title: Modulation effects of human immature and mature dendritic cells on glatiramer acetate specific T cell lines in vitro.
abstract: A large body of evidence demonstrates that dendritic cells (DC) play a pivotal role in the control of immunity by priming and tolerizing T cells. In multiple sclerosis (MS), autoreactive T cells are proposed to play a pathogenic role by secreting pro-inflammatory cytokines, but comparison studies on the effects of immature and mature dendritic cells on the cytokines profile of antigen-specific T cell lines are lacking. To evaluate the actions of dendritic cell maturation on T cell polarization, the effects of immature and mature dendritic cells derived from MS patients on in vitro proliferative responses, and cytokine production by glatiramer acetate (GA)- specific T cell lines (TCL) derived from MS patients were analyzed. The results demonstrated that it is easy to derive GA-specific TCL from MS patients with high specificity; lipopolysaccharide can efficiently induce DC maturation within 24 hours at a concentration of 5 micro g/ml; mature DC showed higher co-stimulatory capacity of GA-specific TCLs than immature DC. GA-specific TCLs produce dominantly IL-2, IL-4, IFN-gamma and IL-10, but low levels of IL-6. In contrast to immature DC, mature DC enhanced capacity to induce IL-6 and IL-10 secretion, but down-regulate IL-2, IL-4 and IFN-gamma production by GA- specific TCLs. It is concluded that DC maturation status modulating proliferation of TCL and production of cytokines may represent another focus for the study on both immuno-pathogenesis and immunotherapeutic interventions in MS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China. mengdecao@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Meng-De
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sanna
authors.forename: Bao-Guo
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002460:Cell Line; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D000068717:Glatiramer Acetate; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000276:immunology; D010455:Peptides / Q000276:immunology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D010455:Peptides; D000068717:Glatiramer Acetate