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CANCER LETTERS
Volume 266, Issue 2, Pages 227-237Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2008.02.067
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EBV; B cell; B7-H4; Fas; FasL; apoptosis
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B7-H4 has an inhibitory effect on immune responses via the down-regulation of T cell-mediated immunity, but how the engagement of B7-H4 molecules by counter molecules affects the signaling mechanism of the B7-H4-expressing cells is poorly defined. In this study, we found that B7-H4 expression was enhanced on B cells infected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and that triggering of these molecules induced apoptosis of EBV-transformed B cells. Engagement of B7-H4 initially increased intracellular level of ROS, which then induced the expression of FasL. Engagement of B7-H4 subsequently provoked Fas-mediated and caspase-dependent apoptosis in association with cytochrome e and AIF, and EndoG was released from the mitochondria on EBV-transformed B cells. These results suggest that B7-H4 may be a potential therapeutic target for EBV involved malignancy diseases. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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