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  • Title: Calcium-dependent proapoptotic effect of Taenia solium metacestodes annexin B1 on human eosinophils: a novel strategy to prevent host immune response.
    Author: Yan HL, Xue G, Mei Q, Ding FX, Wang YZ, Sun SH.
    Journal: Int J Biochem Cell Biol; 2008; 40(10):2151-63. PubMed ID: 18378486.
    Abstract:
    Annexins are a family of calcium-dependent phospholipid-binding proteins that have been proposed to be involved in a wide range of important biological processes. At present, only a few annexins have been identified in parasites, and the physiological roles of these annexins are obscure. Earlier, we cloned a novel annexin (annexin B1) from Taenia solium metacestodes and found that annexin B1 was detectable in the surrounding host-derived layer with granulomaous infiltration. The objective of this study was to investigate the secretion and physiological function of annexin B1. We expressed a green fluorescent protein-tagged annexin B1 (GFP-anxB1) in living SiHa cells and showed that it was secreted upon stimulation with dexamethasone (Dex). This secretion was not inhibited by brefeldin A but was blocked by pre-treatment with the intracellular calcium-specific chelator 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid-acetoxymethyl ester (BAPTA/AM). Furthermore, we describe for the first time that annexin B1 can bind to the extracellular surface of human eosinophils and produce Ca(2+)-influx. The Ca(2+)-influx induced apoptosis in eosinophils, which was inhibited by pre-loading the Ca(2+) channel blocker 1-[beta-[3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propoxy]-4-metho-xyphenethyl]-1H-imidazole, HCl (SKF-96365). In conclusion, these findings represent direct and substantial evidence for the secretion of annexin B1 by living cells; the apoptosis in eosinophil induced by annexin B1 might be a novel strategy for T. solium metacestodes to prevent the host's immune attack.
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