Expression of TNF-<mml:math id="E1" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>α</mml:mi></mml:math> and Related Signaling Molecules in the Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Raghav, Sunil Kumar; Gupta, Bhawna; Agrawal, Charu; Chaturvedi, Ved P.; Das, Hasi R.

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Volume 2006 | Article ID 012682 | https://doi.org/10.1155/MI/2006/12682

Expression of TNF-α and Related Signaling Molecules in the Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Sunil Kumar Raghav,¹Bhawna Gupta,¹Charu Agrawal,¹Ved P. Chaturvedi,²and Hasi R. Das¹

Received04 Jan 2006

Accepted11 Jan 2006

Published21 Mar 2006

Abstract

We examined the role of tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) and its related signaling intermediates leading to apoptosis/proliferation in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of RA patients. The constitutive expression of mRNA for TNF-α receptors (TNFR-I and TNFR-II) and the adapter molecules, such as the TNF receptor-associated death domain protein (TRADD), Fas-associated death domain protein (FADD), receptor interacting protein (RIP), and TNF receptor-associated factor 2 (TRAF-2) were analyzed by reverse transcriptase-PCR (RT-PCR) in PBMCs from control and RA cases. PBMCs of RA patients showed a significant increase in TNF-α and TNFR-I expression as compared with that from control subjects along with significantly increased constitutive expression of TRADD, RIP, and TRAF-2 mRNA. There was a decrease in expression of FADD in RA patients, but the difference was not significant as compared to controls. These data suggested enhanced signaling by the TNFR-I-TRADD-RIP-TRAF-2 pathway and suppressed signaling by the TNFR-I-TRADD-FADD pathway in PBMCs of RA patients. However, the regulatory mechanisms for TNF-α induced signaling may not be explained only by these pathways.

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