title: Mycobacterium tuberculosis-activated dendritic cells induce protective immunity in mice.
abstract: Activated dendritic cells are critically important in the priming of T-cell responses. In this report we show that the infection of a conditionally immortalized dendritic cell line (tsDC) with Mycobacterium tuberculosis resulted in the up-regulation of B7-1 and B7-2 co-stimulatory molecules and the induction of several inflammatory cytokines, including tumour necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6, -1beta and -12. In addition, we show that these activated dendritic cells were capable of eliciting antigen-specific T-cell responses and potent anti-mycobacterial protective immunity in a murine model of experimental tuberculosis infection.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Mycobacterial Research and Neurobiology, National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, UK.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Tascon
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ragno
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stavropoulos
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Hirst
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Colston
mesh_terms: D019264:Adoptive Transfer; D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis*; D018122:B7-1 Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D051940:B7-2 Antigen; D016207:Cytokines / Q000276:immunology*; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000235:genetics; D018664:Interleukin-12 / Q000235:genetics; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000235:genetics; D017737:Macrophages, Peritoneal / Q000276:immunology; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D018122:B7-1 Antigen; D051940:B7-2 Antigen; C497965:Cd86 protein, mouse; D016207:Cytokines; D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D018664:Interleukin-12