Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-7799
Authors: Hubo, Mario
Jonuleit, Helmut
Title: Plasmacytoid dendritic cells are inefficient in activation of human regulatory T cells
Online publication date: 4-Oct-2022
Year of first publication: 2012
Language: english
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Dendritic cells (DC) play a key role in initiation and regulation of immune responses. Plasmacytoid DC (pDC), a small subset of DC, characterized as type-I interferon producing cells, are critically involved in anti-viral immune responses, but also mediate tolerance by induction of regulatory T cells (Treg). In this study, we compared the capacity of human pDC and conventional DC (cDC) to modulate T cell activity in presence of Foxp3(+) Treg. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In coculture of T effector cells (Teff) and Treg, activated cDC overcome Treg anergy, abrogate their suppressive function and induce Teff proliferation. In contrast, pDC do not break Treg anergy but induce Teff proliferation even in coculture with Treg. Lack of Treg-mediated suppression is independent of proinflammatory cytokines like IFN-alpha, IL-1, IL-6 and TNF-alpha. Phenotyping of pDC-stimulated Treg reveals a reduced expression of Treg activation markers GARP and CTLA-4. Additional stimulation by anti-CD3 antibodies enhances surface expression of GARP and CTLA-4 on Treg and consequently reconstitutes their suppressive function, while increased costimulation with anti-CD28 antibodies is ineffective. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: Our data show that activated pDC induce Teff proliferation, but are insufficient for functional Treg activation and, therefore, allow expansion of Teff also in presence of Treg.
DDC: 610 Medizin
610 Medical sciences
Institution: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Department: FB 04 Medizin
Place: Mainz
ROR: https://ror.org/023b0x485
DOI: http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-7799
Version: Published version
Publication type: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
License: CC BY
Information on rights of use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Journal: PLoS one
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8
Pages or article number: e44056
Publisher: PLoS
Publisher place: Lawrence, Kan.
Issue date: 2012
ISSN: 1932-6203
Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044056
Publisher DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044056
Appears in collections:DFG-OA-Publizieren (2012 - 2017)

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