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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-14
pubmed:abstractText
In the current study, we analyzed whether immunoglobulin A (IgA) is able to modulate neutrophil apoptosis. We found that culture of neutrophils on immobilized plasma IgA (iIgAp) or secretory IgA (iIgAs) induced a marked increase in apoptotic rates. By contrast, soluble IgAp, IgAs, or aggregated IgAp exerted no effect. Promotion of apoptosis by iIgA was almost completely prevented by blocking antibodies directed to CD18 or CD11b and was shown to be dependent on the activation of the respiratory burst as suggested by the ability of catalase to prevent apoptosis stimulation; the effect of azide, an heme enzyme inhibitor that significantly increased promotion of apoptosis by iIgA; and the inability of iIgA to stimulate apoptosis of neutrophils isolated from chronic granulomatous disease patients. Stimulation of neutrophil apoptosis by IgA might contribute to the control of inflammatory processes in certain autoimmune diseases such as IgA nephropathy in which tissue deposits of IgA or IgA containing immune complexes are found.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0741-5400
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
72
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
685-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Stimulation of neutrophil apoptosis by immobilized IgA.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Immunology, Institute of Hematologic Research, National Academy of Medicine, and Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Department of Microbiology, Buenos Aires University School of Medicine, Argentina.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't