Mallardo Marta, Scalia Giulia, Raia Maddalena, Daniele Aurora, Nigro Ersilia
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via A. Vivaldi, 81100 Caserta, Italy.
CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate "Franco Salvatore" Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy.
Biomedicines. 2023 Sep 21;11(9):2585. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines11092585.
: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), the most frequent hematological neoplasm worldwide, represents a heterogeneous group of malignancies. The etiology of NHL remains to be fully elucidated, but the role of adipose tissue (AT) in immune function via the secretion of adipokines was recently recognized. Among adipokines, adiponectin has garnered attention for its beneficial properties. This study aimed to explore the in vitro effects of AdipoRon, an adiponectin agonist, on JVM-2, a lymphoblast cell line used as a representative disease model. : JVM-2 cells were treated with different concentrations of AdipoRon to evaluate its effects on viability (via an MTT test), cell cycle distribution (via an FACS analysis), invasiveness (via a Matrigel assay) and colony-forming ability; protein expression was assessed via a real-time PCR (qPCR) and/or Western blotting (WB). : We found that the prolonged exposure of JVM-2 cells to AdipoRon led to a reduction in their viability due to a cytostatic effect. Additionally, AdipoRon stimulated both the formation of cell colonies and the expression of E-cadherin. Interestingly, the administration of AdipoRon increased the invasive potential of JVM-2 cells. : Our findings indicate that adiponectin is involved in the regulation of different cellular processes of JVM-2 cells, supporting its potential association with a pro-tumorigenic phenotype and indicating that it might contribute to the increased aggressiveness and metastatic potential of B lymphoma cells. However, additional studies are required to fully understand the molecular mechanisms of adiponectin's actions on lymphoblasts and whether it may represent a marker of disease.
非霍奇金淋巴瘤(NHL)是全球最常见的血液系统肿瘤,是一组异质性恶性肿瘤。NHL的病因仍有待充分阐明,但脂肪组织(AT)通过分泌脂肪因子在免疫功能中的作用最近已得到认可。在脂肪因子中,脂联素因其有益特性而受到关注。本研究旨在探讨脂联素激动剂AdipoRon对JVM-2(一种用作代表性疾病模型的淋巴母细胞系)的体外作用。JVM-2细胞用不同浓度的AdipoRon处理,以评估其对活力(通过MTT试验)、细胞周期分布(通过流式细胞术分析)、侵袭性(通过基质胶试验)和集落形成能力的影响;通过实时PCR(qPCR)和/或蛋白质印迹法(WB)评估蛋白质表达。我们发现,JVM-2细胞长时间暴露于AdipoRon会因细胞生长抑制作用而导致其活力降低。此外,AdipoRon刺激了细胞集落的形成和E-钙黏蛋白的表达。有趣的是,给予AdipoRon增加了JVM-2细胞的侵袭潜力。我们的研究结果表明,脂联素参与了JVM-2细胞不同细胞过程的调节,支持其与促肿瘤表型的潜在关联,并表明它可能有助于B淋巴瘤细胞侵袭性和转移潜力的增加。然而,需要更多的研究来充分了解脂联素对淋巴母细胞作用的分子机制,以及它是否可能代表一种疾病标志物。