J Korean Med Sci.  1999 Jun;14(3):299-303. 10.3346/jkms.1999.14.3.299.

Suppression of NF-kappaB activation in normal T cells by supernatant fluid from human renal cell carcinomas

• Kim HJ
• Park JK
• Kim YG

• KMID: 646309
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.1999.14.3.299

Abstract

T lymphocytes from patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) show reduced immune function and impaired activation of the transcription factor, NF-kappaB. We determined the mechanism of NF-kappaB suppression in T cells of RCC patient and determined whether supernatant fluid from RCC explants (RCC-S) induced the same phenotype of NF-kappaB suppression in normal T cells that is observed in patient T cells. The pattern of kappaB-binding activity in T cells of RCC patient was altered as compared to that seen in T cells obtained from normal volunteers. In some patients, no activation of RelA/NFkappaB1-binding activity was detectable, while in others kappaB-binding activity was modestly induced but the duration was reduced. IkappaBalpha was degraded normally following stimulation in both normal controls and T cells from RCC patients. RCC-S did not alter the cytoplasmic levels of RelA and NF-kappaB1 but did suppress their nuclear localization and inhibited the activation of RelA/NF-kappaB1 binding complexes. These results show that RCC-S can induce in normal T cells the same phenotype of impaired NF-kappaB activation that is detected in T cells of RCC patient. It also appears that NF-kappaB suppression by RCC-S may contribute to the immunosuppression of host immunity.

Keyword

Transcription factors; T-lymphocytes; Kidney neoplasms; Proteins, NF-kappa B

MeSH Terms

Carcinoma, Renal Cell/metabolism*
Culture Media, Conditioned/metabolism
DNA-Binding Proteins/biosynthesis
Human
Kidney Neoplasms/metabolism*
NF-kappa B/metabolism*
NF-kappa B/biosynthesis
Proto-Oncogene Proteins/biosynthesis
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-rel
T-Lymphocytes/metabolism*
Tissue Culture