title: Cutting edge: induction of B7-H4 on APCs through IL-10: novel suppressive mode for regulatory T cells.
abstract: Multiple modes of suppressive mechanisms including IL-10 are thought to be implicated in CD4+CD25+ regulatory T (Treg) cell-mediated suppression. However, the cellular source, role, and molecular mechanism of IL-10 in Treg cell biology remain controversial. We now studied the interaction between Treg cells and APCs. We demonstrate that Treg cells, but not conventional T cells, trigger high levels of IL-10 production by APCs, stimulate APC B7-H4 expression, and render APCs immunosuppressive. Initial blockade of B7-H4 reduces the suppressive activity mediated by Treg cell-conditioned APCs. Further, APC-derived, rather than Treg cell-derived, IL-10 is responsible for APC B7-H4 induction. Therefore, Treg cells convey suppressive activity to APCs by stimulating B7-H4 expression through IL-10. Altogether, our data provide a novel cellular and molecular mechanism for Treg cell-mediated immunosuppression at the level of APCs, and suggest a plausible mechanism for the suppressive effect of IL-10 in Treg cell-mediated suppression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
authors.forename: Ilona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kryczek
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Linhua
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Gefeng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mottram
authors.forename: Huanbin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Lieping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Weiping
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019138:Antibodies, Blocking / Q000494:pharmacology; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018122:B7-1 Antigen / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018920:Coculture Techniques; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D060907:V-Set Domain-Containing T-Cell Activation Inhibitor 1
chemical_list: D019138:Antibodies, Blocking; D018122:B7-1 Antigen; D060907:V-Set Domain-Containing T-Cell Activation Inhibitor 1; C475826:VTCN1 protein, human; D016753:Interleukin-10