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Cruz MT, Duarte CB, Gonçalo M, Figueiredo A, Carvalho AP, Lopes MC. Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor activates the transcription of nuclear factor kappa B and induces the expression of nitric oxide synthase in a skin dendritic cell line. Immunol Cell Biol 2001; 79:590-6. [PMID: 11903618 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1711.2001.01041.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) produced by skin dendritic cells and keratinocytes plays an important role in skin physiology, growth and remodelling. Nitric oxide is also involved in skin inflammatory processes and in modulating antigen presentation (either enhancing or suppressing it). In this study, we found that GM-CSF stimulates the expression of the inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in a fetal-skin-derived dendritic cell line (FSDC) and, consequently, increases the nitrite production from 11.9 +/- 3.2 micromol/L (basal level) to 26.9 +/- 4.2 micromol/L. Pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate (PDTC) inhibits nitrite production, with a half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 19.3 micromol/L and the iNOS protein expression in FSDC. In addition, western blot assays revealed that exposure of FSDC to GM-CSF induces the phosphorylation and degradation of the inhibitor of NF-kappaB (IkB), with subsequent translocation of the p50, p52 and RelB subunits of the transcription nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) from the cytosol to the nucleus. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA) showed that FSDC exposure to GM-CSF activates the transcription factor NF-kappaB. Together, these results show that GM-CSF induces iNOS expression in skin dendritic cells by a mechanism involving activation of the NF-kappaB pathway.
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- M T Cruz
- Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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Landmann S, Mühlethaler-Mottet A, Bernasconi L, Suter T, Waldburger JM, Masternak K, Arrighi JF, Hauser C, Fontana A, Reith W. Maturation of dendritic cells is accompanied by rapid transcriptional silencing of class II transactivator (CIITA) expression. J Exp Med 2001; 194:379-91. [PMID: 11514596 PMCID: PMC2193505 DOI: 10.1084/jem.194.4.379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Cell surface expression of major histocompatibility complex class II (MHCII) molecules is increased during the maturation of dendritic cells (DCs). This enhances their ability to present antigen and activate naive CD4(+) T cells. In contrast to increased cell surface MHCII expression, de novo biosynthesis of MHCII mRNA is turned off during DC maturation. We show here that this is due to a remarkably rapid reduction in the synthesis of class II transactivator (CIITA) mRNA and protein. This reduction in CIITA expression occurs in human monocyte-derived DCs and mouse bone marrow-derived DCs, and is triggered by a variety of different maturation stimuli, including lipopolysaccharide, tumor necrosis factor alpha, CD40 ligand, interferon alpha, and infection with Salmonella typhimurium or Sendai virus. It is also observed in vivo in splenic DCs in acute myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein induced experimental autoimmune encephalitis. The arrest in CIITA expression is the result of a transcriptional inactivation of the MHC2TA gene. This is mediated by a global repression mechanism implicating histone deacetylation over a large domain spanning the entire MHC2TA regulatory region.
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- Salomé Landmann
- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Geneva Medical School, CMU, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Geneva Medical School, CMU, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Section of Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Zürich, 8044 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Section of Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Zürich, 8044 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Geneva Medical School, CMU, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Geneva Medical School, CMU, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Immunology and Allergy, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Immunology and Allergy, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Section of Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Zürich, 8044 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Geneva Medical School, CMU, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Okada N. [Efficient gene delivery into dendritic cells by fiber-mutant adenovirus vectors]. YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 2001; 121:593-600. [PMID: 11523120 DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.121.593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Dendritic cells (DC) are professional antigen-presenting cells with a key function in the immune system as initiators of T-cell responses against microbial pathogens and tumors. Therefore, the immunization using DC loaded with tumor-associated antigens is potential to represent a powerful method of inducing anti-tumor immunity. Recent studies have demonstrated the usefulness of DC genetically modified by adenovirus vectors (Ad) to immunotherapy, while sufficient gene transduction into DC is required for high doses of Ad. Entry of Ad into target cells occurs by serial two steps: the binding of Ad-fiber knob to Coxsackie-adenovirus receptor (CAR) on the cell surface, and the subsequent interaction between Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) motif located in Ad-penton base and alpha v-integrins. The reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed that the relative resistance of DC to Ad-mediated gene transfer was due to the absence of CAR expression, and that DC expressed adequate alpha v-integrins. Therefore, we investigated whether fiber-mutant Ad (FM-Ad) containing the RGD sequence in the fiber knob can efficiently transduce and express high levels of the foreign gene into DC. The gene delivery by FM-Ad was more efficient than that by conventional Ad in both murine DC lines and normal human DC. Furthermore, both antigen presentations via major histocompatibility complex class I molecules and in vivo antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte induction by DC transduced with antigen gene by FM-Ad were superior to those by DC applied with conventional AD. We propose that alpha v-integrin-targeted FM-Ad is a very powerful tool to implement DC-based vaccination strategies.
