to endothelial cell dysfunction oxidative stress might trigger the "autoimmune spiral." FAU - Buttari, Brigitta AU - Buttari B AD - Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive, Parassitarie ed Immunomediate, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy. FAU - Profumo, Elisabetta AU - Profumo E FAU - Mattei, Vincenzo AU - Mattei V FAU - Siracusano, Alessandra AU - Siracusano A FAU - Ortona, Elena AU - Ortona E FAU - Margutti, Paola AU - Margutti P FAU - Salvati, Bruno AU - Salvati B FAU - Sorice, Maurizio AU - Sorice M FAU - Rigano, Rachele AU - Rigano R LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20050811 PL - United States TA - Blood JT - Blood JID - 7603509 RN - 0 (Glycoproteins) RN - 0 (Interleukins) RN - 0 (beta 2-Glycoprotein I) SB - IM MH - Cell Communication/immunology MH - Cell Differentiation/immunology MH - Dendritic Cells/cytology/*immunology MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Glycoproteins/*immunology/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Interleukins/immunology/metabolism MH - Lymphocyte Activation/immunology MH - Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed MH - Oxidation-Reduction MH - Oxidative Stress/*immunology MH - Th1 Cells/*immunology MH - beta 2-Glycoprotein I EDAT- 2005/08/16 09:00 MHDA- 2006/01/19 09:00 CRDT- 2005/08/16 09:00 PHST- 2005/08/16 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/01/19 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/08/16 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0006-4971(20)66925-7 [pii] AID - 10.1182/blood-2005-03-1201 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Blood. 2005 Dec 1;106(12):3880-7. doi: 10.1182/blood-2005-03-1201. Epub 2005 Aug 11.