title: Effects of liver-derived dendritic cell progenitors on Th1- and Th2-like cytokine responses in vitro and in vivo.
abstract: There is evidence that donor-derived dendritic cells (DC), particularly those at a precursor/immature stage, may play a role in the immune privilege of liver allografts. Underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. We have examined the influence of in vitro generated mouse liver-derived DC progenitors (DCp) on proliferative, cytotoxic, and Th1/Th2 cytokine responses induced in allogeneic T cells. Liver DCp, propagated in GM-CSF from C57B10 mice (H2b), induced only minimal proliferation, and weak cytotoxic responses in allogeneic (C3H; H2k) T cells compared with mature bone marrow (BM)-derived DC. Flow-cytometric analysis of intracellular cytokine staining revealed that mature BM DC, but not liver DCp, elicited CD4+ T cell production of IFN-gamma. Intracellular expression of IL-10 was very low in both BM DC- and liver DCp-stimulated CD4+ T cells. Only stimulation by liver DCp was associated with IL-10 secretion in primary MLR. Notably, these liver DCp cocultured with allogeneic T cells stained strongly for IL-10. Following local (s.c. ) injection in allogeneic recipients, both BM DC and liver DCp homed to T cell areas of draining lymph nodes and spleen, where they were readily detected by immunohistochemistry up to 2 wk postinjection. Liver DCp induced clusters of IL-10- and IL-4-secreting mononuclear cells, whereas Th2 cytokine-secreting cells were not detected in mice injected with mature BM DC. By contrast, comparatively high numbers of IFN-gamma+ cells were induced by BM DC. Modulation of Th2 cytokine production by donor-derived DCp may contribute to the comparative immune privilege of hepatic allografts.
authors.affiliation: Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Morelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Thomson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000276:immunology; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018920:Coculture Techniques; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology* / Q000637:transplantation*; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007424:Intracellular Fluid / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D016753:Interleukin-10; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007371:Interferon-gamma