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Zhu R, Yao X, Li W. Langerhans cells and skin immune diseases. Eur J Immunol 2024:e2250280. [PMID: 39030782 DOI: 10.1002/eji.202250280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/22/2024]
Abstract
Langerhans cells (LCs) are the key antigen-presenting cells in the epidermis in normal conditions and respond differentially to environmental and/or endogenous stimuli, exerting either proinflammatory or anti-inflammatory effects. Current knowledge about LCs mainly originates from studies utilizing mouse models, whereas with the development of single-cell techniques, there has been significant progress for human LCs, which has updated our understanding of the phenotype, ontogeny, differentiation regulation, and function of LCs. In this review, we delineated the progress of human LCs and summarized LCs' function in inflammatory skin diseases, providing new ideas for precise regulation of LC function in the prevention and treatment of skin diseases.
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- Ronghui Zhu
- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Institute of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Department of Dermatology, Wuhan No. 1 Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P. R. China
- Hubei Province & Key Laboratory of Skin Infection and Immunity, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- Department, of Allergy and Rheumatology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Hospital for Skin Diseases, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Institute of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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Wong Lau A, Perez Pineda J, DeLouise LA. Immunomodulatory effects of nanoparticles on dendritic cells in a model of allergic contact dermatitis: importance of PD-L2 expression. Sci Rep 2023; 13:15992. [PMID: 37749142 PMCID: PMC10520013 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-42797-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Nanoparticle (NP) skin exposure is linked to an increased prevalence of allergic contact dermatitis. In our prior studies using the mouse contact hypersensitivity (CHS) model, we reported that silica 20 nm (SiO2) NPs suppressed the allergic response and titanium dioxide NPs doped with manganese (mTiO2) exacerbated it. In this work, we conducted in vitro experiments using bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) to study the combinatorial effect of the potent 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB) hapten sensitizer with SiO2 and mTiO2 NPs on BMDC cytotoxicity, cytokine secretion and phenotype using the B7 family ligands. Results show that DNFB and mTiO2 behave similarly and exhibit proinflammatory characteristics while SiO2 promotes a naive phenotype. We observe that the B7-H3 (CD276) ligand is only expressed on CD80 + (B7-1) BMDCs. Results from adoptive transfer CHS studies, combined with BMDC phenotype analysis, point to the importance of PD-L2 expression in modulating the adaptive immune response. This work identifies metrics that can be used to predict the effects of NPs on contact allergy and to guide efforts to engineer cell-based therapies to induce hapten specific immune tolerance.
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- Angela Wong Lau
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
- Department of Dermatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
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Lau AW, Pineda JP, DeLouise LA. Immunomodulatory Effects of Nanoparticles on Dendritic Cells in a Model of Allergic Contact Dermatitis - Importance of PD-L2 Expression. RESEARCH SQUARE 2023:rs.3.rs-3069059. [PMID: 37503107 PMCID: PMC10371126 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3069059/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
Abstract
Nanoparticle (NP) skin exposure is linked to the increased prevalence of allergic contact dermatitis. In prior studies using the mouse contact hypersensitivity (CHS) model, we reported that silica 20 nm (Si20nm) suppressed the allergic response and TiO2 doped with manganese (mTiO2) exacerbated it. In this work, we conducted in vitro experiments using bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) to study the combinatorial effect of the potent 2, 4-dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB) hapten sensitizer with Si20nm and mTiO2 NPs on BMDC cytotoxicity, cytokine secretion and phenotype using the B7 family ligands. Results show that DNFB and mTiO2 behave similarly and exhibit proinflammatory characteristics while Si20nm promotes a naive phenotype. We observe that the B7-H3 (CD276) ligand is only expressed on CD80+ (B7-1) BMDC. Results from adoptive transfer CHS studies, combined with BMDC phenotype analysis, point to the importance of PD-L2 expression in modulating the adaptive immune response. This work identifies metrics that can be used to predict the effects of NPs on contact allergy and to guide efforts to engineer cell-based therapies to induce antigen specific immune tolerance.
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- Angela Wong Lau
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
- Department of Dermatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
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The Roles of Skin Langerhans Cells in Immune Tolerance and Cancer Immunity. Vaccines (Basel) 2022; 10:vaccines10091380. [PMID: 36146458 PMCID: PMC9503294 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10091380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Revised: 08/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Langerhans cells (LC) are a unique population of tissue-resident macrophages with dendritic cell (DC) functionality that form a network of cells across the epidermis of the skin. Their location at the skin barrier suggests an important role for LC as immune sentinels at the skin surface. The classification of LC as DC over the past few decades has driven the scientific community to extensively study how LC function as DC-like cells that prime T cell immunity. However, LC are a unique type of tissue-resident macrophages, and recent evidence also supports an immunoregulatory role of LC at steady state and during specific inflammatory conditions, highlighting the impact of cutaneous environment in shaping LC functionality. In this mini review, we discuss the recent literature on the immune tolerance function of LC in homeostasis and disease conditions, including malignant transformation and progression; as well as LC functional plasticity for adaption to microenvironmental cues and the potential connection between LC population heterogeneity and functional diversity. Future investigation into the molecular mechanisms that LC use to integrate different microenvironment cues and adapt immunological responses for controlling LC functional plasticity is needed for future breakthroughs in tumor immunology, vaccine development, and treatments for inflammatory skin diseases.
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Scheinman PL, Vocanson M, Thyssen JP, Johansen JD, Nixon RL, Dear K, Botto NC, Morot J, Goldminz AM. Contact dermatitis. Nat Rev Dis Primers 2021; 7:38. [PMID: 34045488 DOI: 10.1038/s41572-021-00271-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Contact dermatitis (CD) is among the most common inflammatory dermatological conditions and includes allergic CD, photoallergic CD, irritant CD, photoirritant CD (also called phototoxic CD) and protein CD. Occupational CD can be of any type and is the most prevalent occupational skin disease. Each CD type is characterized by different immunological mechanisms and/or requisite exposures. Clinical manifestations of CD vary widely and multiple subtypes may occur simultaneously. The diagnosis relies on clinical presentation, thorough exposure assessment and evaluation with techniques such as patch testing and skin-prick testing. Management is based on patient education, avoidance strategies of specific substances, and topical treatments; in severe or recalcitrant cases, which can negatively affect the quality of life of patients, systemic medications may be needed.
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- Pamela L Scheinman
- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- CIRI - Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, INSERM, U1111; Univ Lyon; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon; CNRS, UMR, 5308, Lyon, France
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- National Allergy Research Centre, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- National Allergy Research Centre, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Skin Health Institute - Occupational Dermatology Research and Education Centre, Carlton, VIC, Australia
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- Skin Health Institute - Occupational Dermatology Research and Education Centre, Carlton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- CIRI - Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, INSERM, U1111; Univ Lyon; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon; CNRS, UMR, 5308, Lyon, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Sheng J, Chen Q, Wu X, Dong YW, Mayer J, Zhang J, Wang L, Bai X, Liang T, Sung YH, Goh WWB, Ronchese F, Ruedl C. Fate mapping analysis reveals a novel murine dermal migratory Langerhans-like cell population. eLife 2021; 10:65412. [PMID: 33769279 PMCID: PMC8110305 DOI: 10.7554/elife.65412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Dendritic cells residing in the skin represent a large family of antigen-presenting cells, ranging from long-lived Langerhans cells (LC) in the epidermis to various distinct classical dendritic cell subsets in the dermis. Through genetic fate mapping analysis and single-cell RNA-sequencing, we have identified a novel separate population of LC-independent CD207+CD326+ LClike cells in the dermis that homed at a slow rate to the lymph nodes (LNs). These LClike cells are long-lived and radio-resistant but, unlike LCs, they are gradually replenished by bone marrow-derived precursors under steady state. LClike cells together with cDC1s are the main migratory CD207+CD326+ cell fractions present in the LN and not, as currently assumed, LCs, which are barely detectable, if at all. Cutaneous tolerance to haptens depends on LClike cells, whereas LCs suppress effector CD8+ T-cell functions and inflammation locally in the skin during contact hypersensitivity. These findings bring new insights into the dynamism of cutaneous dendritic cells and their function opening novel avenues in the development of treatments to cure inflammatory skin disorders. Our immune cells are constantly on guard to defend and protect us against invading pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses. Specialized immune cells, known as antigen-presenting cells, or APCs, have a key role in this process. They engulf invaders, chew them up, and travel to the closest local lymph node to stimulate other immune cells with small fragments of these pathogens. This ramps up the immune response to control infection and disease. APCs are a large and diverse family of immune cells, which includes dendritic cells and macrophages. Some APCs work as mobile surveillance units, travelling around the body to find new threats. Others embed themselves in particular organs and tissues, such as the skin, to provide local, on-the-spot surveillance. Langerhans cells are one of the main types of APC in the skin and are found in the thin outer layer of the epidermis. While it is commonly believed that Langerhans cells can move from the epidermis to the skin-draining lymph nodes, some seemingly contradictory evidence exists to suggest that this may not be the case. Now, Sheng et al. have investigated this issue by tracking APCs, including Langerhans cells, in the skin of mice. A powerful genetic cell labelling technique allowed them to track the movement of immune cells inside a living mouse. Sheng et al. found that majority of 'real' Langerhans cells did not leave the skin. Yet, a second lookalike cell that shared many of the same features of a Langerhans cell was found in the dermal layer of skin, and this cell could travel to local lymph nodes. Both the original and lookalike cells had distinct and separate roles in the skin. This research, which has uncovered a new type of Langerhans-like immune cell in the skin, may be extremely useful for developing new targeted therapies to boost immune responses during infection; or to suppress inappropriate immune activation that can lead to autoimmune diseases, such as psoriasis.
