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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-5-16
pubmed:abstractText
Regulatory T-cells play an important role in the regulation of the immune response and the mediation of dominant immunologic tolerance. We have previously shown that these cells are elevated in tumors and blood of patients with glioblastoma multiforme. Heme oxygenase-1, a rate-limiting enzyme in heme catabolism, has also been shown to accumulate during glioma progression and to play a critical role in FoxP3 mediated immune suppression. In this study, we investigated the correlation between FoxP3 and HO-1 expression in patients with various grades of astrocytoma (WHO grade II-IV). Using qualitative and quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and quantitative flow cytometry analyses, we analyzed FoxP3 and HO-1 expression in 19 patients with different grades of astrocytoma. We observed the highest level of FoxP3 expression in patients with grade IV tumors (11.54 +/- 1.95%) vs. grade III (6.74 +/- 0.19%) or grade II (2.53 +/- 0.11%) (P < 0.05). Moreover, in grade IV tumors, the frequency of HO-1 mRNA expression in CD4+ CD25+ cells was 11.8 +/- 2.45% vs. 7.42 +/- 0.31% in grade III and 2.33 +/- 0.12% in grade II. Tumor infiltrating Treg stained positively with anti-HO-1 antibody. The expression of HO-1 correlated with CD4+ CD25+ FoxP3+ infiltration (r = 0.966). Our results confirm that HO-1 expressing Treg accumulate during glioma progression. This study also suggests that HO-1 mRNA expression is linked to the induction of Foxp3 in CD4+ CD25+ glioma infiltrating Treg. These findings support the suppressive role played by regulatory T-cells in the growth of malignant brain tumors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0167-594X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
83
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
145-52
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17216339-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:17216339-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17216339-Antigens, CD4, pubmed-meshheading:17216339-Brain Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:17216339-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:17216339-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17216339-Forkhead Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:17216339-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:17216339-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:17216339-Glioblastoma, pubmed-meshheading:17216339-Heme Oxygenase-1, pubmed-meshheading:17216339-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17216339-Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit, pubmed-meshheading:17216339-Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating, pubmed-meshheading:17216339-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17216339-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17216339-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:17216339-T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
CD4+ CD25+ FoxP3+ T-cell infiltration and heme oxygenase-1 expression correlate with tumor grade in human gliomas.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Neurosurgery, The University of Chicago, MC 3026, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't