title: B cells capturing antigen conjugated with CpG oligodeoxynucleotides induce Th1 cells by elaborating IL-12.
abstract: APCs initiate T cell-mediated immune responses against foreign Ags. Dendritic cells are professional APCs that play unique roles, including Ag-nonspecific capture, priming of naive T cells, and Th1 induction, whereas B cells generally lack these functions. In this study we uncovered novel aspects of murine B cells as APCs using CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG) conjugated with an Ag. B cells served as efficient APCs independently of surface Igs. This characteristic was underlaid by the CpG-mediated Ag uptake and presentation, which were functional only when CpG were covalently conjugated to Ag. The B cells cultured with CpG-conjugated Ag not only enhanced IFN-gamma formation by Th1 cells, but also induced Th1 differentiation from unprimed T cells. These effects paralleled with the increase in the expression of CD40, CD86, and class II molecules on B cells and the coordinated production of IL-12 by the cells. To our knowledge this is the first report revealing that B cells share with dendritic cells common intrinsic characteristics, such as the Ag-nonspecific capture and presentation, and the induction of Th1 differentiation from unprimed T cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory and Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Hidekazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shirota
authors.forename: Kunio
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Noriyasu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hirasawa
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Terui
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohuchi
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: Gen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tamura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology; D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D016175:B-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D051940:B7-2 Antigen; D019013:CD40 Antigens / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018899:CpG Islands / Q000276:immunology*; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D007114:Immunization; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007399:Interphase / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D010047:Ovalbumin / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D015703:Antigens, CD; D051940:B7-2 Antigen; D019013:CD40 Antigens; C408982:CPG-oligonucleotide; C497965:Cd86 protein, mouse; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D007376:Interleukin-2; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D010047:Ovalbumin