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RAGE (Receptor for advanced glycation endproducts) is a pattern recognition receptor (PRR) that is especially recognized for its involvement in the pathogenesis of secondary complications of Diabetes Mellitus. Its activation is related to the modulation of immune-inflammatory responses, by promoting activation, maturation and migration of leukocytes, as well as the induction of inflammatory cytokines. RAGE signaling is also related to the regulation of cellular processes like survival, apoptosis and autophagy. Little is known about the role of RAGE in the regulation of these processes in cells of the adaptive immune response, specifically in T lymphocytes. Our main purpose was to evaluate the influence of RAGE activation in T cell biology. We observed the role of this receptor in the modulation of proliferation, apoptosis and autophagy, and the contribution of NF-kB in the induction of these processes. A human cell line of T lymphocytes (JM/ Jurkat) were stimulated with the RAGE ligands: BSA-AGE (100 and 200 μg/mL) and S100B (10 μg/mL). The stimulation was also performed after pre-activation of the T cell receptor (TCR). Gain of function experiments were performed by transient transfection of cells with a plasmid vector to increase RAGE expression. Cell proliferation was determined by Trypan blue dye exclusion assay. Apoptosis was assessed by the detection of DNA fragmentation by the TUNEL method, and p53, Bax and Bcl-2 expression by Western blotting. Also by Western blotting, we observed the effect of RAGE on the expression of autophagy-related proteins, p62 and LC3, and on the expression of p50, subunit of the transcription factor, NF-κB. The stimulation with BSA- AGE and S100b did not alter the proliferation and viability, but, in transfected cells, this stimulation tended to increase proliferation and viability, especially after the cell pre-activation. BSA-AGE and S100b had distinct effects on apoptosis depending on the... |
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