Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Article Title: IL-1 receptor antagonism reveals a yin-yang relationship between NFκB and interferon signaling in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2405644121
Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 4. Effect of anakinra on IFN responses in CLL cells in vivo and in vitro. (A) DEGs in circulating CLL cells from six patients at C1D1 and C1D14 were compared by GSEA. The enrichment plot indicates that anakinra up-regulated IFN-stimulated gene expression. (B) Phospho-STAT2 was measured in protein extracts from cryopreserved CLL cells obtained at C1D1 and C1D14 (N = 5) by immunoblotting and densitometry using β-actin as a loading control. (C and D) CLL cells were cultured with and without anakinra (K). Phospho-STAT2 (exposure time 1 min) was measured after 24 h (N = 11) (C). CXCL10 was measured by the ELISA after 48 h (N = 10) (D). (E–G) CLL cells were cultured with or without anakinra for 24 h and then stimulated with IFNβ. E. OASL transcripts were measured after 4 h (N = 11). Averages and SE are Con: 0.219 ± 0.076, K: 0.386 ± 0.117, IFNβ: 7.41 ± 1.617, K + IFNβ: 10.115 ± 2.041. (F) Phospho-STAT1 and -STAT2 (exposure time 5 s) were measured after 30 min (N = 7). Averages and SE are Con: 0.09 ± 0.032, IFNβ: 1.271 ± 0.197, K: 0.098 ± 0.035, K + IFNβ: 2.348 ± 0.244 for P-STAT1 and Con: 0.063 ± 0.024, IFNβ: 1.161 ± 0.254, K: 0.058 ± 0.018, K + IFNβ: 2.395 ± 0.456 for P-STAT2. (G) LAG3 was measured after 24 h. A representative example is shown in Supplementary Fig. S6. Percentages of LAG3+ cells in each condition normalized to the result for IFN-treated cells without anakinra are plotted in the summary graph. Examples of immunoblots are shown, and each line or dot in the graphs represents results for an individual patient. The means and SEMs normalized to IFNβ are Con: 0.251 ± 0.045, K: 0.327 ± 0.117, IFNβ: 1 ± 0, and IFNβ+K: 1.183 ± 0.045. (H and I) CLL cells were cultured in RPMI-1640 in the absence (H) or presence (I) of IFNβ with or without K, anifrolumab (ANI), or both (N = 14). Live (DAPI−) cells were measured after 4 d. Examples of contour plots are shown, with numbers indicating % DAPI− cells. Each dot in the summary graphs represents an individual patient. (H) Averages and SE of % live cells are Con: 29.666 ± 1.591, K: 38.369 ± 2.546, ANI: 30.65 ± 1.733, and K + ANI: 31.428 ± 2.104. (I) Averages and SE are Con: 60.839 ± 5.642, K + IFNβ: 78.786 ± 4.617, K + IFNβ+ANI: 51.804 ± 6.57. Statistical analysis was performed with Student’s t tests and one-way ANOVAs. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ****P < 0.0001; ns, not significant.
Article Snippet: They were then stained overnight at 4 °C with primary mouse anti- human IL- 1Ra antibodies (R&D systems, catalog no. MAB280) (1:500 in 5% goat serum (Gibco, Cat. 16210072) in PBS).
Techniques: In Vivo, In Vitro, Gene Expression, Western Blot, Control, Cell Culture, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay