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- Title
Age-dependent variations in the expression of PLC isoforms upon mitogenic stimulation of peripheral blood T cells from healthy donors.
- Authors
Di Pietro, Roberta; Miscia, Sebastiano; Cataldi, Amelia; Rana, Rosalba
- Abstract
The activation of phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C (PLC) is one of the early responses to various growth factors and it is known that these functions are altered with ageing. In the present investigation, the expression and cellular distribution of PLC isoenzymes in immunocompetent T lymphocytes from a test group of healthy individuals over 65 years old and a comparison group of healthy donors below 30 years old were compared using Western blot and confocal microscopy. All lymphocyte samples responded biochemically to phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) stimulation, as shown by at least 10-fold increases in the β3 isoform and nuclear translocation of the β1, β2, β3, β4, γ1 and γ2 isoforms; however, consistent differences in the expression of the β2 isoform in unstimulated T cells and of the β2 and γ2 isoforms in stimulated T cells suggest that altered functions of the PLC pathway may have an age-dependent impact on signal transduction events.
- Subjects
PHOSPHOLIPASES; T cells; HEALTH of older people; WESTERN immunoblotting; CONFOCAL microscopy
- Publication
British Journal of Haematology, 2000, Vol 111, Issue 4, p1209
- ISSN
0007-1048
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1365-2141.2000.02492.x