IL-4 protects the B-cell lymphoma cell line CH31 from anti-IgM-induced growth arrest and apoptosis:contribution of the PI-3' kinase/AKT pathway

摘要

Interleukin-4(IL-4)promotes lymphocyte survival and protects primary lymphomas from apoptosis.Previous studies reported differential requirements for the signal transducer and activator of transcription 6(STAT6)and IRS2/phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase(PI-3K)signaling pathways in mediating the IL-4-induced protection from Fas-mediated apoptosis.In this study,we characterized IL-4-activated signals that suppress anti-IgM-mediated apoptosis and growth arrest of CH31,a model B-cell lymphoma line.In CH31,anti-IgM treatment leads to the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential,phospho-Akt,phospho-CDK2,and c-myc protein.These losses are followed by massive induction ofp27Kip1 protein expression,cell cycle arrest,and apoptosis.Strikingly,IL-4 treatment prevented or reversed these changes.Furthermore,IL-4 suppressed the activation of caspases 9 and 3,and,in contrast to previous reports,induced the phosphorylation(deactivation)of BAD.IL-4 treatment also induced expression of BclxL,a STAT6-dependent gene.Pharmacologic inhibitors and dominant inhibitory forms of PI-3K andAkt abrogated the anti-apoptotic function of IL-4.These results suggest that the IL-4 receptor activates several signaling pathways,with the Akt pathway playing a major role in suppression of the apoptotic program activated by anti-IgM.