title: uPA/uPAR system is active in immature dendritic cells derived from CD14+CD34+ precursors and is down-regulated upon maturation.
abstract: We recently described a subset of peripheral CD14+CD34+ cells able to migrate across endothelial cell monolayers and differentiate into immunostimulatory dendritic cells (DC). In this paper we show that immature DC derived from CD14+CD34+ precursors are also capable of reverse transendothelial migration and extracellular matrix (ECM) invasion using the urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR). We found that these cells respond to macrophage-inflammatory protein (MIP)-1alpha, enhancing their ability to invade ECM and supporting the idea that immature DC are selectively recruited at the site of inflammation to expand the pool of APCs. Interestingly, MIP-1alpha was also capable of preventing the decreased matrix invasion observed by blocking uPAR, suggesting that the uPA/uPAR system and MIP-1alpha cooperate in driving immature DC migration through the subendothelial matrix. Upon exposure to maturating stimuli, such as TNF-alpha, CD14+CD34+-derived DC enhance their APC function and decrease the capacity of invading ECM; these changes are accompanied by altered expression and function of uPAR. Moreover, mature DC shift their sensitivity from MIP-1alpha to MIP-3beta, enhancing their transendothelial migration capability in response to the latter chemokine. Our data support the hypothesis that bloodborne DC can move through ECM toward the site of pathogen entry where they differentiate into fully mature APCs with their motility and function regulated by microenvironmental stimuli, including MIP-1alpha, MIP-3beta, and TNF-alpha.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Tumor Immunology, Department of Biology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. ferrero.elisabetta@hsr.it
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferrero
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vettoretto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bondanza
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Resnati
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poggi
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Zocchi
mesh_terms: D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000276:immunology; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D054415:Chemokine CCL19; D054405:Chemokine CCL3; D054407:Chemokine CCL4; D018946:Chemokine CCL5 / Q000502:physiology; D019742:Chemokines, CC / Q000502:physiology; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000276:immunology*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000276:immunology; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D018950:Lipopolysaccharide Receptors / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D019402:Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D055293:Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D018952:Antigens, CD34; C515460:CCL19 protein, human; D054415:Chemokine CCL19; D054405:Chemokine CCL3; D054407:Chemokine CCL4; D018946:Chemokine CCL5; D019742:Chemokines, CC; D018950:Lipopolysaccharide Receptors; D019402:Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins; C524898:PLAUR protein, human; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D055293:Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator