HUSCAP logo Hokkaido Univ. logo

Hokkaido University Collection of Scholarly and Academic Papers >
Institute for Genetic Medicine >
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc >

Stimulation of Macrophages with the β-Glucan Produced by Aureobasidium pullulans Promotes the Secretion of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand (TRAIL)

This item is licensed under:Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Files in This Item:
journal.pone.0124809.pdf566.92 kBPDFView/Open
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:http://hdl.handle.net/2115/63433

Title: Stimulation of Macrophages with the β-Glucan Produced by Aureobasidium pullulans Promotes the Secretion of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand (TRAIL)
Authors: Kawata, Koji Browse this author
Iwai, Atsushi Browse this author
Muramatsu, Daisuke Browse this author
Aoki, Shiho Browse this author
Uchiyama, Hirofumi Browse this author
Okabe, Mitsuyasu Browse this author
Hayakawa, Sumio Browse this author
Takaoka, Akinori Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Miyazaki, Tadaaki Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Issue Date: 13-Apr-2015
Publisher: The Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Journal Title: PLOS ONE
Volume: 10
Issue: 4
Start Page: e0124809
Publisher DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124809
Abstract: A β-glucan produced by Aureobasidium pullulans (AP-PG) is consisting of a β-(1,3)-linked main chain with β-(1,6)-linked glucose side residues. Various β-glucans consisting of β-(1,3)-linked main chain including AP-PG are believed to exhibit anti-tumor activities, and actually, anti-tumor activities of AP-PG in mice have been demonstrated. In this study, we demonstrate that stimulation with AP-PG induces TRAIL expression in mouse and human macrophage-like cell lines. TRAIL is known to be a cytokine which specifically induces apoptosis in transformed cells, but not in untransformed cells. The expression of TRAIL mRNA after stimulation with AP-PG was increased in RAW264.7 cells, Mono Mac 6 cells, and macrophage-differentiated THP-1 cells. The mRNA expression of TNF-α and FasL is only weakly increased after stimulation with AP-PG. The induction activity of TRAIL by curdlan, a bacterial β-glucan, was very similar to that by AP-PG in RAW264.7 cells, but weaker in macrophage-differentiated THP-1 cells. Activation of caspases was found in HeLa cells after treatment with the supernatant of cultured medium from AP-PG-stimulated Mono Mac 6 cells, and was inhibited by the anti-TRAIL neutralizing antibody. These findings suggest that the stimulation with AP-PG effectively induces TRAIL in macrophages, and that it may be related to apoptosis induction of tumor cells.
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Type: article
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/63433
Appears in Collections:遺伝子病制御研究所 (Institute for Genetic Medicine) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)

Submitter: 岩井 淳

Export metadata:

OAI-PMH ( junii2 , jpcoar_1.0 )

MathJax is now OFF:


 

 - Hokkaido University