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- Jianpeng Sheng
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, Singapore, Singapore
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- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, Singapore, Singapore
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- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, Singapore, Singapore
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- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, Singapore, Singapore
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- Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, Singapore, Singapore
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- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, Singapore, Singapore
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- Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, Singapore, Singapore
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Clausen BE. Talin1 sets the stage for dendritic cell activation. J Exp Med 2021; 217:151963. [PMID: 32697285 PMCID: PMC7398172 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20200574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
In this issue of JEM, Lim et al. (https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20191810) provide exciting new evidence that talin1 plays an essential role in dendritic cell (DC) maturation and activation. Using conditional knockout mice, they demonstrate that talin1 promotes the formation of a preassembled TLR–Myddosome signaling complex in steady-state DCs but not macrophages. This may explain why DCs respond faster and more vigorously to TLR ligand binding than their closely related macrophages.
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- Björn E Clausen
- Institute for Molecular Medicine and Paul Klein Center for Immune Intervention, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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Kubota N, Saito A, Tanaka R, Nakamura Y, Watanabe R, Fujisawa Y, Ishitsuka Y, Clausen BE, Fujimoto M, Okiyama N. Langerhans Cells Suppress CD8 + T Cells In Situ during Mucocutaneous Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease. J Invest Dermatol 2020; 141:1177-1187.e3. [PMID: 33091425 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Revised: 08/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) induced by allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is an immunological disorder in which donor lymphocytes attack recipient organs. It has been proven that recipient nonhematopoietic tissue cells, such as keratinocytes, are sufficient as immunological targets for allogenic donor T cells, whereas Langerhans cells (LCs) are potent professional hematopoietic antigen-presenting cells existing in the target epidermis and eliminated during the early phase of mucocutaneous aGVHD. Moreover, LCs have been reported to negatively regulate various types of immune responses. Here, we present data showing that initial depletion of recipient LCs exacerbates mucocutaneous lesions in a murine model of allogenic bone marrow transplantation-induced aGVHD. Furthermore, another murine model of mucocutaneous aGVHD induced in mice with keratinocytes genetically expressing chicken ovalbumin by transfer of ovalbumin-specific CD8+ OT-I cells also showed that LC-depleted recipient mice develop aggravated mucocutaneous disease owing to decreased apoptosis of skin-infiltrating OT-I cells. Moreover, coexisting LCs directly induce apoptosis and inhibit the proliferation of OT-I cells in vitro partially via B7 family proteins. Collectively, our results indicate that LCs negatively regulate mucocutaneous aGVHD-like lesions in situ by inhibiting the number of infiltrating CD8+ T cells.
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- Noriko Kubota
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Course of Integrated Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
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Lukas D, Dietze-Schwonberg K, Kautz-Neu K, Lorenz B, Yogev N, Clausen BE, von Stebut E. Induction of Regulatory T Cells in Leishmania major‒Infected BALB/c Mice Does Not Require Langerin+ Dendritic Cells. J Invest Dermatol 2020; 141:936-938. [PMID: 32941919 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Dominika Lukas
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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Lim TJF, Bunjamin M, Ruedl C, Su IH. Talin1 controls dendritic cell activation by regulating TLR complex assembly and signaling. J Exp Med 2020; 217:e20191810. [PMID: 32438408 PMCID: PMC7398162 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20191810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Talin critically controls integrin-dependent cell migration, but its regulatory role in skin dendritic cells (DCs) during inflammatory responses has not been investigated. Here, we show that talin1 regulates not only integrin-dependent Langerhans cell (LC) migration, but also MyD88-dependent Toll-like receptor (TLR)-stimulated DC activation. Talin1-deficient LCs failed to exit the epidermis, resulting in reduced LC migration to skin-draining lymph nodes (sdLNs) and defective skin tolerance induction, while talin1-deficient dermal DCs unexpectedly accumulated in the dermis despite their actomyosin-dependent migratory capabilities. Furthermore, talin1-deficient DCs exhibited compromised chemotaxis, NFκB activation, and proinflammatory cytokine production. Mechanistically, talin1 was required for the formation of preassembled TLR complexes in DCs at steady state via direct interaction with MyD88 and PIP5K. Local production of PIP2 by PIP5K then recruited TIRAP to the preassembled complexes, which were required for TLR signalosome assembly during DC activation. Thus, talin1 regulates MyD88-dependent TLR signaling pathways in DCs through a novel mechanism with implications for antimicrobial and inflammatory immune responses.
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- Thomas Jun Feng Lim
- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology & Cell Signalling, School of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology & Cell Signalling, School of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Laboratory of Immunology, School of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology & Cell Signalling, School of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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Friedrich AD, Campo VE, Cela EM, Morelli AE, Shufesky WJ, Tckacheva OA, Leoni J, Paz ML, Larregina AT, González Maglio DH. Oral administration of lipoteichoic acid from Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG overcomes UVB-induced immunosuppression and impairs skin tumor growth in mice. Eur J Immunol 2019; 49:2095-2102. [PMID: 31334839 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201848024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
There is increasing evidence of the relevant connection and regulation between the gut and skin immune axis. In fact, oral administration of lipoteichoic acid (LTA) from Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) prevents the development of UV-induced skin tumors in chronically exposed mice. Here we aim to evaluate whether this LTA is able to revert UV-induced immunosuppression as a mechanism involved in its anti-tumor effect and whether it has an immunotherapeutic effect against cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Using a mouse model of contact hypersensitivity, we demonstrate that LTA overcomes UV-induced skin immunosuppression. This effect was in part achieved by modulating the phenotype of lymph node resident dendritic cells (DC) and the homing of skin migratory DC. Importantly, oral LTA reduced significantly the growth of established skin tumors once UV radiation was discontinued, demonstrating that it has a therapeutic, besides the already demonstrated preventive antitumor effect. The data presented here strongly indicates that oral administration of LTA represents a promising immunotherapeutic approach for different conditions in which the skin immune system is compromised.