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- N Okada
- Department of Biopharmaceutics, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Nakauchi-cho, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
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Guermonprez P, Khelef N, Blouin E, Rieu P, Ricciardi-Castagnoli P, Guiso N, Ladant D, Leclerc C. The adenylate cyclase toxin of Bordetella pertussis binds to target cells via the alpha(M)beta(2) integrin (CD11b/CD18). J Exp Med 2001; 193:1035-44. [PMID: 11342588 PMCID: PMC2193436 DOI: 10.1084/jem.193.9.1035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 253] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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The adenylate cyclase toxin (CyaA) of Bordetella pertussis is a major virulence factor required for the early phases of lung colonization. It can invade eukaryotic cells where, upon activation by endogenous calmodulin, it catalyzes the formation of unregulated cAMP levels. CyaA intoxication leads to evident toxic effects on macrophages and neutrophils. Here, we demonstrate that CyaA uses the alpha(M)beta(2) integrin (CD11b/CD18) as a cell receptor. Indeed, the saturable binding of CyaA to the surface of various hematopoietic cell lines correlated with the presence of the alpha(M)beta(2) integrin on these cells. Moreover, binding of CyaA to various murine cell lines and human neutrophils was specifically blocked by anti-CD11b monoclonal antibodies. The increase of intracellular cAMP level and cell death triggered by CyaA intoxication was also specifically blocked by anti-CD11b monoclonal antibodies. In addition, CyaA bound efficiently and triggered intracellular cAMP increase and cell death in Chinese hamster ovary cells transfected with alpha(M)beta(2) (CD11b/CD18) but not in cells transfected with the vector alone or with the alpha(X)beta(2) (CD11c/CD18) integrin. Thus, the cellular distribution of CD11b, mostly on neutrophils, macrophages, and dendritic and natural killer cells, supports a role for CyaA in disrupting the early, innate antibacterial immune response.
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- Unit 507, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), Department of Nephrology, Necker Hospital, Paris 75015, France
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- Unit 507, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), Department of Nephrology, Necker Hospital, Paris 75015, France
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Okada N, Tsukada Y, Nakagawa S, Mizuguchi H, Mori K, Saito T, Fujita T, Yamamoto A, Hayakawa T, Mayumi T. Efficient gene delivery into dendritic cells by fiber-mutant adenovirus vectors. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 282:173-9. [PMID: 11263988 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Recent studies have demonstrated the usefulness of dendritic cells (DCs) genetically modified by adenovirus vectors (Ad) to immunotherapy, while sufficient gene transduction into DCs is required for high doses of Ad. The RT-PCR analysis revealed that the relative resistance of DCs to Ad-mediated gene transfer is due to the absence of Coxsackie-adenovirus receptor expression, and that DCs expressed adequate alpha(v)-integrins. Therefore, we investigated whether fiber-mutant Ad containing the Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequence in the fiber knob can efficiently transduce and express high levels of the LacZ gene into DCs. The gene delivery by fiber-mutant Ad was more efficient than that by conventional Ad in both murine DC lines and normal human DCs (NHDC). Furthermore, NHDC transduced with fiber-mutant Ad and conventional Ad at 8000-vector particles/cell resulted in a 70-fold difference in beta-galactosidase activity. We propose that alpha(v)-integrin-targeted Ad is a very powerful tool with which to implement DC-based vaccination strategies.
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- N Okada
- Department of Biopharmaceutics, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan
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Cruz MT, Duarte CB, Gonçalo M, Carvalho AP, Lopes MC. LPS induction of I kappa B-alpha degradation and iNOS expression in a skin dendritic cell line is prevented by the janus kinase 2 inhibitor, Tyrphostin b42. Nitric Oxide 2001; 5:53-61. [PMID: 11178937 DOI: 10.1006/niox.2000.0320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The Janus kinase (JAK) family of protein tyrosine kinases are activated in response to a wide variety of external stimuli. Here we have investigated whether the janus kinase 2 (JAK2) is involved in the induction of nitric oxide synthase type II (iNOS) expression in a mouse fetal skin dendritic cell line (FSDC). In FSDC the expression of iNOS protein and nitric oxide production, in response to the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulus (5 microg/ml), is inhibited by the specific inhibitor of the JAK2, tyrphostin B42 with an half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC(50)) of 9.65 microM. The antioxidant compound pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate (PDTC) inhibits both the nitrite production with an IC(50) of 16.6 microM and the iNOS protein expression in FSDC. In addition, LPS induces the activation of NF-kappa B, and tyrphostin B42 prevents the degradation of the cytosolic factor I kappa B-alpha and blocks the translocation of the NF-kappa B p65 protein subunit into the nucleus. These results indicate that the JAK family of protein kinases and the transcription factor NF-kappa B are involved in the induction of iNOS protein expression in FSDC stimulated with LPS.
