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The Journal of Immunology, 2003, 171: 5148-5156.
Copyright © 2003 by The American Association of Immunologists

Cyclopentenone Prostaglandins Induce Lymphocyte Apoptosis by Activating the Mitochondrial Apoptosis Pathway Independent of External Death Receptor Signaling 1

Alessio Nencioni2,*,{ddagger}, Kirsten Lauber2,{dagger}, Frank Grünebach*, Luk Van Parijs{ddagger}, Claudio Denzlinger*, Sebastian Wesselborg3,{dagger} and Peter Brossart3,4,*

Departments of * Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, and {dagger} Internal Medicine I, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany; and {ddagger} Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139

15-Deoxy-{Delta}12,14-PGJ2 (15d-PGJ2) is a naturally occurring cyclopentenone metabolite of PGD2 that possesses both peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor {gamma} (PPAR-{gamma})-dependent and PPAR-{gamma}-independent anti-inflammatory properties. Recent studies suggest that cyclopentenone PGs may play a role in the down-regulation of inflammation-induced immune responses. In this study, we report that 15d-PGJ2 as well as synthetic PPAR-{gamma} agonists inhibit lymphocyte proliferation. However, only 15d-PGJ2, but not the specific PPAR-{gamma} activators, induce lymphocyte apoptosis. We found that blocking of the death receptor pathway in Fas-associated death domain-/- or caspase-8-/- Jurkat T cells has no effect on apoptosis induction by 15d-PGJ2. Conversely, overexpression of Bcl-2 or Bcl-xL completely inhibits the initiation of apoptosis, indicating that 15d-PGJ2-mediated apoptosis involves activation of the mitochondrial pathway. In line with these results, 15d-PGJ2 induces mitochondria disassemblage as demonstrated by dissipation of mitochondrial transmembrane potential ({Delta}{psi}m) and cytochrome c release. Both of these events are partially inhibited by the broad spectrum caspase inhibitor benzyloxycarbonil-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethylketone, suggesting that caspase activation may amplify the mitochondrial alterations initiated by 15d-PGJ2. We also demonstrate that 15d-PGJ2 potently stimulates reactive oxygen species production in Jurkat T cells, and {Delta}{psi}m loss induced by 15d-PGJ2 is prevented by the reactive oxygen species scavenger N-acetyl-L-cysteine. In conclusion, our data indicate that cyclopentenone PGs like 15d-PGJ2 may modulate immune responses even independent of PPAR-{gamma} by activating the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway in lymphocytes in the absence of external death receptor signaling.




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