Peripheral blood monocytes are responsible for gammadelta T cell activation induced by zoledronic acid through accumulation of IPP/DMAPP

Anke J Roelofs, Marjo Jauhiainen, Hannu Mönkkönen, Michael J Rogers, Jukka Mönkkönen, Keith Thompson*

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Abstract

Nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates indirectly activate Vgamma9Vdelta2 T cells through inhibition of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase and intracellular accumulation of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP), but the cells responsible for Vgamma9Vdelta2 T cell activation through IPP/DMAPP accumulation are unknown. Treatment of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) with a pharmacologically relevant concentration of zoledronic acid induced accumulation of IPP/DMAPP selectively in monocytes, which correlated with efficient drug uptake by these cells. Furthermore, zoledronic acid-pulsed monocytes triggered activation of gammadelta T cells in a cell contact-dependent manner. These observations identify monocytes as the cell type directly affected by bisphosphonates responsible for Vgamma9Vdelta2 T cell activation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)245-50
Number of pages6
JournalBritish journal of haematology
Volume144
Issue number2
Early online date17 Dec 2008
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2009

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Cell Communication
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Diphosphonates/pharmacology
  • Hemiterpenes/metabolism
  • Humans
  • Imidazoles/pharmacology
  • Lymphocyte Activation
  • Monocytes/drug effects
  • Organophosphorus Compounds/metabolism
  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta/immunology
  • T-Lymphocytes/drug effects
  • Zoledronic Acid

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