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Glycation interferes with natural killer cell function.

One hallmark of molecular aging is glycation, better known as formation of so-called advanced glycation end products (AGEs), where reactive carbonyls react with amino-groups of proteins. AGEs accumulate over time and are responsible for various age-dependent diseases and impairments. Two very potent dicarbonyls to generate AGEs are glyoxal (GO) and methylglyoxal (MGO). The plasma level of such dicarbonyls is higher in aging and age-related diseases. Natural killer (NK) cells are cells of the innate immune system and provide a major defense against tumor cells and virus infected cells. They are able to kill modified or infected cells and produce different cytokines to modulate the function of other immune cells. Here we investigated the effect of GO- and MGO-induced glycation on the function of NK cells. Using the human NK cell line NK-92, we could demonstrate that both GO and MGO lead to glycation of cellular proteins, but that MGO interferes much stronger with NK cell function (cytotoxicity) than GO. In addition, glycation of NK cell targets, such as K562 tumor cells, also interferes with their lysis by NK cells. From this data we conclude that glycation acts negatively on NK cells function and reduces their cytotoxic potential towards tumor cells.

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