title: Identification of a CD8alpha(+) dendritic cell subpopulation in rat spleen and evaluation of its OX-62 expression.
abstract: Rat spleen DC and bone marrow-derived DC were isolated and characterized by morphology and flow cytometry. We found a CD8alpha(+) DC subpopulation representing 19-48% (27.4 +/- 12.0) of total spleen DC. The OX-62 expression on total spleen DC was 41-59% (51.8 +/- 7.5). Myeloid bone marrow-derived DC were negative for CD8alpha and OX-62. We demonstrated the coexpression of CD8alpha and OX-62 molecules, at least in a portion CD8alpha(+) spleen DC. Both CD8alpha(+) and CD8alpha(-) spleen DC subpopulations separated by MACS were able to induce an in vivo primary immune response to OVA. The immune response induced by the CD8alpha(-) DC subpopulation was higher (P < 0.05). We identified a CD8alpha(+) DC subpopulation in rat spleen less effective in inducing an immune response than CD8alpha(-) DC. Moreover, our results suggest the presence of DC subpopulations with different lineages in DC preparations based on OX-62 expression.
authors.affiliation: Immunology, National University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de la Mata
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Riera
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Iribarren
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D016827:CD8 Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D019070:Cell Lineage / Q000276:immunology; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D009928:Organ Specificity; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D016827:CD8 Antigens