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- Adrián D Friedrich
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Cátedra de Inmunología, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- CONICET - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral (IDEHU), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Cátedra de Inmunología, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,CONICET - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral (IDEHU), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Surgery and Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- CONICET - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral (IDEHU), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Cátedra de Inmunología, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,CONICET - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral (IDEHU), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Cátedra de Inmunología, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,CONICET - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral (IDEHU), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Rajesh A, Wise L, Hibma M. The role of Langerhans cells in pathologies of the skin. Immunol Cell Biol 2019; 97:700-713. [PMID: 30989674 DOI: 10.1111/imcb.12253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 03/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Langerhans cells (LCs) are epidermal immune cells of myeloid origin. Although these cells were primarily thought to play a defensive role in the skin, evidence now indicates a diverse range of LC-mediated effects including the relay of viral antigens in herpes simplex infection, recruitment of eosinophils in atopic dermatitis and promotion of a Th17 response in Candida infection. LCs may have a protective or suppressive function in pathologies of the skin, with differing functions being driven by the skin milieu. Understanding LC function will help guide the development of interventions that modulate these cells for therapeutic benefit.
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- Aarthi Rajesh
- Department of Pathology, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Pathology, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Backer RA, Diener N, Clausen BE. Langerin +CD8 + Dendritic Cells in the Splenic Marginal Zone: Not So Marginal After All. Front Immunol 2019; 10:741. [PMID: 31031751 PMCID: PMC6474365 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Dendritic cells (DC) fulfill an essential sentinel function within the immune system, acting at the interface of innate and adaptive immunity. The DC family, both in mouse and man, shows high functional heterogeneity in order to orchestrate immune responses toward the immense variety of pathogens and other immunological threats. In this review, we focus on the Langerin+CD8+ DC subpopulation in the spleen. Langerin+CD8+ DC exhibit a high ability to take up apoptotic/dying cells, and therefore they are essential to prime and shape CD8+ T cell responses. Next to the induction of immunity toward blood-borne pathogens, i.e., viruses, these DC are important for the regulation of tolerance toward cell-associated self-antigens. The ontogeny and differentiation pathways of CD8+CD103+ DC should be further explored to better understand the immunological role of these cells as a prerequisite of their therapeutic application.
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- Ronald A Backer
- Paul Klein Center for Immune Intervention, Institute for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Paul Klein Center for Immune Intervention, Institute for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Paul Klein Center for Immune Intervention, Institute for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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Wang Z, Wang W, Chai Q, Zhu M. Langerhans Cells Control Lymphatic Vessel Function during Inflammation via LIGHT-LTβR Signaling. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 202:2999-3007. [PMID: 30952816 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1801578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The lymphatic vasculature is an important route for dendritic cell (DC) or tumor cell migration from peripheral tissues to draining lymph nodes (DLNs). However, the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms remain poorly understood. In this study, using conventional bone marrow chimeric mice and additional UVB radiation, we found that deficiency of LIGHT but not lymphotoxin (LT) α1β2, likely on radioresistant Langerhans cells (LCs), resulted in impaired skin DC migration to DLNs during LPS-induced inflammation. In addition, LT β receptor (LTβR), but not herpes virus entry mediator, was found to be the receptor of LIGHT controlling DC migration. Furthermore, conditional deficiency of LTβR in Tie2 cre or Lyve1 cre mice, but not in LTβR-deficient bone marrow chimeric mice, impaired DC migration, suggesting an important role of LTβR in radioresistant lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs), although the role of LTβR in blood endothelial cells remains intriguing. Mechanistically, the gene expression of both CCL21 and CCL19 was found to be reduced in skin LECs isolated from LC-LIGHT-conditionally deficient or Lyve1 cre Ltbr fl/fl mice compared with their controls upon LPS stimulation. Soluble recombinant LIGHT was able to upregulate CCL21 and CCL19 gene expression on SVEC4-10 endothelial cells. Doxycycline, an inhibitor of soluble LIGHT release in the inflamed skin, impaired skin CCL21 and CCL19 expression and DC migration. In addition, melanoma cell metastasis to DLNs was also inhibited in LC-LIGHT-conditionally deficient or Lyve1 cre Ltbr fl/fl mice. Together, our data suggest, to our knowledge, a previously unrecognized scenario in which LCs activate LECs via the LIGHT-LTβR signaling axis to promote DC migration or tumor cell metastasis.
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- Zhongnan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; and.,College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; and.,College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; and
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- Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; and .,College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Guttman-Yassky E, Zhou L, Krueger JG. The skin as an immune organ: Tolerance versus effector responses and applications to food allergy and hypersensitivity reactions. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2019; 144:362-374. [PMID: 30954522 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Skin is replete with immunocompetent cells that modulate signaling pathways to maintain a salubrious immunogenic/tolerogenic balance. This fertile immune environment plays a significant role in the development of allergic responses and sensitivities, but the mechanisms underlying these pathways have been underappreciated and underused with respect to developing therapeutics. Among the complex repertoire of cells that promote tolerogenic pathways in the periphery, 2 key classes include dendritic cells and regulatory T (Treg) cells. Immature dendritic cells are the first line of defense, patrolling the periphery, sampling antigens, and secreting cytokines that suppress immune cells and promote the survival of Treg cells. Skin-homing Treg cells also play a critical role in mitigating the reactivity of immune cells, secreting high levels of cytokines that promote tolerance. Therapeutic approaches that capitalize on our knowledge of the rich cellular and molecular environment are emerging and show great promise. We will discuss the advantages and challenges of 5 such strategies and how these therapies might mitigate the atopic march by facilitating tolerance. We conclude that skin is a multifaceted structure that provides a fertile ground for therapeutic discovery. Accordingly, ongoing work in this domain will no doubt continue to deliver exciting progress for improved health outcomes.
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- Emma Guttman-Yassky
- Laboratory of Inflammatory Skin Diseases, Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY.
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- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Laboratory for Investigative Dermatology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY
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Honda T, Egawa G, Kabashima K. Antigen presentation and adaptive immune responses in skin. Int Immunol 2019; 31:423-429. [DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxz005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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For the induction of adequate cutaneous immune responses, the antigen presentation and recognition that occur in both the skin and skin-draining lymph nodes are essential. In each process of cutaneous immune responses, several distinct subsets of immune cells, including dendritic cells and T cells, are involved, and they elicit their respective functions in a harmonious manner. For example, in the elicitation phase of cutaneous acquired immunity, immune cells form a specific lymphoid structure named inducible skin-associated lymphoid tissue (iSALT) to facilitate efficient antigen presentation in situ. In this short review, we will overview the mechanisms of how antigens are presented and how cutaneous adaptive immune responses are conducted in the skin, especially focusing on contact hypersensitivity, a prototypic adaptive immune response in the skin.
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- Tetsuya Honda
- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan
- Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) and Skin Research Institute of Singapore (SRIS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Biopolis, Immunos, Singapore
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Sumpter TL, Balmert SC, Kaplan DH. Cutaneous immune responses mediated by dendritic cells and mast cells. JCI Insight 2019; 4:123947. [PMID: 30626752 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.123947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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In the skin, complex cellular networks maintain barrier function and immune homeostasis. Tightly regulated multicellular cascades are required to initiate innate and adaptive immune responses. Innate immune cells, particularly DCs and mast cells, are central to these networks. Early studies evaluated the function of these cells in isolation, but recent studies clearly demonstrate that cutaneous DCs (dermal DCs and Langerhans cells) physically interact with neighboring cells and are receptive to activation signals from surrounding cells, such as mast cells. These interactions amplify immune activation. In this review, we discuss the known functions of cutaneous DC populations and mast cells and recent studies highlighting their roles within cellular networks that determine cutaneous immune responses.
