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Previously we have shown decreased Fas-mediated apoptosis in cord blood lymphocyte subsets. In this study, we compared tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α-induced apoptosis in T lymphocytes and their subsets between cord blood and peripheral blood from healthy young controls. The expression of TNF receptor I (TNFR-I) was assessed by flow cytometry and quantitative RT-PCR. The expression of adapter molecules TNF receptor-associated death domain (TRADD), Fas-associated death domain (FADD) and TNF-associated factor-2 (TRAF-2) and caspase 3 was analyzed by Western blotting. The activity of caspase 3 and caspase 8 was measured by colorimetric assay. The susceptibility of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells to TNF-α-induced apoptosis was measured by terminal deoxytidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labelling (TUNEL) assay. Both CD4+and CD8+ T cell subsets from cord blood demonstrated decreased susceptibility to TNF-α-induced apoptosis that was associated with decreased activation of both caspase 8 and caspase 3 as compared to T cell subsets in peripheral blood. Furthermore, expression of TNFR-I, TRADD and caspase 3 was decreased in cord blood lymphocytes as compared to peripheral blood lymphocytes. The significance of these observations is discussed.
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Aggarwal, S., Gollapudi, S., Yel, L. et al. TNF-α-induced apoptosis in neonatal lymphocytes: TNFRp55 expression and downstream pathways of apoptosis. Genes Immun 1, 271–279 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.gene.6363674
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