IL-10-conditioned dendritic cells, decommissioned for recruitment of adaptive immunity, elicit innate inflammatory gene products in response to danger signals

J Immunol. 2004 Feb 15;172(4):2201-9. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.4.2201.

Abstract

Dendritic cells (DCs) are the professional APCs of the immune system, enabling T cells to perceive and respond appropriately to potentially dangerous microbes, while also being able to maintain T cell tolerance toward self. In part, such tolerance can be determined by IL-10 released from certain types of regulatory T cells. IL-10 has previously been shown to render DCs unable to activate T cells and it has been assumed that this process represents a general block in maturation. Using serial analysis of gene expression, we show that IL-10 pretreatment of murine bone marrow-derived DCs alone causes significant changes in gene expression. Furthermore, these cells retain the ability to respond to Toll-like receptor agonists, but in a manner skewed toward the selective induction of mediators known to enhance local inflammation and innate immunity, among which we highlight a novel CXCR2 ligand, DC inflammatory protein-1. These data suggest that, while the presence of a protolerogenic and purportedly anti-inflammatory agent such as IL-10 precludes DCs from acquiring their potential as initiators of adaptive immunity, their ability to act as initiators of innate immunity in response to Toll-like receptor signaling is enhanced.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Motifs
  • Animals
  • Bone Marrow Cells / immunology
  • Bone Marrow Cells / metabolism
  • Cell Differentiation / genetics
  • Cell Differentiation / immunology
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Movement / genetics
  • Cell Movement / immunology*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Chemokines, CXC / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Chemokines, CXC / biosynthesis
  • Chemokines, CXC / genetics
  • Chemokines, CXC / physiology
  • Chemotaxis, Leukocyte / immunology
  • Dendritic Cells / cytology
  • Dendritic Cells / immunology*
  • Dendritic Cells / metabolism*
  • Gene Expression Regulation / immunology*
  • Gene Library
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Innate / genetics
  • Inflammation Mediators / metabolism*
  • Interleukin-10 / physiology*
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Inbred CBA
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins / biosynthesis*
  • Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins / genetics*
  • Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins / physiology
  • Neutrophil Infiltration / immunology
  • Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques
  • RNA, Messenger / biosynthesis
  • Receptors, Interleukin-8B / physiology

Substances

  • Chemokines, CXC
  • Inflammation Mediators
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Receptors, Interleukin-8B
  • Tgtp protein, mouse
  • Interleukin-10
  • Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AY311403
  • GENBANK/AY311405
  • RefSeq/XM_284097