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- Department of Dermatology and.,Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Loh JT, Lim TJF, Ikumi K, Matoba T, Janela B, Gunawan M, Toyama T, Bunjamin M, Ng LG, Poidinger M, Morita A, Ginhoux F, Yamazaki S, Lam KP, Su IH. Ezh2 Controls Skin Tolerance through Distinct Mechanisms in Different Subsets of Skin Dendritic Cells. iScience 2018; 10:23-39. [PMID: 30496973 PMCID: PMC6260444 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2018.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Revised: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Ezh2, a well-established epigenetic repressor, can down-regulate leukocyte inflammatory responses, but its role in cutaneous health remains elusive. Here we demonstrate that Ezh2 controls cutaneous tolerance by regulating Langerhans cell (LC) transmigration across the epidermal basement membrane directly via Talin1 methylation. Ezh2 deficiency impaired disassembly of adhesion structures in LCs, leading to their defective integrin-dependent emigration from the epidermis and failure in tolerance induction. Moreover, mobilization of Ezh2-deficient Langerin– dermal dendritic cells (dDCs) via high-dose treatment with a weak allergen restored tolerance, which is associated with an increased tolerogenic potential of Langerin– dDCs likely due to epigenetic de-repression of Aldh in the absence of Ezh2. Our data reveal novel roles for Ezh2 in governing LC- and dDC-mediated host protection against cutaneous allergen via distinct mechanisms. Ezh2 regulates LC transmigration across basement membrane via Talin1 methylation Ezh2-mediated LC migration is required for cutaneous tolerance induction Ezh2 represses Aldh epigenetically in dermal DCs Ezh2-deficient dermal DCs exhibit increased tolerogenicity
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- Jia Tong Loh
- School of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Republic of Singapore; Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 20 Biopolis Way, Singapore 138668, Republic of Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Immunology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan; Department of Geriatric and Environmental Dermatology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan; Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 8A Biomedical Grove, Singapore 138648, Republic of Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan
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- School of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Republic of Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 8A Biomedical Grove, Singapore 138648, Republic of Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 8A Biomedical Grove, Singapore 138648, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Geriatric and Environmental Dermatology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 8A Biomedical Grove, Singapore 138648, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Immunology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan
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- Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 20 Biopolis Way, Singapore 138668, Republic of Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Republic of Singapore.
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Otsuka M, Egawa G, Kabashima K. Uncovering the Mysteries of Langerhans Cells, Inflammatory Dendritic Epidermal Cells, and Monocyte-Derived Langerhans Cell-Like Cells in the Epidermis. Front Immunol 2018; 9:1768. [PMID: 30105033 PMCID: PMC6077183 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The identity of Langerhans cells (LCs) has been called into question of late due to the increasing evidence that LCs originate from macrophage lineage instead of dendritic cell (DC) lineage as previously thought. For many years, LCs have been assumed to be DCs due to its migratory capabilities. However, recent studies have demonstrated that LCs are from macrophage lineage of the adult fetal liver (FL) progenitor. Bona fide LCs are now considered tissue-resident macrophages as they originate from the FL as shown by fate mapping models. In recent years, studies have shown that there are three types of antigen-presenting cells present in the epidermis, such as LCs, monocyte-derived LC-like cells, and inflammatory dendritic epidermal cells (IDECs). Of these, LC-like cells have been characterized in both human and mouse studies, while IDECs have only been described in human studies. This has shed a new light on the area of epidermal macrophages, suggesting that there might be a misidentification and misclassification of LCs. IDECs and LC-like cells have been shown to be present in both steady state and inflammatory state, but they are present in more significant amounts under inflammatory conditions such as atopic dermatitis, ultra violet injury, and psoriasis. In this review, we discuss what is already known and discuss the possible roles of LCs, LC-like cells, and IDECs during inflammation. Most intriguingly, we discuss the possibility of LCs having a dual identity as both a macrophage and a DC. This is shown as LCs are the only tissue-resident macrophage to have shown migratory property-like DCs.
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- Masayuki Otsuka
- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Singapore, Singapore.,Institute of Medical Biology (IMB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Biopolis, Singapore, Singapore
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Zhang X, Liu Q, Wang J, Li G, Weiland M, Yu FS, Mi QS, Gu J, Zhou L. TIM-4 is differentially expressed in the distinct subsets of dendritic cells in skin and skin-draining lymph nodes and controls skin Langerhans cell homeostasis. Oncotarget 2018; 7:37498-37512. [PMID: 27224924 PMCID: PMC5122327 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.9546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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T cell immunoglobulin and mucin-4 (TIM-4), mainly expressed on dendritic cells (DC) and macrophages, plays an essential role in regulating immune responses. Langerhans cells (LC), which are the sole DC subpopulation residing at the epidermis, are potent mediators of immune surveillance and tolerance. However, the significance of TIM-4 on epidermal LCs, along with other cutaneous DCs, remains totally unexplored. For the first time, we discovered that epidermal LCs expressed TIM-4 and displayed an increased level of TIM-4 expression upon migration. We also found that dermal CD207+ DCs and lymph node (LN) resident CD207−CD4+ DCs highly expressed TIM-4, while dermal CD207− DCs and LN CD207−CD4− DCs had limited TIM-4 expressions. Using TIM-4-deficient mice, we further demonstrated that loss of TIM-4 significantly upregulated the frequencies of epidermal LCs and LN resident CD207−CD4+ DCs. In spite of this, the epidermal LCs of TIM-4-deficient mice displayed normal phagocytic and migratory abilities, comparable maturation status upon the stimulation as well as normal repopulation under the inflamed state. Moreover, lack of TIM-4 did not affect dinitrofluorobenzene-induced contact hypersensitivity response. In conclusion, our results indicated that TIM-4 was differentially expressed in the distinct subsets of DCs in skin and skin-draining LNs, and specifically regulated epidermal LC and LN CD207−CD4+ DC homeostasis.
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- Xilin Zhang
- Department of Dermatology, Second Military Medical University Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China.,Henry Ford Immunology Program, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States of America.,Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States of America
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- Henry Ford Immunology Program, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States of America.,Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States of America
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- Henry Ford Immunology Program, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States of America.,Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States of America
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- Henry Ford Immunology Program, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States of America.,Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States of America
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- Henry Ford Immunology Program, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States of America.,Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States of America
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- Henry Ford Immunology Program, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States of America.,Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States of America.,Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Dermatology, Second Military Medical University Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Henry Ford Immunology Program, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States of America.,Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States of America.,Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States of America
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Deckers J, Hammad H, Hoste E. Langerhans Cells: Sensing the Environment in Health and Disease. Front Immunol 2018; 9:93. [PMID: 29449841 PMCID: PMC5799717 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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In the last few decades, our understanding of Langerhans cells (LCs) has drastically changed based on novel findings regarding the developmental origin and biological functions of these epidermis-specific resident immune cells. It has become clear that LCs not only exert pivotal roles in immune surveillance and homeostasis but also impact on pathology by either inducing tolerance or mediating inflammation. Their unique capabilities to self-renew within the epidermis, while also being able to migrate to lymph nodes in order to present antigen, place LCs in a key position to sample the local environment and decide on the appropriate cutaneous immune response. Exciting new data distinguishing LCs from Langerin+ dermal dendritic cells (DCs) on a functional and ontogenic level reveal crucial roles for LCs in trauma and various skin pathologies, which will be thoroughly discussed here. However, despite rapid progress in the field, the exact role of LCs during immune responses has not been completely elucidated. This review focuses on what mouse models that have been developed in order to enable the study of murine LCs and other Langerin-expressing DCs have taught us about LC development and function.
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- Julie Deckers
- VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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West HC, Bennett CL. Redefining the Role of Langerhans Cells As Immune Regulators within the Skin. Front Immunol 2018; 8:1941. [PMID: 29379502 PMCID: PMC5770803 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Langerhans cells (LC) are a unique population of tissue-resident macrophages that form a network of cells across the epidermis of the skin, but which have the ability to migrate from the epidermis to draining lymph nodes (LN). Their location at the skin barrier suggests a key role as immune sentinels. However, despite decades of research, the role of LC in skin immunity is unclear; ablation of LC results in neither fatal susceptibility to skin infection nor overt autoimmunity due to lack of immune regulation. Our understanding of immune processes has traditionally been centered on secondary lymphoid organs as sites of lymphocyte priming and differentiation, which is exemplified by LC, initially defined as a paradigm for tissue dendritic cells that migrate to draining LN on maturation. But, more recently, an awareness of the importance of the tissue environment in shaping effector immunity has emerged. In this mini-review, we discuss whether our lack of understanding of LC function stems from our lymph node-centric view of these cells, and question whether a focus on LC as immune regulators in situ in the skin may reveal clearer answers about their function in cutaneous immunology.
