THE ACTION SPECTRA FOR UV-INDUCED SUPPRESSION OF MLR AND MECLR SHOW THAT IMMUNOSUPPRESSION IS MEDIATED BY DNA-DAMAGE

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HURKS, HMH
OUTLUITING, C
VERMEER, BJ
CLASS, FHJ
MOMMAAS, AM
机构
[1] UNIV LEIDEN HOSP, DEPT IMMUNOHAEMATOL, LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS
[2] UNIV LEIDEN HOSP, BLOOD BANK, LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS
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10.1111/j.1751-1097.1995.tb02367.x
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Ultraviolet-B (UVB, 280-320 nm) radiation can promote the induction of skin cancer by two mechanisms: damage of epidermal DNA and suppression of the immune system, allowing the developing tumor to escape immune surveillance. The mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) and the mixed epidermal cell lymphocyte reaction (MECLR) are commonly used methods to study the immunosuppressive effects of UVB radiation. To obtain a better understanding of the mechanism by which UVB radiation decreases the alloactivating capacity of in vitro-irradiated cells, action spectra for the MLR and MECLR were determined. Suspensions of peripheral blood mononuclear cells or epidermal cells were irradiated with monochromatic light of 254, 297, 302 or 312 nm and used as stimulator cells in the MLR or MECLR. Using dose-response curves for each wavelength, the action spectra were calculated. Both MLR and MECLR action spectra had a maximum at 254 nm and a relative sensitivity at 312 nm that was a thousand times lower than at 254 nm. Strikingly, the action spectra corresponded very closely to the action spectra that were found by Matsunaga et al. (Photochem. Photobiol. 54, 403-410, 1991) for the induction of thymine dimers and (6-4)photoproducts in irradiated calf thymus DNA solutions, strongly suggesting that the UV-induced abrogation of the MLR and MECLR responses is mediated by UV-induced DNA damage. Furthermore, the action spectra for the MLR and MECLR were similar, suggesting that they share a common mechanism for UV-induced suppression.
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