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Role of exosomes as a proinflammatory mediator in the development of EBV-associated lymphoma

  • Hiroshi Higuchi
  • , Natsuko Yamakawa
  • , Ken Ichi Imadome
  • , Takashi Yahata
  • , Ryutaro Kotaki
  • , Jun Ogata
  • , Masatoshi Kakizaki
  • , Koji Fujita
  • , Jun Lu
  • , Kazuaki Yokoyama
  • , Kazuki Okuyama
  • , Ai Sato
  • , Masako Takamatsu
  • , Natsumi Kurosaki
  • , Syakira Mohamad Alba
  • , Azran Azhim
  • , Ryouichi Horie
  • , Toshiki Watanabe
  • , Toshio Kitamura
  • , Kiyoshi Ando
  • Takao Kashiwagi, Toshimitsu Matsui, Akinao Okamoto, Hiroshi Handa, Masahiko Kuroda, Naoya Nakamura, Ai Kotani

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Abstract

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) causes various diseases in the elderly, including B-cell lymphoma such as Hodgkin's lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Here, we show that EBV acts in trans on noninfected macrophages in the tumor through exosome secretion and augments the development of lymphomas. In a humanized mouse model, the different formation of lymphoproliferative disease (LPD) between 2 EBV strains (Akata and B95-8) was evident. Furthermore, injection of Akata-derived exosomes affected LPD severity, possibly through the regulation of macrophage phenotype in vivo. Exosomes collected from Akata-lymphoblastoid cell lines reportedly contain EBV-derived noncoding RNAs such as BamHI fragment A rightward transcript (BART) micro-RNAs (miRNAs) and EBVencoded RNA.We focused on the exosome-mediated delivery of BART miRNAs. In vitro, BART miRNAs could induce the immune regulatory phenotype in macrophages characterized by the gene expressions of interleukin 10, tumor necrosis factor-a, and arginase 1, suggesting the immune regulatory role of BART miRNAs.The expression level of an EBV-encoded miRNA was strongly linked to the clinical outcomes in elderly patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.These results implicate BART miRNAs as 1 of the factors regulating the severity of lymphoproliferative disease and as a diagnostic marker for EBV1 B-cell lymphoma. (Blood. 2018;131(23):2552-2567).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2552-2567
Number of pages16
JournalBlood
Volume131
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 07-06-2018
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Immunology
  • Hematology
  • Cell Biology

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