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- Heather C. West
- Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Division of Cancer Studies, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Division of Cancer Studies, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Averbeck M, Kuhn S, Bühligen J, Götte M, Simon JC, Polte T. Syndecan-1 regulates dendritic cell migration in cutaneous hypersensitivity to haptens. Exp Dermatol 2017; 26:1060-1067. [PMID: 28453867 DOI: 10.1111/exd.13374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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In human dendritic cells (DCs), we previously demonstrated in vitro that syndecan-1 (SDC1) is downregulated during maturation correlating with enhanced motility. We investigated the effects of SDC1 on DC migration in vivo during TNCB(2,4,6-trinitro-1-chlorobenzene)-induced cutaneous hypersensitivity reaction (CHS) in mice. We show that DC in SDC1-deficient mice migrated faster and at a higher rate to lymph nodes draining the hapten-painted skin. Adoptive transfer of SDC1-deficient hapten- and fluorochrome-labelled DC into wild-type (WT) mice led to increased and faster migration of DC to paracortical lymph nodes, and to a stronger CHS compared to WT DC. In SDC1-/- mice, CCR7 remains longer on the DC surface within the first 15-minutes maturation (after LPS-induced maturation). In addition, a time-dependent upregulation of CCL2, CCL3, VCAM1 and talin was found during maturation in SDC1-/- DC. However, no difference in T-cell-stimulating capacity of SDC1-deficient DC was found compared to WT DC. Mechanistically, SDC1-deficient DC showed enhanced migration towards CCL21 and CCL19. This may result from functional overexpression of CCR7 in SDC1-/- DC. Increased and accelerated migration of otherwise functionally intact SDC1-deficient DC leads to an exacerbated CHS. Based on our results, we conclude that SDC1 on DC negatively regulates DC migration.
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- Marco Averbeck
- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Immunology, UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Department of Environmental Immunology, UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Leipzig, Germany
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Bruhs A, Proksch E, Schwarz T, Schwarz A. Disruption of the Epidermal Barrier Induces Regulatory T Cells via IL-33 in Mice. J Invest Dermatol 2017; 138:570-579. [PMID: 29045819 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Disturbance of the epidermal barrier by UVR is associated with the release of antimicrobial peptides and inflammatory cytokines for the purpose of a danger response. On the other hand, UVR causes immunosuppression via regulatory T cells (Treg) that limit the inflammatory reaction. The concurrent induction of antimicrobial peptides and Treg by UVR may represent a counter-regulatory mechanism in response to barrier disruption, preventing microbial superinfection and sensitization to contact allergens, respectively, both of which cross impaired epidermis more easily. Thus, using a model of murine contact hypersensitivity we examined if disruption of the epidermal barrier only initiates similar counter-regulatory mechanisms via the generation of Treg. Sensitization through tape-stripped skin induced a weaker contact hypersensitivity response than in control mice. This was due to the induction of antigen-specific Treg, as demonstrated in adoptive transfer and depletion experiments utilizing DEREG mice. Treg induction by tape stripping was linked to the expression of the alarmin IL-33, as blockade of IL-33 exacerbated contact hypersensitivity, whereas injection of IL-33 inhibited contact hypersensitivity and induced Treg. These results demonstrate that epidermal barrier disruption, in addition to danger signals, induces regulatory events that prevent exaggerated skin inflammation and that IL-33 appears to be critically involved in this process.
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- Anika Bruhs
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
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Ontogeny and function of murine epidermal Langerhans cells. Nat Immunol 2017; 18:1068-1075. [PMID: 28926543 DOI: 10.1038/ni.3815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Langerhans cells (LCs) are epidermis-resident antigen-presenting cells that share a common ontogeny with macrophages but function as dendritic cells (DCs). Their development, recruitment and retention in the epidermis is orchestrated by interactions with keratinocytes through multiple mechanisms. LC and dermal DC subsets often show functional redundancy, but LCs are required for specific types of adaptive immune responses when antigen is concentrated in the epidermis. This Review will focus on those developmental and functional properties that are unique to LCs.
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Skin is the largest organ of the body with a complex network of multitude of cell types that perform plastic and dynamic cellular communication to maintain several vital processes such as inflammation, immune response including induction of tolerance and disease prevention, wound healing, and angiogenesis. Of paramount importance are immunological functions of the skin that protect from harmful exposure coming from external and internal environments. Awareness of skin immunity can provide a better comprehension of inflammation, autoimmunity, cancer, graft-versus-host disease, vaccination, and immunotherapy approaches. This paper will update on what we currently know about immune sentinels contributing to skin immunity.
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- Agata Matejuk
- Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland. .,Faculty of Science and Technology, Karkonosze College, Jelenia Góra, Poland.
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Monitoring Skin Dendritic Cells in Steady State and Inflammation by Immunofluorescence Microscopy and Flow Cytometry. Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1559:37-52. [PMID: 28063035 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6786-5_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Skin dendritic cells (DC) are strategically positioned at the body's second largest epithelial border to the environment. Hence they are the first antigen presenting cells that encounter invading pathogens and environmental antigens, including contact sensitizers and carcinogens penetrating the skin. Moreover, DC have the unique ability to induce immunity or tolerance and thus take center stage in regulating innate and adaptive immune responses. Skin DC can be divided into several phenotypically and functionally distinct subtypes. The three main subsets are Langerin+ epidermal Langerhans cells (LC) and Langerin+ as well as Langerinneg dermal DC. In the steady state skin DC form a dense network to survey the periphery for pathogens and harmful substances breaching the cutaneous barrier. During inflammation DC become rapidly activated and start their migration to skin-draining lymph nodes where they initiate antigen-specific T cell responses. The homeostasis and mobilization of DC in the skin can be visualized by immunofluorescent staining of epidermal and dermal sheet preparations or skin sections. Here, we describe in detail how inflammation can be induced in the skin with tape stripping or FITC painting and how the skin DC network can be monitored using immunofluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry.
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Ortner D, Tripp CH, Komenda K, Dubrac S, Zelger B, Hermann M, Doppler W, Tymoszuk PZ, Boon L, Clausen BE, Stoitzner P. Langerhans cells and NK cells cooperate in the inhibition of chemical skin carcinogenesis. Oncoimmunology 2016; 6:e1260215. [PMID: 28344868 PMCID: PMC5353916 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2016.1260215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Tissue immunosurveillance is an important mechanism to prevent cancer. Skin treatment with the carcinogen 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA), followed by the tumor promoter 12-O-tetra-decanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA), is an established murine model for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). However, the innate immunological events occurring during the initiation of chemical carcinogenesis with DMBA remain elusive. Here, we discovered that natural killer (NK) cells and Langerhans cells (LC) cooperate to impair this oncogenic process in murine skin. The depletion of NK cells or LC caused an accumulation of DNA-damaged, natural killer group 2D-ligand (NKG2D-L) expressing keratinocytes and accelerated tumor growth. Notably, the secretion of TNFα mainly by LC promoted the recruitment of NK cells into the epidermis. Indeed, the TNFα-induced chemokines CCL2 and CXCL10 directed NK cells to DMBA-treated epidermis. Our findings reveal a novel mechanism how innate immune cells cooperate in the inhibition of cutaneous chemical carcinogenesis.
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- Daniela Ortner
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Innsbruck , Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Innsbruck , Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Innsbruck , Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Innsbruck , Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Innsbruck , Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck , Innsbruck, Austria
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- Section for Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Innsbruck , Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine VI, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Rheumatology & Pneumology, Medical University of Innsbruck , Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz , Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Innsbruck , Innsbruck, Austria
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Ufer F, Vargas P, Engler JB, Tintelnot J, Schattling B, Winkler H, Bauer S, Kursawe N, Willing A, Keminer O, Ohana O, Salinas-Riester G, Pless O, Kuhl D, Friese MA. Arc/Arg3.1 governs inflammatory dendritic cell migration from the skin and thereby controls T cell activation. Sci Immunol 2016; 1:eaaf8665. [PMID: 28783680 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aaf8665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Skin-migratory dendritic cells (migDCs) are pivotal antigen-presenting cells that continuously transport antigens to draining lymph nodes and regulate immune responses. However, identification of migDCs is complicated by the lack of distinguishing markers, and it remains unclear which molecules determine their migratory capacity during inflammation. We show that, in the skin, the neuronal plasticity molecule activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein/activity-regulated gene 3.1 (Arc/Arg3.1) was strictly confined to migDCs. Mechanistically, Arc/Arg3.1 was required for accelerated DC migration during inflammation because it regulated actin dynamics through nonmuscle myosin II. Accordingly, Arc/Arg3.1-dependent DC migration was critical for mounting T cell responses in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and allergic contact dermatitis. Thus, Arc/Arg3.1 was restricted to migDCs in the skin and drove fast DC migration by exclusively coordinating cytoskeletal changes in response to inflammatory challenges. These findings commend Arc/Arg3.1 as a universal switch in migDCs that may be exploited to selectively modify immune responses.
