Effects of acute exercise on expressions of functional receptors on CD56dim and CD56bright natural killer cells

PURPOSE: Mobilization and cytotoxicity of natural killer (NK) cells are regulated by cell surface receptors such as adhesion molecules and activating/inhibitory receptors. In this study, we examined the effects of acute exercise on the expression of these cell surface molecules and receptors. METHODS: Six healthy male college students (22.8 ± 0.8 years olds) exercised on the cycle ergometer for 30 min at intensities corresponding to the individual onset of blood lactate accumulation level (70-85%VO2max). Venous blood samples were collected at rest (PRE); just before the end of exercise (END) and 30 (POST 30), 60 (POST 60), 120 (POST 120) and 180 (POST 180) min post exercise. The densities of cell surface molecules and receptors on CD56dim and CD56bright NK cells were determined by flow cytometry. One-way ANOVA and MANOVA were used for statistical analyses. RESULTS: At PRE, expressions of CD16, CD56, CD44, CD62L, CD314, CD335, CD159a and CX3CR1 differed between CD56dim and CD56bright NK cells. Expressions of adhesion molecules CD62L and CX3CR1 changed significantly in both subsets during and after exercise. The expressions of CD62L tended to decrease at END, and then they increased significantly at POST 30. These changes were mainly due to the proportional changes in CD62Lnegative cells. The opposite patterns of changes were seen in the expressions of CX3CR1. Additionally, the expressions of CX3CR1 decreased at POST 120 and 180 only in CD56dim NK cells. The changes in the expressions of CD44 were similar to those seen in the expressions of CD62L. Although changes in the expression of adhesion molecules were statistically significant, they were relatively unclear in histogram analyses. With regard to the expressions of NK cell activating/inhibitory receptors, most changes were observed in CD56dim NK cells. The expressions of CD16 decreased at END and returned at POST 30. The expressions of CD212 dropped from END to POST 30. In contrast, the expressions of CD335 increased from END to POST 30. Exceptionally, changes in the expressions of CD226 were found in both subsets. The expressions decreased at POST180. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that acute exercise influences the expressions of cell surface molecules and receptors. Changes were mainly observed at END and POST 30 in CD56dim NK cell. However, the delayed changes were also seen in some receptors. The changes in several receptors were related to cell mobilization. In contrast, the changes in other receptors were not directly related to mobilization and cytotoxicity

The characteristics of Lake Tonle Sap in Cambodia based on changes in conductivity

金沢大学環日本海域環境研究センターエコテクノロジー研究部門Lake Tonle Sap in Cambodia is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, covering an area of about 2,500 km2 in the dry season and 12,500 km2 in the monsoon season. Due to such a unique seasonal change in hydrological phenomena related to the Mekong River system, the lake\u27s water quality must change dramatically. As there is a lack of basic data on the water quality and hydrological phenomena of Lake Tonle Sap, we launched a limnological research survey. This paper deals with the characteristics of the lake based on conductivity changes. Between the monsoon dry seasons, conductivity and water depth in the lake shore changed dramatically. Both were low in the dry season when the water depth was 0.5 m and the conductivity was 40 μS cm-1, and they were both high in the monsoon season, at 8 m and 120 μS cm-1, respectively. However, the conductivity offshore was high at an approximately constant rate throughout the year at around 100 ∼ 120 μS cm-1. This is because the waters that flow back from the Mekong River in the monsoon season remain in the offshore area. Conductivity decreases in the lake shore area in the dry season, which causes a low level of conductivity water to flow in from surrounding regions of the lake. It is the influence of the water flowing back from the Mekong River that increases the conductivity in the lake shore region during the monsoon season

Critical Role for Tumor Necrosis Factor–related Apoptosis-inducing Ligand in Immune Surveillance Against Tumor Development

Natural killer (NK) cells and interferon (IFN)-γ have been implicated in immune surveillance against tumor development. Here we show that tumor necrosis factor–related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) plays a critical role in the NK cell–mediated and IFN-γ–dependent tumor surveillance. Administration of neutralizing monoclonal antibody against TRAIL promoted tumor development in mice subcutaneously inoculated with a chemical carcinogen methylcholanthrene (MCA). This protective effect of TRAIL was at least partly mediated by NK cells and totally dependent on IFN-γ. In the absence of TRAIL, NK cells, or IFN-γ, TRAIL-sensitive sarcomas preferentially emerged in MCA-inoculated mice. Moreover, development of spontaneous tumors in p53+/− mice was also promoted by neutralization of TRAIL. These results indicated a substantial role of TRAIL as an effector molecule that eliminates developing tumors

Attenuated Disease in SIV-Infected Macaques Treated with a Monoclonal Antibody against FasL