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- M T Cruz
- Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Coimbra, 3000 Coimbra, Portugal
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Schroeder T, Lange C, Strehl J, Just U. Generation of functionally mature dendritic cells from the multipotential stem cell line FDCP-mix. Br J Haematol 2000. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2000.02421.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Schroeder T, Lange C, Strehl J, Just U. Generation of functionally mature dendritic cells from the multipotential stem cell line FDCP-mix. Br J Haematol 2000. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2000.02421.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Schnurr M, Then F, Galambos P, Scholz C, Siegmund B, Endres S, Eigler A. Extracellular ATP and TNF-alpha synergize in the activation and maturation of human dendritic cells. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2000; 165:4704-9. [PMID: 11035114 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.8.4704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Extracellular ATP mediates numerous biological activities by interacting with plasma membrane P2 purinergic receptors. Recently, P2 receptors have been described on dendritic cells (DC), but their functional role remains unclear. Proposed functions include improved Ag presentation, cytokine production, chemotaxis, and induction of apoptosis. We investigated the effects of ATP and of other P2 receptor agonists on endocytosis, phenotype, IL-12 secretion, and T cell stimulatory capacity of human monocyte-derived DC. We found that in the presence of extracellular ATP, DC transiently increase their endocytotic activity. Subsequently, DC up-regulate CD86, CD54, and MHC-II; secrete IL-12; and exhibit an improved stimulatory capacity for allogeneic T cells. These effects were more pronounced when chemically modified ATP derivatives with agonistic activity on P2 receptors, which are resistent to degradation by ectonucleotidases, were applied. Furthermore, ATP and TNF-alpha synergized in the activation of DC. Stimulated with a combination of ATP and TNF-alpha, DC expressed the maturation marker CD83, secreted large amounts of IL-12, and were potent stimulators of T cells. In the presence of the P2 receptor antagonist suramin, the effects of ATP were completely abolished. Our results suggest that extracellular ATP may play an important immunomodulatory role by activating DC and by skewing the immune reaction toward a Th1 response through the induction of IL-12 secretion.
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- M Schnurr
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Romani L. Innate and adaptive immunity in
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infections and saprophytism. J Leukoc Biol 2000. [DOI: 10.1189/jlb.68.2.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Luigina Romani
- Microbiology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Via del Giochetto, 06122 Perugia, Italy
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Pathak SS, Blum JS. Endocytic recycling is required for the presentation of an exogenous peptide via MHC class II molecules. Traffic 2000; 1:561-9. [PMID: 11208144 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0854.2000.010706.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Exogenous antigenic peptides captured and presented in the context of major histocompatibility (MHC) class II molecules on APC, have been employed as potent vaccine reagents capable of activating cellular immune responses. Binding and presentation of select peptide via surface class II molecules has been reported. Here, a role for endocytosis and early endosomes in the presentation of exogenous peptides via MHC class II molecules is described. T cell recognition of a 14 amino acid human serum albumin-derived peptide in the context of HLA-DR4 was observed only with metabolically active APC. The delayed kinetics and temperature dependence of functional peptide presentation via APC, were consistent with a requirement for peptide internalization to early endosomal compartments prior to T cell recognition. Ablating endocytosis by exposing cells to inhibitors of ATP production completely blocked the display of functional peptide:class II complexes on the surface of the APC. Presentation of the peptide was also found to be sensitive to primaquine, a drug that perturbs the recycling of transport vesicles containing endocytic receptors and mature class II complexes. Functional presentation of the endocytosed peptide was dependent upon these mature class II complexes, as inhibitor studies ruled out a requirement for newly synthesized class II molecules. N-terminal processing of the endocytosed peptide was observed upon trafficking through endosomal compartments and linked to the formation of functional peptide:class II complexes. These findings establish a novel mechanism for regulating class II-restricted peptide presentation via the endocytic pathway.
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- S S Pathak
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Walther Oncology Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, IN, USA
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Ariizumi K, Shen GL, Shikano S, Xu S, Ritter R, Kumamoto T, Edelbaum D, Morita A, Bergstresser PR, Takashima A. Identification of a novel, dendritic cell-associated molecule, dectin-1, by subtractive cDNA cloning. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:20157-67. [PMID: 10779524 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m909512199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 327] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Dendritic cells (DC) are special subsets of antigen presenting cells characterized by their potent capacity to activate immunologically naive T cells. By subtracting the mRNAs expressed by the mouse epidermus-derived DC line XS52 with the mRNAs expressed by the J774 macrophage line, we identified five novel genes that were expressed selectively by this DC line. One of these genes encoded a type II membrane-integrated polypeptide of 244 amino acids containing a putative carbohydrate recognition domain motif at the COOH-terminal end. This molecule, termed "dectin-1," was expressed abundantly at both mRNA and protein levels by the XS52 DC line, but not by non-DC lines (including the J774 macrophage line). Dectin-1 mRNA was detected predominantly in spleen and thymus (by Northern blotting) and in skin-resident DC, i.e. Langerhans cells (by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction). Affinity-purified antibody against dectin-1 identified a 43-kDa glycoprotein in membrane fractions isolated from the XS52 DC line and from the dectin-1 cDNA-transfected COS-1 cells. His-tagged recombinant proteins containing the extracellular domains of dectin-1 showed marked and specific binding to the surface of T cells and promoted their proliferation in the presence of anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody at suboptimal concentrations. These in vitro results suggest that dectin-1 on DC may bind to as yet undefined ligand(s) on T cells, thereby delivering T cell co-stimulatory signals. Not only do these results document the efficacy of subtractive cDNA cloning for the identification of unique genes expressed by DC, they also provide a framework for studying the physiological function of dectin-1.
