Regulation and roles of CD26/DPPIV in hematopoiesis and diseases

Publication date: July 2017
Source:Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, Volume 91
Author(s): Zeynab Aliyari Serej, Abbas Ebrahimi Kalan, Ahmad Mehdipour, Hojjatollah Nozad Charoudeh
Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV),¹1 Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) on the surface of certain cells, where it is also referred to as CD26, is involved in a vast majority of biological and pathological processes. CD26/DPPIV function contributes to cancer and tumor metastasis as well as inhibition of its expression which alters the expression of immune response-related genes. CD26/DPPIV is a widely distributed multifunctional integral membrane and secreted protein that is defined as early predictive biomarker in HIV, cancer and autoimmunity diseases like diabetes and multiple sclerosis. CD26/DPPIV-chemokine interaction may have a functional role in T-cells and overall immune function. It is expressed at low density on resting T cells, but is upregulated with T cell activation. In this review, we summarize valuable information about detailed biological aspects and pharmacokinetic characteristics of CD26/DPPIV and its clinical efficacy, focusing particularly on the role of CD26/DPPIV in immunological and non-immunological diseases. We also describe our recent work about umbilical cord blood (UCB)²2 umbilical cord blood (UCB) hematopoietic stem cell transplantation strategies in which identified CD26+ cells can be differentiated to immune cells under certain culture condition.



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