Role of CD8alpha+ and CD8alpha- dendritic cells in the induction of primary immune responses in vivo.
J Leukoc Biol
; 66(2): 242-6, 1999 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-10449161
ABSTRACT
Data from adoptive transfer of mature dendritic cells (DC) indicate that they are responsible for the induction of primary immunity. Two subclasses of DC have been recently identified in spleen that differ in their phenotype and in certain regulatory features. In vitro, both subsets have the capacity to activate naive T cells, although CD8a+ DC have been shown to induce T cell apoptosis and to stimulate lower levels of cytokines compared with CD8alpha- DC. The objective of this study was to analyze the function of these distinct DC types in vivo. Our results show that both subsets, pulsed extracorporeally with antigen and injected in the footpads of syngeneic mice, sensitize an antigen-specific T cell primary response. However, CD8alpha+ cells trigger the development of Thl-type cells, whereas CD8alpha- DC induce a Th2-type response. These observations suggest that the Th1/Th2 balance in vivo is regulated by the antigen-presenting-cells of the primary immune responses.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Células Dendríticas
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Antígenos CD8
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Leukoc Biol
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Bélgica