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- K Ariizumi
- Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75235-9069, USA
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Ban E, Dupré L, Hermann E, Rohn W, Vendeville C, Quatannens B, Ricciardi-Castagnoli P, Capron A, Riveau G. CpG motifs induce Langerhans cell migration in vivo. Int Immunol 2000; 12:737-45. [PMID: 10837401 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/12.6.737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cytosine-guanosine (CpG) oligonucleotide (CpG-oligo) sequences are immunostimulatory motifs that are present in bacterial DNA and their presence in plasmids might contribute to the immune response generated by DNA vaccination. The cell targets of CpG motifs in vivo have not been characterized yet. In this report we assessed the in vivo effects of CpG motifs on Langerhans cells (LC) migration. We showed that intradermal injection of 10 microg of CpG-containing oligonucleotides in mouse ear induced the local depletion of LC within 2 h of exposure as shown by CD11c and Ia immunohistological staining. To demonstrate that LC depletion was due to LC migration, CpG oligonucleotides were injected into the explants ex vivo, and the CD11c(+) cells emigrating from the cultured isolated skin within medium were evaluated by immunostaining and FACS analysis. Our findings demonstrate that CpG motifs induce LC/dendritic cell (DC) migration out of the skin. To assess whether CpG motifs may act directly on LC/DC to induce their emigration we next analyzed the effects of CpG motifs in vitro on the expression of adhesion molecules involved in LC/DC migration. The results of these experiments show that alpha(6) integrins, E-Cadherin, ICAM-1, CD11b and CD11c were differentially regulated upon CpG-oligo treatment of immortalized DC. CpG treatment (10 microg/ml for 8 h) resulted in a 100% increase in ICAM-1 staining intensity, a 50% decrease in E-Cadherin staining and a 25% decrease in alpha(6) integrins staining, while no changes in the levels of CD11b and CD11c expression were recorded. Changes in adhesion molecule expression were mirrored by concomitant changes in the cell morphology that included cell depolarization, the appearance of filopods and loss of adherence. This study provides the first in vivo evidence that CpG motifs signal the migration of LC from the epidermis.
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- E Ban
- INSERM U167, Institut Pasteur de Lille, 59019 Lille Cedex, France
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d'Ostiani CF, Del Sero G, Bacci A, Montagnoli C, Spreca A, Mencacci A, Ricciardi-Castagnoli P, Romani L. Dendritic cells discriminate between yeasts and hyphae of the fungus Candida albicans. Implications for initiation of T helper cell immunity in vitro and in vivo. J Exp Med 2000; 191:1661-74. [PMID: 10811860 PMCID: PMC2193147 DOI: 10.1084/jem.191.10.1661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 342] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The fungus Candida albicans behaves as a commensal as well as a true pathogen of areas highly enriched in dendritic cells, such as skin and mucosal surfaces. The ability of the fungus to reversibly switch between unicellular yeast to filamentous forms is thought to be important for virulence. However, whether it is the yeast or the hyphal form that is responsible for pathogenicity is still a matter of debate. Here we show the interaction, and consequences, of different forms of C. albicans with dendritic cells. Immature myeloid dendritic cells rapidly and efficiently phagocytosed both yeasts and hyphae of the fungus. Phagocytosis occurred through different phagocytic morphologies and receptors, resulting in phagosome formation. However, hyphae escaped the phagosome and were found lying free in the cytoplasm of the cells. In vitro, ingestion of yeasts activated dendritic cells for interleukin (IL)-12 production and priming of T helper type 1 (Th1) cells, whereas ingestion of hyphae inhibited IL-12 and Th1 priming, and induced IL-4 production. In vivo, generation of antifungal protective immunity was induced upon injection of dendritic cells ex vivo pulsed with Candida yeasts but not hyphae. The immunization capacity of yeast-pulsed dendritic cells was lost in the absence of IL-12, whereas that of hypha-pulsed dendritic cells was gained in the absence of IL-4. These results indicate that dendritic cells fulfill the requirement of a cell uniquely capable of sensing the two forms of C. albicans in terms of type of immune responses elicited. By the discriminative production of IL-12 and IL-4 in response to the nonvirulent and virulent forms of the fungus, dendritic cells appear to meet the challenge of Th priming and education in C. albicans saprophytism and infections.
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- Cristiana Fè d'Ostiani
- Microbiology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, 06122 Perugia, Italy
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- Microbiology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, 06122 Perugia, Italy
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- Microbiology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, 06122 Perugia, Italy
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- Microbiology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, 06122 Perugia, Italy
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- Anatomy Section, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, 06122 Perugia, Italy
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- Microbiology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, 06122 Perugia, Italy
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- Microbiology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, 06122 Perugia, Italy
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Cruz MT, Duarte CB, Gonçalo M, Carvalho AP, Lopes MC. Involvement of JAK2 and MAPK on type II nitric oxide synthase expression in skin-derived dendritic cells. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1999; 277:C1050-7. [PMID: 10600756 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1999.277.6.c1050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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In this report, we demonstrate that a fetal mouse skin-derived dendritic cell line produces nitric oxide (NO) in response to the endotoxin [lipopolysaccharide (LPS)] and to cytokines [tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)]. Expression of the inducible isoform of NO synthase (iNOS) was confirmed by immunofluorescence with an antibody against iNOS. The tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein decreased LPS- and GM-CSF-induced nitrite (NO(-2)) production. The effect of LPS and cytokines on NO(-2) production was inhibited by the Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) inhibitor tyrphostin B42. The p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) inhibitor SB-203580 also reduced the NO(-2) production evoked by LPS, TNF-alpha, or GM-CSF, but it was not as effective as tyrphostin B42. Inhibition of MAPK kinase with PD-098059 also slightly reduced the effect of TNF-alpha or GM-CSF on NO(-2) production. Immunocytochemistry studies revealed that the transcription factor nuclear factor-kappaB was translocated from the cytoplasm into the nuclei of fetal skin-derived dendritic cells (FSDC) stimulated with LPS, and this translocation was inhibited by tyrphostin B42. Our results show that JAK2 plays a major role in the induction of iNOS in FSDC.