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- Friederike Ufer
- Institut für Neuroimmunologie und Multiple Sklerose, Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie Hamburg, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR 144, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut für Neuroimmunologie und Multiple Sklerose, Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie Hamburg, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Neuroimmunologie und Multiple Sklerose, Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie Hamburg, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Neuroimmunologie und Multiple Sklerose, Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie Hamburg, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Neuroimmunologie und Multiple Sklerose, Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie Hamburg, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Neuroimmunologie und Multiple Sklerose, Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie Hamburg, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Neuroimmunologie und Multiple Sklerose, Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie Hamburg, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Neuroimmunologie und Multiple Sklerose, Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie Hamburg, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Fraunhofer-Institut für Molekularbiologie und Angewandte Oekologie IME, ScreeningPort, 22525 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Molekulare und Zelluläre Kognition, Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie Hamburg, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Microarray and Deep-Sequencing Core Facility, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Fraunhofer-Institut für Molekularbiologie und Angewandte Oekologie IME, ScreeningPort, 22525 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Molekulare und Zelluläre Kognition, Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie Hamburg, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Neuroimmunologie und Multiple Sklerose, Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie Hamburg, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany.
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Honda T, Otsuka A, Kabashima K. Novel insights into cutaneous immune systems revealed by in vivo imaging. Allergol Int 2016; 65:228-34. [PMID: 27021658 DOI: 10.1016/j.alit.2016.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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In vivo imaging is a novel experimental approach for biological research. Multiphoton microscopy (MPM), a type of fluorescence microscopy, is a new tool for in vivo imaging analysis. MPM allows observation of both tissue structures and cell behaviors or cell-cell interactions in living animals in real time. Skin is an ideal tissue for MPM analysis as it is directly accessible to the microscope. In the skin, immune cells cooperate to maintain skin homeostasis or to exert immune responses against foreign antigens. In vivo imaging by MPM analysis provides precise information on cell dynamics in the skin, and has significantly expanded our knowledge of the cutaneous immune system. In this review, we will discuss recent insights related to the mechanisms of allergic skin inflammation that have been revealed by MPM analysis.
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HONDA T, KABASHIMA K. Novel concept of iSALT (inducible skin-associated lymphoid tissue) in the elicitation of allergic contact dermatitis. PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN ACADEMY. SERIES B, PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2016; 92:20-28. [PMID: 26755397 PMCID: PMC4880547 DOI: 10.2183/pjab.92.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is one of the most common inflammatory skin diseases, which is classified as a delayed-type hypersensitivity immune response. The development of ACD is divided into two phases: sensitization and elicitation. In the sensitization phase, antigen-specific effector T cells are induced in the draining lymph nodes by antigen-captured cutaneous dendritic cells (DCs) that migrate from the skin. In the elicitation phase, the effector T cells are activated in the skin by antigen-captured cutaneous DCs and produce various chemical mediators, which create antigen-specific inflammation. In this review, we discuss the recent advancements in the immunological mechanisms of ACD, focusing on the mechanisms in the elicitation phase. The observations of elicitation of CHS lead to the emerging novel concept of iSALT (inducible skin-associated lymphoid tissue).
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- Tetsuya HONDA
- Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Integrin α E (CD103) Is Involved in Regulatory T-Cell Function in Allergic Contact Hypersensitivity. J Invest Dermatol 2015. [DOI: 10.1038/jid.2015.287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Clausen BE, Stoitzner P. Functional Specialization of Skin Dendritic Cell Subsets in Regulating T Cell Responses. Front Immunol 2015; 6:534. [PMID: 26557117 PMCID: PMC4617171 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Dendritic cells (DC) are a heterogeneous family of professional antigen-presenting cells classically recognized as most potent inducers of adaptive immune responses. In this respect, Langerhans cells have long been considered to be prototypic immunogenic DC in the skin. More recently this view has considerably changed. The generation of in vivo cell ablation and lineage tracing models revealed the complexity of the skin DC network and, in particular, established the existence of a number of phenotypically distinct Langerin+ and negative DC populations in the dermis. Moreover, by now we appreciate that DC also exert important regulatory functions and are required for the maintenance of tolerance toward harmless foreign and self-antigens. This review summarizes our current understanding of the skin-resident DC system in the mouse and discusses emerging concepts on the functional specialization of the different skin DC subsets in regulating T cell responses. Special consideration is given to antigen cross-presentation as well as immune reactions toward contact sensitizers, cutaneous pathogens, and tumors. These studies form the basis for the manipulation of the human counterparts of the murine DC subsets to promote immunity or tolerance for the treatment of human disease.
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- Björn E Clausen
- Institute for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz , Mainz , Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Division of Experimental Dermatology, Medical University of Innsbruck , Innsbruck , Austria
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Ono S, Kabashima K. Novel insights into the role of immune cells in skin and inducible skin-associated lymphoid tissue (iSALT). ALLERGO JOURNAL 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s15007-015-0911-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Sparber F. Langerhans cells: an update. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2015; 12:1107-11. [PMID: 25482693 DOI: 10.1111/ddg.12506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2014] [Accepted: 08/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Langerhans cells belong to the family of dendritic cells, professional antigen-presenting cells, and populate the skin and epithelia of mammals. It was the extensive investigation of this particular dendritic cell subpopulation in earlier days, which contributed crucially to the current understanding of the regulation of antigen processing and presentation, a concept, which was termed "the Langerhans cell paradigm". Extensive research during the last decades has revealed that Langerhans cells might not only be involved in the induction of adaptive immune responses but also in the maintenance of peripheral tolerance in order to prevent auto-immunity. In addition it appeared that Langerhans cells represent a rather extravagant dendritic cell population with a unique origin and homeostatic regulation. This review highlights the most important findings about Langerhans cell ontogeny and homeostasis as well as their function in the immune system.
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Novel insights into the role of immune cells in skin and inducible skin-associated lymphoid tissue (iSALT). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 24:170-179. [PMID: 27069837 PMCID: PMC4792357 DOI: 10.1007/s40629-015-0065-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The skin is equipped with serial barriers that provide rapid and efficient protection against external intruders. Beneath the epidermal physical barriers of the stratum corneum and the tight junctions, the integrated immune systems in both the epidermis and the dermis act in a coordinated manner to protect the host. This “immunological” barrier is composed of various cells, including skin-resident cells, such as keratinocytes, dendritic cells, tissue-resident macrophages, resident memory T cells, mast cells, and innate lymphoid cells. Additionally, infiltrating memory T cells, monocytes, neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils are recruited in support of the host immunity. In addition to discussing the role of each of these cellular populations, we describe the concept of skin associated lymphoid tissue (SALT), which reminds us that the skin is an important component of the lymphatic system. We further describe the newly discovered phenomenon of multiple cell gathering under skin inflammation, which can be referred to as inducible SALT (iSALT). iSALT contributes to our understanding of SALT by highlighting the importance of direct cell-cell interaction in skin immunity.
