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Dendritic cells tip the balance towards induction of regulatory T cells upon priming in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
Eva ReuterHelena RadbruchJohannes WerrS FranckJosephine HerzMagdalena PaterkaFrauke ZippTobias BoppJan Oliver VossVolker SiffrinTina Leuenbergersubject
0301 basic medicineEncephalomyelitis Autoimmune ExperimentalImmunologyMedizinPriming (immunology)chemical and pharmacologic phenomenaAutoimmunitymedicine.disease_causeLymphocyte ActivationT-Lymphocytes RegulatoryAutoimmunityImmunomodulation03 medical and health sciencesMice0302 clinical medicineT-Lymphocyte SubsetsTransforming Growth Factor betamedicineImmunology and AllergyAnimalsNeuroinflammationCD40biologyMultiple sclerosisExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisInterleukinhemic and immune systemsDendritic Cellsmedicine.disease030104 developmental biologyImmunologybiology.proteinInterleukin 12CytokinesTh17 Cells030217 neurology & neurosurgerydescription
Counter-balancing regulatory mechanisms, such as the induction of regulatory T cells (Treg), limit the effects of autoimmune attack in neuroinflammation. However, the role of dendritic cells (DCs) as the most powerful antigen-presenting cells, which are intriguing therapeutic targets in this context, is not fully understood. Here, we demonstrate that conditional ablation of DCs during the priming phase of myelin-specific T cells in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) selectively aborts inducible Treg (iTreg) induction, whereas generation of T helper (Th)1/17 cells is unaltered. DCs facilitate iTreg induction by creating a milieu with high levels of interleukin (IL)-2 due to a strong proliferative response. In the absence of DCs, B220+ B cells take over priming of Th17 cells in the place of antigen-presenting cells (APCs), but not the induction of iTreg, thus leading to unregulated, severe autoimmunity.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-29 |