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- M T Cruz
- Faculdade de Farmácia e, Universidade de Coimbra, 3000 Coimbra, Portugal
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Yamada N, Katz SI. Generation of Mature Dendritic Cells from a CD14+ Cell Line (XS52) by IL-4, TNF-α, IL-1β, and Agonistic Anti-CD40 Monoclonal Antibody. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 1999. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.163.10.5331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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We established a model system to generate mature dendritic cells (DC) from a GM-CSF-dependent cell line, XS52, which had been isolated from the epidermis of newborn BALB/c mice. Screening of various soluble factors revealed that IL-4 induces phenotypic maturation of XS52 (as evaluated by enhanced expression of class II, CD40, CD80, CD86, CD11c, and loss of expression of CD14) in a time-dependent manner. The addition of TNF-α, IL-1β, and agonistic anti-CD40 mAb further enhanced expression of these maturation markers. Consistent with their phenotypic maturation, these cells (termed XS-DC) exhibited potent Ag-presenting capacity to both naive and primed T cells. In addition, injection of hapten-conjugated XS-DC induced contact hypersensitivity in vivo, suggesting their potential as tools for vaccination. Expression of CD14 by the starting cell population, the requirement for GM-CSF and IL-4, and the relatively long culture period are the common characteristics shared between our cells and human monocyte-derived DC, whose analogues in mice have not been identified. Because large numbers of skin-associated mature DC devoid of other cell lineages are easily obtained, this model system may facilitate the study of molecular events associated with maturation of DC and the use of DC for immunization.
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- Nobuo Yamada
- Dermatology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Dermatology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Mutini C, Falzoni S, Ferrari D, Chiozzi P, Morelli A, Baricordi OR, Collo G, Ricciardi-Castagnoli P, Di Virgilio F. Mouse Dendritic Cells Express the P2X7 Purinergic Receptor: Characterization and Possible Participation in Antigen Presentation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 1999. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.163.4.1958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Immune cells express P2 purinoceptors of the P2Y and P2X subtypes. In the present work, we show that three dendritic cell (DC) lines, D2SC/1, CB1, and FSDC, representative of immature DCs, express the P2X7 (formerly P2Z) receptor, as judged from RT-PCR amplification, reactivity to a specific antiserum, and pharmacological and functional evidence. Receptor expression is higher in FSDC cells, a cell line that is functionally more mature than D2SC/1 and CB1. From the wild-type DC population, we selected cell clones lacking the P2X7R (P2X7less). We also used a P2XR blocker, oxidized ATP, to irreversibly inhibit the P2X7R. Ability of P2X7less FSDCs or of oxidized ATP-inhibited FSDCs to stimulate Ag-specific TH lymphocytes was severely decreased although Ag endocytosis was minimally affected. During coculture with TH lymphocytes, wild-type FSDC secreted large amounts of IL-1β. Release of this cytokine was reduced in P2X7less DCs. These data show that DCs express the P2X7 purinoceptor and suggest a correlation between P2X7R expression and Ag-presenting activity.
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- †Medical Genetics, Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, and
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- ‡Biotechnology Center, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- ¶Glaxo-Wellcome Research and Development, Geneva, Switzerland
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- §National Research Council (CNR) Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Center, Milan, Italy; and
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- *General Pathology and
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- ‡Biotechnology Center, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- D Bell
- Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, Sammons Cancer Center, Dallas, Texas 75246, USA
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Panigada M, Porcellini S, Sutti F, Doneda L, Pozzoli O, Consalez GG, Guttinger M, Grassi F. GKLF in thymus epithelium as a developmentally regulated element of thymocyte-stroma cross-talk. Mech Dev 1999; 81:103-13. [PMID: 10330488 DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4773(98)00237-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Gut-enriched Krüppel-like factor (GKLF) is a transcriptional regulator expressed in differentiated epithelia. We identified GKLF transcript as a regulated element in thymic epithelium of recombinase-deficient mice during thymus development induced by anti-CD3 antibody injection. This treatment recapitulates the organogenetic process depending on productive rearrangement of T cell receptor (TCR) beta gene with thymocytes expansion and acquisition of the CD4+8+ double positive phenotype. In wildtype mice, GKLF is expressed very early in embryogenesis and becomes intensely up-regulated in thymus epithelium at day 18 of gestation when TCR beta expressing cells have selectively expanded and express both CD4 and CD8. The results presented here suggest that thymocytes may regulate GKLF transcriptionally in the cortical epithelium at the developmental check-point controlled by TCR beta gene rearrangement. Furthermore, GKLF expression in hematopoietic stroma might suggest the thus far uncharacterised participation of this factor in hematopoiesis.