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Kim TG, Kim M, Lee JJ, Kim SH, Je JH, Lee Y, Song MJ, Choi Y, Chung YW, Park CG, Cho JW, Lee MG, Lee YS, Kim HP. CCCTC-binding factor controls the homeostatic maintenance and migration of Langerhans cells. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2015; 136:713-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2014] [Revised: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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King JK, Philips RL, Eriksson AU, Kim PJ, Halder RC, Lee DJ, Singh RR. Langerhans Cells Maintain Local Tissue Tolerance in a Model of Systemic Autoimmune Disease. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 195:464-76. [PMID: 26071559 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1402735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Systemic autoimmune diseases such as lupus affect multiple organs, usually in a diverse fashion where only certain organs are affected in individual patients. It is unclear whether the "local" immune cells play a role in regulating tissue specificity in relation to disease heterogeneity in systemic autoimmune diseases. In this study, we used skin as a model to determine the role of tissue-resident dendritic cells (DCs) in local and systemic involvement within a systemic lupus disease model. Skin-resident DCs, namely, Langerhans cells (LCs), have been implicated in regulating tolerance or autoimmunity using elegant transgenic models, however, their role in local versus systemic immune regulation is unknown. We demonstrate that although lymphocytes from skin-draining lymph nodes of autoimmune-prone MRL/MpJ-Fas(lpr/lp) (r) (MRL-lpr) mice react spontaneously to a physiological skin self-Ag desmoglein-3, epicutaneous applications of desmoglein-3 induced tolerance that is dependent on LCs. Inducible ablation of LCs in adult preclinical MRL-lpr and MRL/MpJ-Fas(+/+) mice resulted in increased autoantibodies against skin Ags and markedly accelerated lupus dermatitis with increased local macrophage infiltration, but had no effect on systemic autoantibodies such as anti-dsDNA Abs or disease in other organs such as kidneys, lung, and liver. Furthermore, skin-draining lymph nodes of LC-ablated MRL-lpr mice had significantly fewer CD4(+) T cells producing anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 than LC-intact controls. These results indicate that a skin-resident DC population regulates local tolerance in systemic lupus and emphasize the importance of the local immune milieu in preventing tissue-specific autoimmunity, yet have no effect on systemic autoimmunity.
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- Jennifer K King
- Autoimmunity and Tolerance Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Autoimmunity and Tolerance Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Autoimmunity and Tolerance Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Autoimmunity and Tolerance Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Autoimmunity and Tolerance Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Dirks/Dougherty Laboratory for Cancer Research, Department of Translational Immunology, John Wayne Cancer Institute at Providence Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica, CA 90404
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- Autoimmunity and Tolerance Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095; Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095; Molecular Toxicology Interdepartmental Program, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095; and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Weber CS, Hainz K, Deressa T, Strandt H, Florindo Pinheiro D, Mittermair R, Pizarro Pesado J, Thalhamer J, Hammerl P, Stoecklinger A. Immune Reactions against Gene Gun Vaccines Are Differentially Modulated by Distinct Dendritic Cell Subsets in the Skin. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0128722. [PMID: 26030383 PMCID: PMC4452175 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The skin accommodates multiple dendritic cell (DC) subsets with remarkable functional diversity. Immune reactions are initiated and modulated by the triggering of DC by pathogen-associated or endogenous danger signals. In contrast to these processes, the influence of intrinsic features of protein antigens on the strength and type of immune responses is much less understood. Therefore, we investigated the involvement of distinct DC subsets in immune reactions against two structurally different model antigens, E. coli beta-galactosidase (betaGal) and chicken ovalbumin (OVA) under otherwise identical conditions. After epicutaneous administration of the respective DNA vaccines with a gene gun, wild type mice induced robust immune responses against both antigens. However, ablation of langerin+ DC almost abolished IgG1 and cytotoxic T lymphocytes against betaGal but enhanced T cell and antibody responses against OVA. We identified epidermal Langerhans cells (LC) as the subset responsible for the suppression of anti-OVA reactions and found regulatory T cells critically involved in this process. In contrast, reactions against betaGal were not affected by the selective elimination of LC, indicating that this antigen required a different langerin+ DC subset. The opposing findings obtained with OVA and betaGal vaccines were not due to immune-modulating activities of either the plasmid DNA or the antigen gene products, nor did the differential cellular localization, size or dose of the two proteins account for the opposite effects. Thus, skin-borne protein antigens may be differentially handled by distinct DC subsets, and, in this way, intrinsic features of the antigen can participate in immune modulation.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
- Central Animal Laboratories, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Allergy Diagnosis and Therapy, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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Flacher V, Tripp CH, Mairhofer DG, Steinman RM, Stoitzner P, Idoyaga J, Romani N. Murine Langerin+ dermal dendritic cells prime CD8+ T cells while Langerhans cells induce cross-tolerance. EMBO Mol Med 2015; 6:1191-204. [PMID: 25085878 PMCID: PMC4197865 DOI: 10.15252/emmm.201303283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Skin dendritic cells (DCs) control the immunogenicity of cutaneously administered vaccines. Antigens targeted to DCs via the C-type lectin Langerin/CD207 are cross-presented to CD8+ T cells in vivo. We investigated the relative roles of Langerhans cells (LCs) and Langerin+ dermal DCs (dDCs) in different vaccination settings. Poly(I:C) and anti-CD40 agonist antibody promoted cytotoxic responses upon intradermal immunization with ovalbumin (OVA)-coupled anti-Langerin antibodies (Langerin/OVA). This correlated with CD70 upregulation in Langerin+ dDCs, but not LCs. In chimeric mice where Langerin targeting was restricted to dDCs, CD8+ T-cell memory was enhanced. Conversely, providing Langerin/OVA exclusively to LCs failed to prime cytotoxicity, despite initial antigen cross-presentation to CD8+ T cells. Langerin/OVA combined with imiquimod could not prime CD8+ T cells and resulted in poor cytotoxicity in subsequent responses. This tolerance induction required targeting and maturation of LCs. Altogether, Langerin+ dDCs prime long-lasting cytotoxic responses, while cross-presentation by LCs negatively influences CD8+ T-cell priming. Moreover, this highlights that DCs exposed to TLR agonists can still induce tolerance and supports the existence of qualitatively different DC maturation programs.
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- Vincent Flacher
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria Oncotyrol Center for Personalized Cancer Medicine, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria Oncotyrol Center for Personalized Cancer Medicine, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology and Chris Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology and Chris Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria Oncotyrol Center for Personalized Cancer Medicine, Innsbruck, Austria
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Abd Warif NM, Stoitzner P, Leggatt GR, Mattarollo SR, Frazer IH, Hibma MH. Langerhans cell homeostasis and activation is altered in hyperplastic human papillomavirus type 16 E7 expressing epidermis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0127155. [PMID: 25992642 PMCID: PMC4436358 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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It has previously been shown that expression of human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV) E7 in epidermis causes hyperplasia and chronic inflammation, characteristics of pre-malignant lesions. Importantly, E7-expressing epidermis is strongly immune suppressed and is not rejected when transplanted onto immune competent mice. Professional antigen presenting cells are considered essential for initiation of the adaptive immune response that results in graft rejection. Langerhans cells (LC) are the only antigen presenting cells located in normal epidermis and altered phenotype and function of these cells may contribute to the immune suppressive microenvironment. Here, we show that LC are atypically activated as a direct result of E7 expression in the epidermis, and independent of the presence of lymphocytes. The number of LC was significantly increased and the LC are functionally impaired, both in migration and in antigen uptake. However when the LC were extracted from K14E7 skin and matured in vitro they were functionally competent to present and cross-present antigen, and to activate T cells. The ability of the LC to present and cross-present antigen following maturation supports retention of full functional capacity when removed from the hyperplastic skin microenvironment. As such, opportunities are afforded for the development of therapies to restore normal LC function in hyperplastic skin.