Acute SIVmac infection in macaques is accompanied by high levels of plasma viremia that decline with the appearance of viral immunity and is a model for acute HIV disease in man. Despite specific immune responses, the virus establishes a chronic, persistent infection. The destruction of CD4+ and CD4- lymphocyte subsets in macaques contributes to viral persistence and suggests the importance of mechanisms for depleting both infected and uninfected (bystander) cells. Bystander cell killing can occur when FasL binds the Fas receptor on activated lymphocytes, which include T and B cell subpopulations that are responding to the infection. Destruction of specific immune cells could be an important mechanism for blunting viral immunity and establishing persistent infection with chronic disease. We inhibited the Fas pathway in vivo with a monoclonal antibody against FasL (RNOK203). Here we show that treatment with anti-FasL reduced cell death in circulating T and B cells, increased CTL and antibody responses to viral proteins, and lowered the setpoint viremia. By blocking FasL during only the first few weeks after infection, we attenuated SIVmac disease and increased the life span for infected and treated macaques

EFFICACY OF HOMOGENOUS BONE GRAFTING IN MCCUNE-ALBRIGHT SYNDROME

A case of McCune-Albright syndrome is reported. The patient was a girl aged 8 years. The chief complaints were gait disturbance and a limp. Roentgenograms showed collapse and severe varus deformity of the femoral neck on the right side with 64° of neck-shaft angle. She had an episode of vaginal bleeding at the age 7 years. Valgus osteotomy of the right proximal femur for the correction of coxa vara and a bone transplantation of an allograft from her mother were performed. Seventy degrees of correction were obtained and the discrepancy of limb length was 1cm after the operation. Roentgenograms showed sufficient callus and solid union between the fragments and the grafted bone 1 year after the operation. Frozen allograft bone was very effective in stimulating bone induction even in fibrous lesions of a patient with McCune-Albright syndrome. Immunology of bone grafts, HLA antigens, osteogenesis in grafts, and the etiology of McCune-Albright syndrome were discused

Tumor Necrosis Factor–Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (Trail) Contributes to Interferon γ–Dependent Natural Killer Cell Protection from Tumor Metastasis

Tumor necrosis factor–related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is expressed by in vitro activated natural killer (NK) cells, but the relevance of this observation to the biological function of NK cells has been unclear. Herein, we have demonstrated the in vivo induction of mouse TRAIL expression on various tissue NK cells and correlated NK cell activation with TRAIL-mediated antimetastatic function in vivo. Expression of TRAIL was only constitutive on a subset of liver NK cells, and innate NK cell control of Renca carcinoma hepatic metastases in the liver was partially TRAIL dependent. Administration of therapeutic doses of interleukin (IL)-12, a powerful inducer of interferon (IFN)-γ production by NK cells and NKT cells, upregulated TRAIL expression on liver, spleen, and lung NK cells, and IL-12 suppressed metastases in both liver and lung in a TRAIL-dependent fashion. By contrast, α-galactosylceramide (α-GalCer), a powerful inducer of NKT cell IFN-γ and IL-4 secretion, suppressed both liver and lung metastases but only stimulated NK cell TRAIL-mediated function in the liver. TRAIL expression was not detected on NK cells from IFN-γ–deficient mice and TRAIL-mediated antimetastatic effects of IL-12 and α-GalCer were strictly IFN-γ dependent. These results indicated that TRAIL induction on NK cells plays a critical role in IFN-γ–mediated antimetastatic effects of IL-12 and α-GalCer

The Usefulness of Pre-Radiofrequency Ablation SUVmax in 18F-FDG PET/CT to Predict the Risk of a Local Recurrence of Malignant Lung Tumors after Lung Radiofrequency Ablation

The aim of the present study was to assess the diagnostic usefulness of Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in the prediction of local recurrence of malignant lung tumors by analyzing the pre-radiofrequency ablation (RFA) maximal standardized uptake value (SUVmax). We performed a historical cohort study of consecutive malignant lung tumors treated by RFA from January 2007 to May 2008 at Okayama University Hospital. We selected only lung tumors examined by PET/CT within 90 days before RFA and divided them (10 primary and 29 metastatic) into 3 groups according to their tertiles of SUVmax. We calculated recurrence odds ratios in the medium group and the high group compared to the low group using multivariate logistic analysis. After we examined the relationship between SUVmax and recurrence in a crude model, we adjusted for some factors. Tumors with higher SUVmax showed higher recurrence odds ratios (medium group;1.84, high group;4.14, respectively). The tumor size also increased the recurrence odds ratio (2.67);we thought this was mainly due to selection bias because we excluded tumors less than 10mm in diameter. This study demonstrated the pre-RFA SUVmax in PET/CT may be a prognostic factor for local recurrence of malignant lung tumors