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- M Panigada
- Department of Biological and Technological Research (DIBIT), San Raffaele Scientific Institute (HSR), Milan, Italy
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Guermonprez P, Ladant D, Karimova G, Ullmann A, Leclerc C. Direct Delivery of the Bordetella pertussis Adenylate Cyclase Toxin to the MHC Class I Antigen Presentation Pathway. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 1999. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.162.4.1910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Among bacterial toxins, the adenylate cyclase toxin of Bordetella pertussis (CyaA) has a unique mechanism of entry that consists in the direct translocation of its catalytic domain across the plasma membrane of target cell, a mechanism supposed to be independent of any endocytic pathway. Here, we report that the CyaA toxin is delivered to the cytosolic pathway for MHC class I-restricted Ag presentation. Using peritoneal macrophages as APC, we show that the OVA 257–264 CD8+ epitope genetically inserted into a detoxified CyaA (CyaA-OVA E5) is presented to CD8+ T cells by a mechanism requiring 1) proteasome processing, 2) TAP, and 3) neosynthesis of MHC class I. We demonstrate that the presentation of CyaA-OVA E5, like the translocation of CyaA into eukaryotic cells, is dependent on extracellular Ca2+ and independent of vacuolar acidification. Moreover, inhibitors of the phagocytic and macropinocytic endocytic pathways do not affect the CyaA-OVA E5 presentation. The absence of specific cellular receptors for CyaA correlates with the ability of various APC to present the recombinant CyaA toxin, including dendritic cells, macrophages, splenocytes, and lymphoid tumoral lines. Taken together, our results show that the CyaA presentation pathway is not cell type specific and is unrelated to a defined type of endocytic mechanism. Thus, it represents a new and unconventional delivery of an exogenous Ag into the conventional cytosolic pathway.
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- †Unité de Biochimie Cellulaire, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- †Unité de Biochimie Cellulaire, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- †Unité de Biochimie Cellulaire, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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Ling V, Munroe RC, Murphy EA, Gray GS. Embryonic stem cells and embryoid bodies express lymphocyte costimulatory molecules. Exp Cell Res 1998; 241:55-65. [PMID: 9633513 DOI: 10.1006/excr.1998.4055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Despite the importance of the costimulatory proteins B7-1 (CD80), B7-2 (CD86), and their counterreceptors CD28 and CTLA-4 (CD154) in the regulation of T cell proliferation in the adult immunological system, the initial appearance of these proteins during embryonic development has not been investigated. Using in vitro cultures of undifferentiated mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells and differentiating embryoid bodies as a model of very early embryonic development, we examined these cells for the presence of mRNA and protein corresponding to the B7 and CD28 families of costimulatory molecules. By flow cytometry, a stochastically regulated subpopulation of B7-1+ cells comprising 33% of total cells was detected in ES cell cultures, while negligible staining was found for B7-2, CTLA-4, and CD28. When ES cells were differentiated into embryoid bodies for 12 days, a CD45+ subpopulation of embryoid body cells were found to stain positively for B7-1, B7-2, and CD28. RT-PCR confirmed cell staining data by revealing amplification products corresponding to B7-1, B7-2, and CD28 in corresponding samples. Very low levels of CTLA-4 amplification products were found in all samples; however, surface staining of CTLA-4 was never detected. The functional capacity of ES cell B7-1 to bind its ligand was verified by the ability of the soluble fusion protein CTLA-4-Ig to bind ES cells and the ability of this reagent to block anti-B7-1 antibody binding in cell based competition assays. These results demonstrate that expression of costimulatory molecules arises very early during in vitro development and suggests that the early embryonic environment may utilize cellular signaling systems analogous to those seen in the immune system.
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MESH Headings
- Abatacept
- Animals
- Antigens, CD/genetics
- Antigens, CD/immunology
- Antigens, CD/metabolism
- Antigens, Differentiation/immunology
- Antigens, Differentiation/metabolism
- Antigens, Surface/genetics
- Antigens, Surface/immunology
- Antigens, Surface/metabolism
- B7-1 Antigen/genetics
- B7-1 Antigen/immunology
- B7-1 Antigen/metabolism
- B7-2 Antigen
- Blotting, Northern
- CTLA-4 Antigen
- Cell Differentiation/genetics
- Cell Differentiation/immunology
- Cell Separation
- Cells, Cultured
- Embryo, Mammalian/chemistry
- Embryo, Mammalian/cytology
- Embryonic Induction/genetics
- Embryonic Induction/immunology
- Embryonic and Fetal Development
- Eukaryotic Cells/chemistry
- Eukaryotic Cells/immunology
- Eukaryotic Cells/metabolism
- Flow Cytometry
- Gene Expression/genetics
- Gene Expression/immunology
- Immunoconjugates
- Immunosuppressive Agents/immunology
- Immunosuppressive Agents/metabolism
- Lymphocytes/chemistry
- Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics
- Membrane Glycoproteins/immunology
- Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism
- Mice
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Protein Binding
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- Stem Cells/cytology
- Stem Cells/metabolism
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- V Ling
- Department of Immunology and Hematopoiesis, Genetics Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140, USA.