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- Nor Malia Abd Warif
- University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Qld 4102, Australia
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Qld 4102, Australia
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- University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Qld 4102, Australia
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- University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Qld 4102, Australia
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- Department of Pathology, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Oral administration of paeoniflorin attenuates allergic contact dermatitis by inhibiting dendritic cell migration and Th1 and Th17 differentiation in a mouse model. Int Immunopharmacol 2015; 25:432-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2015.02.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2014] [Revised: 02/14/2015] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Tassi I, Rikhi N, Claudio E, Wang H, Tang W, Ha HL, Saret S, Kaplan DH, Siebenlist U. The NF-κB regulator Bcl-3 modulates inflammation during contact hypersensitivity reactions in radioresistant cells. Eur J Immunol 2015; 45:1059-1068. [PMID: 25616060 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201444994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2014] [Revised: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Bcl-3 is an atypical member of the IκB family. Bcl-3 functions as a cofactor of p50/NF-κB1 or p52/NF-κB2 homodimers in nuclei, where it modulates NF-κB-regulated transcription in a context-dependent way. Bcl-3 has tumorigenic potential, is critical in host defense of pathogens, and has been reported to ameliorate or exacerbate inflammation, depending on disease model. However, cell-specific functions of Bcl-3 remain largely unknown. Here, we explored the role of Bcl-3 in a contact hypersensitivity (CHS) mouse model, which depends on the interplay between keratinocytes and immune cells. Bcl-3-deficient mice exhibited an exacerbated and prolonged CHS response to oxazolone. Increased inflammation correlated with higher production of chemokines CXCL2, CXCL9, and CXCL10, and consequently increased recruitment of neutrophils and CD8(+) T cells. BM chimera experiments indicated that the ability of Bcl-3 to reduce the CHS response depended on Bcl-3 activity in radioresistant cells. Specific ablation of Bcl-3 in keratinocytes resulted in increased production of CXCL9 and CXCL10 and sustained recruitment of specifically CD8(+) T cells. These findings identify Bcl-3 as a critical player during the later stage of the CHS reaction to limit inflammation via actions in radioresistant cells, including keratinocytes.
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- Ilaria Tassi
- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Sparber F, Tripp CH, Komenda K, Scheffler JM, Clausen BE, Huber LA, Romani N, Stoitzner P. The late endosomal adaptor molecule p14 (LAMTOR2) regulates TGFβ1-mediated homeostasis of Langerhans cells. J Invest Dermatol 2015; 135:119-129. [PMID: 25078666 PMCID: PMC4285575 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2014.324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Revised: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 06/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Langerhans cells (LCs), a sub-population of dendritic cells (DCs) in the skin, participate in the regulation of immunity and peripheral tolerance. The adaptor molecule p14 is part of the late endosomal/lysosomal adaptor and mitogen-activated protein kinase and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) activator/regulator (LAMTOR) complex, which mediates the activation of lysosome-associated extracellular signaling-regulated kinase (ERK) and the mTOR cascade. In previous work, we demonstrated that CD11c-specific deficiency of p14 disrupts LC homeostasis by affecting the LAMTOR-mediated ERK and mTOR signaling. In this study, we extended our analysis on p14 deficiency specifically in LCs. Langerin-specific ablation of p14 caused a complete loss of LCs, accompanied by an increased maturational phenotype of LCs. The absence of LCs in p14-deficient mice reduced contact hypersensitivity (CHS) responses to the contact sensitizer trinitrochlorobenzene. Analysis using bone marrow-derived DCs (BMDCs) revealed that p14 deficiency in DCs/LCs interfered with the LC-relevant transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1) pathway, by lowering TGFβ receptor II expression on BMDCs and LCs, as well as surface binding of TGFβ1 on BMDCs. We conclude that p14 deficiency affects TGFβ1 sensitivity of LCs, which is mandatory for their homeostasis and subsequently for their immunological function during CHS.
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- Florian Sparber
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Division of Cell Biology, Biocenter Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
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Lee CH, Chen JS, Chiu HC, Hong CH, Liu CY, Ta YC, Clausen BE, Ho JC, Wang LF. Dermal dendritic cells, but not Langerhans cells, are critical in murine single epicutaneous sensitization. Exp Dermatol 2014; 24:67-9. [PMID: 25363677 DOI: 10.1111/exd.12583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A murine repeated protein-patch model has been established to study epicutaneous sensitization in atopic dermatitis. This model has shown a predominant Th2 and a weak Th1 response in both BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice. However, Th responses induced in the repeated model are not consistent with the generally accepted theory that BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice are Th2 and Th1 prone and are representatives of human atopy and non-atopy, respectively. In this study, a single protein-patch model was established, which showed in addition to the Th2 response, a remarkable Th1 response in C57BL/6 mice, but not in BALB/c mice. Moreover, using muLangerin-DTR mice, we demonstrated that dermal dendritic cells, but not Langerhans cells, are critical in single epicutaneous sensitization in both strains of mice.
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- Chih-Hung Lee
- Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Sparber F. Langerhans-Zellen: ein Update. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/ddg.12506_suppl] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Clausen BE, Girard-Madoux MJH. IL-10 control of dendritic cells in the skin. Oncoimmunology 2014; 2:e23186. [PMID: 23802070 PMCID: PMC3661155 DOI: 10.4161/onci.23186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2012] [Accepted: 12/08/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a potent immunomodulatory cytokine, whose cellular targets have not yet been precisely identified. Dendritic cell (DC)-specific IL-10 receptor knockout mice exhibit exaggerated T-cell reactivation in the skin, highlighting a key role of DCs in the maintenance of local immune homeostasis, beyond their classical function as regulators of T-cell priming in lymph nodes.
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- Björn E Clausen
- Department of Immunology; Erasmus MC; University Medical Center; Rotterdam, The Netherlands ; Institute for Molecular Medicine; University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University; Mainz, Germany
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Anandasabapathy N, Feder R, Mollah S, Tse SW, Longhi MP, Mehandru S, Matos I, Cheong C, Ruane D, Brane L, Teixeira A, Dobrin J, Mizenina O, Park CG, Meredith M, Clausen BE, Nussenzweig MC, Steinman RM. Classical Flt3L-dependent dendritic cells control immunity to protein vaccine. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 211:1875-91. [PMID: 25135299 PMCID: PMC4144735 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20131397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Protective immunity to protein vaccines is controlled by Flt3L-dependent classical LN-resident dendritic cells, and dampened by migratory dendritic cells. DCs are critical for initiating immunity. The current paradigm in vaccine biology is that DCs migrating from peripheral tissue and classical lymphoid-resident DCs (cDCs) cooperate in the draining LNs to initiate priming and proliferation of T cells. Here, we observe subcutaneous immunity is Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (Flt3L) dependent. Flt3L is rapidly secreted after immunization; Flt3 deletion reduces T cell responses by 50%. Flt3L enhances global T cell and humoral immunity as well as both the numbers and antigen capture capacity of migratory DCs (migDCs) and LN-resident cDCs. Surprisingly, however, we find immunity is controlled by cDCs and actively tempered in vivo by migDCs. Deletion of Langerin+ DC or blockade of DC migration improves immunity. Consistent with an immune-regulatory role, transcriptomic analyses reveals different skin migDC subsets in both mouse and human cluster together, and share immune-suppressing gene expression and regulatory pathways. These data reveal that protective immunity to protein vaccines is controlled by Flt3L-dependent, LN-resident cDCs.
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- Niroshana Anandasabapathy
- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 Department of Dermatology/Harvard Skin Disease Research Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115
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- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Department of Dermatology/Harvard Skin Disease Research Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115
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- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, D-55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Christopher H. Browne Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases, Hospital Informatics, and Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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Hapten-induced contact hypersensitivity, autoimmune reactions, and tumor regression: plausibility of mediating antitumor immunity. J Immunol Res 2014; 2014:175265. [PMID: 24949488 PMCID: PMC4052058 DOI: 10.1155/2014/175265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Haptens are small molecule irritants that bind to proteins and elicit an immune response. Haptens have been commonly used to study allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) using animal contact hypersensitivity (CHS) models. However, extensive research into contact hypersensitivity has offered a confusing and intriguing mechanism of allergic reactions occurring in the skin. The abilities of haptens to induce such reactions have been frequently utilized to study the mechanisms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to induce autoimmune-like responses such as autoimmune hemolytic anemia and to elicit viral wart and tumor regression. Hapten-induced tumor regression has been studied since the mid-1900s and relies on four major concepts: (1) ex vivo haptenation, (2) in situ haptenation, (3) epifocal hapten application, and (4) antigen-hapten conjugate injection. Each of these approaches elicits unique responses in mice and humans. The present review attempts to provide a critical appraisal of the hapten-mediated tumor treatments and offers insights for future development of the field.
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