title: Interleukin-2 promotes the motility of dendritic cells and their accumulation in lung and skin.
abstract: Dendritic cells (DC) play a critical role as antigen-presenting cells in vivo. It has previously been shown that DC accumulate in the lung in response to parenteral injections of IFN-gamma. In the current paper, we report that rat DC express the interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R) alpha-chain (OX-39) and display enhanced motility in response to IL-2 in Boyden chamber and video time-lapse microscopy assays. Increased motility was specifically inhibited by pretreating DC with OX-39 (anti-IL-2R) but not OX-22 (anti-CD45RC), an isotype-matched murine monoclonal antibody. The intratracheal injection of IL-2 increased the number of OX-6+ dendritic cells located around pulmonary venules and in the lung interstitium. When IL-2 was injected into the footpad of the rat. DC were increased around dermal venules at 24 h. This effect was blocked by the parenteral injection of anti-OX-39. We conclude that IL-2 is a potent enhancer of DC motility and may cooperate with other T helper(h)-1 proinflammatory cytokines in attracting DC to sites of inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Immunopathology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Kradin
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pike
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Byers
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pinto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008168:Lung / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D012867:Skin / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2