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Guttinger M, Sutti F, Panigada M, Porcellini S, Merati B, Mariani M, Teesalu T, Consalez GG, Grassi F. Epithelial V-like antigen (EVA), a novel member of the immunoglobulin superfamily, expressed in embryonic epithelia with a potential role as homotypic adhesion molecule in thymus histogenesis. J Biophys Biochem Cytol 1998; 141:1061-71. [PMID: 9585423 PMCID: PMC2132778 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.141.4.1061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Thymus development depends on a complex series of interactions between thymocytes and the stromal component of the organ. To identify regulated genes during this codependent developmental relationship, we have applied an RNA fingerprinting technique to the analysis of thymus expansion and maturation induced in recombinase-deficient mice injected with anti-CD3 antibodies. This approach led us to the identification of a gene encoding a new member of the immunoglobulin superfamily, named epithelial V-like antigen (EVA), which is expressed in thymus epithelium and strongly downregulated by thymocyte developmental progression. This gene is expressed in the thymus and in several epithelial structures early in embryogenesis. EVA is highly homologous to the myelin protein zero and, in thymus-derived epithelial cell lines, is poorly soluble in nonionic detergents, strongly suggesting an association to the cytoskeleton. Its capacity to mediate cell adhesion through a homophilic interaction and its selective regulation by T cell maturation might imply the participation of EVA in the earliest phases of thymus organogenesis.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- CHO Cells
- Cell Adhesion Molecules/biosynthesis
- Cell Adhesion Molecules/chemistry
- Cell Adhesion Molecules/genetics
- Cell Aggregation
- Cell Line
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
- Cloning, Molecular
- Cricetinae
- Crosses, Genetic
- DNA Primers
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Embryo, Mammalian
- Embryonic and Fetal Development
- Epithelial Cells/metabolism
- Epithelial Cells/physiology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Humans
- Membrane Proteins
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Muridae
- Nuclear Proteins
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Protein Biosynthesis
- Recombinant Proteins/biosynthesis
- Sequence Alignment
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Thymus Gland/embryology
- Thymus Gland/metabolism
- Transfection
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- M Guttinger
- Department of Biological and Technological Research (DIBIT), San Raffaele Scientific Institute (HSR), Università di Milano at DIBIT-HSR, I-20132 Milan, Italy.
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Krasteva M, Kehren J, Horand F, Akiba H, Choquet G, Ducluzeau MT, Tédone R, Garrigue JL, Kaiserlian D, Nicolas JF. Dual Role of Dendritic Cells in the Induction and Down-Regulation of Antigen-Specific Cutaneous Inflammation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 1998. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.160.3.1181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We have previously reported that contact sensitivity (CS) to dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB) in C57BL/6 mice was mediated by MHC class I-restricted CD8+ T cells and down-regulated by MHC class II-restricted CD4+ T cells. In this study, we analyzed the contribution of dendritic cells (DC) in the induction of these two T cell subsets endowed with opposite functions. Hapten-pulsed skin- and bone marrow-derived DC, obtained from either normal C57BL/6 mice or from MHC class II (I+II−) and MHC class I (I−II+)-deficient mice, were tested for their ability to prime normal mice for CS to dinitrofluorobenzene. Expression of MHC class I molecules by transferred DC was mandatory both for the induction of CS and for the generation of hapten-specific CD8+ T cells in lymphoid organs. I+II− DC were as potent as I+II+ DC in priming for CS, demonstrating that activation of effector CD8+ T cells can occur independently of CD4+ T cell help. I−II+ DC could not immunize for CS, although they could sensitize for a delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction to protein Ags. Moreover, I−II+ DC injected simultaneously with cutaneous sensitization down-regulated the inflammatory response, suggesting that hapten presentation by MHC class II molecules could prime regulatory CD4+ T cells. These results indicate that DC can present haptenated peptides by both MHC class I and class II molecules and activate Ag-specific CD8+ effector and CD4+ regulatory T cell subsets, concurrently and independently.
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- Maya Krasteva
- *INSERM Unite 80, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Faculté Lyon Laennec, Lyon, France
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- *INSERM Unite 80, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Faculté Lyon Laennec, Lyon, France
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- *INSERM Unite 80, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Faculté Lyon Laennec, Lyon, France
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- *INSERM Unite 80, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Faculté Lyon Laennec, Lyon, France
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- *INSERM Unite 80, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Faculté Lyon Laennec, Lyon, France
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- *INSERM Unite 80, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Faculté Lyon Laennec, Lyon, France
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- †Life Sciences, L’Oréal Advanced Research Laboratories, Aulnay-Sous-Bois, France; and
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- *INSERM Unite 80, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Faculté Lyon Laennec, Lyon, France
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A selection strategy was devised to identify bacterial genes preferentially expressed when a bacterium associates with its host cell. Fourteen Salmonella typhimurium genes, which were under the control of at least four independent regulatory circuits, were identified to be selectively induced in host macrophages. Four genes encode virulence factors, including a component of a type III secretory apparatus. This selection methodology should be generally applicable to the identification of genes from pathogenic organisms that are induced upon association with host cells or tissues.
