TY - JOUR
T1 - Leptin receptor expression and signaling in lymphocytes
T2 - Kinetics during lymphocyte activation, role in lymphocyte survival, and response to high fat diet in mice
AU - Papathanassoglou, Elizabeth
AU - El-Haschimi, Karim
AU - Li, Xian Chang
AU - Matarese, Giuseppe
AU - Strom, Terry
AU - Mantzoros, Christos
PY - 2006/6/15
Y1 - 2006/6/15
N2 - Leptin has direct effects not only on neuroendocrine function and metabolism, but also on T cell-mediated immunity. We report in this study that leptin receptor (ObR) is expressed on resting normal mouse CD4+, CD8+, B cells, and monocyte/macrophages. ObR expression is up-regulated following cell activation, but with different kinetics, in different lymphocyte subsets. Leptin binding to ObR results in increased STAT-3 activation in T cells, with a different activation pattern in resting vs anti-CD3 Ab stimulated T cells. Leptin also promotes lymphocyte survival in vitro by suppressing Fas-mediated apoptosis. B lymphocytes appear to be more susceptible to the antiapoptotic effects of leptin, and they show higher surface expression of ObR, compared with T cells. Moreover, CD4+ T cells isolated from ObR-deficient mice displayed a reduced proliferative response, compared with normal controls. Furthermore, ObR/STAT-3-mediated signaling in T lymphocytes is decreased in the diet-induced obese mouse model of obesity and leptin resistance. In summary, our findings show that the ObR is expressed on normal mouse lymphocyte subsets, that leptin plays a role in lymphocyte survival, and that leptin alters the ObR/STAT-3-mediated signaling in T cells. Taken together, our data further support the notion that nutritional status acting via leptin-dependent mechanisms may alter the nature and vigor of the immune response.
AB - Leptin has direct effects not only on neuroendocrine function and metabolism, but also on T cell-mediated immunity. We report in this study that leptin receptor (ObR) is expressed on resting normal mouse CD4+, CD8+, B cells, and monocyte/macrophages. ObR expression is up-regulated following cell activation, but with different kinetics, in different lymphocyte subsets. Leptin binding to ObR results in increased STAT-3 activation in T cells, with a different activation pattern in resting vs anti-CD3 Ab stimulated T cells. Leptin also promotes lymphocyte survival in vitro by suppressing Fas-mediated apoptosis. B lymphocytes appear to be more susceptible to the antiapoptotic effects of leptin, and they show higher surface expression of ObR, compared with T cells. Moreover, CD4+ T cells isolated from ObR-deficient mice displayed a reduced proliferative response, compared with normal controls. Furthermore, ObR/STAT-3-mediated signaling in T lymphocytes is decreased in the diet-induced obese mouse model of obesity and leptin resistance. In summary, our findings show that the ObR is expressed on normal mouse lymphocyte subsets, that leptin plays a role in lymphocyte survival, and that leptin alters the ObR/STAT-3-mediated signaling in T cells. Taken together, our data further support the notion that nutritional status acting via leptin-dependent mechanisms may alter the nature and vigor of the immune response.
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U2 - 10.4049/jimmunol.176.12.7745
DO - 10.4049/jimmunol.176.12.7745
M3 - Article
C2 - 16751422
AN - SCOPUS:33744946045
SN - 0022-1767
VL - 176
SP - 7745
EP - 7752
JO - Journal of Immunology
JF - Journal of Immunology
IS - 12
ER -