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DHMEQ, a novel nuclear factor‐κB inhibitor, induces selective depletion of alloreactive or phytohaemagglutinin‐stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells, decreases production of T helper type 1 cytokines, and blocks maturation of dendritic cells
Author(s) -
Nishioka Chie,
Ikezoe Takayuki,
Jing Yang,
Umezawa Kazuo,
Yokoyama Akihito
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.297
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1365-2567
pISSN - 0019-2805
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2007.02755.x
Subject(s) - phytohaemagglutinin , peripheral blood mononuclear cell , biology , immunology , tumor necrosis factor alpha , mixed lymphocyte reaction , cd40 , t cell , microbiology and biotechnology , cancer research , immune system , in vitro , cytotoxic t cell , biochemistry
Summary Dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin (DHMEQ), a novel nuclear factor κB (NF‐κB) inhibitor, has been shown to be active against variety types of solid tumours as well as haematological malignant cells. This study explored the anti‐inflammatory effects of DHMEQ in vitro . DHMEQ inhibited the proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)‐stimulated or alloreactive peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in mixed lymphocyte cultures as measured using a 3‐(4,5‐dimethylithiazol‐2‐yl)‐2,5‐diphenyl tetrazolium (MTT) assay. In contrast, DHMEQ did not affect the viability of resting PBMC. In addition, real‐time polymerase chain reaction showed that DHMEQ decreased PHA‐stimulated expression of T helper type 1 (Th1) cytokines, including interleukin‐2, interferon‐γ, and tumour necrosis factor α, in PBMC as well as Jurkat T‐lymphoblastic leukaemia cells, and also decreased levels of p65 isoforms of NF‐κB in the nucleus. Furthermore, we found that DHMEQ inhibited the endocytic capacity of dendritic cells (DCs) and down‐regulated the expression of cell surface antigen CD40, suggesting that DHMEQ blocked the maturation as well as the function of DCs. Taken together, the results suggest that DHMEQ may be useful for treatment of inflammatory diseases, including graft‐versus‐host disease after allogenic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.