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- R H Valdivia
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Janitz M, Mitchison A, Reiners-Schramm L, Lauster R. Polymorphic MHC class II promoters exhibit distinct expression pattern in various antigen-presenting cell lines. TISSUE ANTIGENS 1997; 49:99-106. [PMID: 9062963 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1997.tb02721.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The promoter regions of MHC class II genes are characterized by the presence of conserved sequence motifs called S,X and Y boxes, which are crucial for regulation of transcription of these genes. In humans, promoter polymorphism is known to result in differential transcriptional activity at both inter-locus and inter-allelic levels, but it is not yet known how this relates to tissue-specific expression of MHC class II molecules. We sequenced the 5' regulatory regions of alpha and beta genes of I-A and I-E molecules from four mouse haplotypes and found allelic polymorphisms which were mainly confined to the X box. The promoter sequences of I-Ea genes were non-polymorphic. Transfection of four antigen-presenting cell types with promoter-reporter gene constructs revealed that the promoter sequence polymorphisms result in distinct allele- and tissue-specific activity patterns. Mutagenesis experiments in which the X2 box was reshuffled between I-A beta alleles demonstrated that this box contributes to regulation of differential MHC class II expression in the four cell types. The possibility is discussed that tissue-specific MHC class II expression may control differentiation of T-cell subsets.
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- M Janitz
- Deutsches RheumaForschungsZentrum, Berlin, Germany
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Madruga J, Koritschoner N, Stengl G, Knespel S, Bartunek P, Zenke M. Insulin-like growth factor type I (IGF-I) supports growth of V-relER dendritic cell progenitors. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1997; 417:461-5. [PMID: 9286404 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-9966-8_76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- J Madruga
- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, MDC, Berlin, Germany
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Winzler C, Rovere P, Zimmermann VS, Davoust J, Rescigno M, Citterio S, Ricciardi-Castagnoli P. Checkpoints and functional stages in DC maturation. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1997; 417:59-64. [PMID: 9286338 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-9966-8_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- C Winzler
- CNR Centre of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Milan, Italy
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Lutz MB, Rovere P, Kleijmeer MJ, Assmann CU, Oorschot VM, Rescigno M, Geuze HJ, Davoust J, Ricciardi-Castagnoli P. A newly identified antigen retention compartment in the FSDC precursor dendritic cell line. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1997; 417:167-9. [PMID: 9286355 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-9966-8_27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- M B Lutz
- CNR Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Center, Milan, Italy
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Rittig MG, Kuhn KH, Dechant CA, Gauckler A, Modolell M, Ricciardi-Castagnoli P, Krause A, Burmester GR. Phagocytes from both vertebrate and invertebrate species use "coiling" phagocytosis. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 1996; 20:393-406. [PMID: 9040982 DOI: 10.1016/s0145-305x(96)00023-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Coiling phagocytosis has been observed previously only by chance, and there has been no systematic investigation of this uptake mechanism. Therefore, a comparative electron microscopical study was performed. Different human and murine cell populations, phagocytes from various vertebrate and invertebrate species, and predatory amoebae were incubated with Borrelia burgdorferi, one of the microbes known to induce coiling phagocytosis, to study the uptake mechanisms used. In this model, coiling phagocytosis was observed with both vertebrate and invertebrate species but not with amoebae. With cells from humans and mice, this uptake mechanism was restricted to phagocytic cells of myeloid origin. The coiled membrane gaps did not give rise to phagosomes; instead, membrane fusion was followed by membrane dissipation. Thus, coiling of B. burgdorferi apparently is an alternative uptake mechanism used by metazoan phagocytes, involving special membrane processing. However, coiling phagocytosis may show different features with different microbes.
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- M G Rittig
- Department of Anatomy I, University of Erlangen, Germany
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Lutz MB, Girolomoni G, Ricciardi-Castagnoli P. The role of cytokines in functional regulation and differentiation of dendritic cells. Immunobiology 1996; 195:431-55. [PMID: 8933149 DOI: 10.1016/s0171-2985(96)80014-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- M B Lutz
- CNR Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Center, Milan, Italy
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Lutz MB, Assmann CU, Girolomoni G, Ricciardi-Castagnoli P. Different cytokines regulate antigen uptake and presentation of a precursor dendritic cell line. Eur J Immunol 1996; 26:586-94. [PMID: 8605925 DOI: 10.1002/eji.1830260313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Langerhans cells (LC) and dendritic cells (DC) need to be activated in order to perform their antigen-presenting function. In this study, we explored the influence of cytokines on the uptake and presentation of protein antigens by the retrovirally immortalized myeloid cell line FSDC. This cell line was generated from mouse fetal skin and was previously shown to have the characteristics of early DC precursors. Both FSDC and bone marrow-derived DC (BM-DC) were more effective in the pinocytosis of FITC-conjugated ovalbumin (FITC-OVA) and dextran (FITC-DX) than B cells or macrophages. Pretreatment of FSDC with granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) +/- interleukin (IL)-4 enhanced the pinocytic uptake of FITC-OVA and FITC-DX, but did not induce antigen-presenting capacity. In contrast, untreated FSDC or FSDC pre-incubated with GM-CSF +/- IL-4 suppressed T cell responses. Treatment of FSDC with IFN-gamma reduced pinocytosis but increased the expression of MHC and co-stimulatory/adhesion molecules and promoted efficient presentation of OVA protein or peptide to the specific DO11.10 T cell hybridoma or to naive CD4+ T cells from DO11.10 TCR-transgenic mice. The results suggest that antigen uptake and antigen presentation in DC are regulated by different cytokine signals provided by the surrounding tissue.
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- M B Lutz
- CNR Center of Cytopharmacology, University of Milan, Italy
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