title: Fc receptor gamma-chain activation via hOSCAR induces survival and maturation of dendritic cells and modulates Toll-like receptor responses.
abstract: We previously reported the characterization of human osteoclast-associated receptor (hOSCAR), a novel Fc receptor gamma-chain (FcRgamma)-associated receptor expressed by myeloid cells. Here we show that ligation of hOSCAR by specific antibodies promotes dendritic cell (DC) survival by an extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)- and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-dependent pathway, linked to expression of the Bcl-2 and Bcl-x(L) antiapoptotic molecules. Crosslinking of hOSCAR leads to maturation of DCs, as demonstrated by up-regulation of maturation markers, decrease in dextran uptake capacity, and secretion of immunesystem effectors such as interleukin-8 (IL-8)/CXC chemokine ligand 8 (CXCL8), IL-12 p40, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1)/chemokine receptor ligand 2 (CCL2) and macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC)/CCL22. Stimulation of hOSCAR acts in conjunction with the Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), R-848, and polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly(I:C)), to increase the expression of maturation markers, and to modulate cytokine release. A PI3K-dependent up-regulation of IL-10 release is observed with all the TLR ligands used, whereas regulation of IL-12 production is variable depending on the TLR stimulated. hOSCAR engagement on DCs did not significantly increase the proliferation of naive T cells; however, when co-incubated with TLR ligands, an enhanced proliferation was observed. The percentage of interferon (IFN)-gamma-producing T cells is decreased when hOSCAR engagement is combined with LPS stimulation. Altogether, these data suggest that hOSCAR may modulate the responses of both innate resistance and adaptive immunity.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Immunological Research, Schering-Plough, 27 chemin des peupliers, BP11, 69571 Dardilly cedex, France.
authors.forename: Estelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Merck
authors.forename: Blandine
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: de Saint-Vis
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scuiller
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gaillard
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caux
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trinchieri
authors.forename: Elizabeth E M
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Bates
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D017452:Receptors, IgG / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; D051020:bcl-X Protein
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; C494811:BCL2L1 protein, human; D016207:Cytokines; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; C512828:OSCAR protein, human; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017452:Receptors, IgG; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; D051020:bcl-X Protein; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases