title: Dendritic cells post-maturation are reprogrammed with heightened IFN-gamma and IL-10.
abstract: Mature dendritic cells (mDCs) undergo "exhaustion" in producing cytokines. Nevertheless, whether this "exhaustion" of mDCs is selective to certain cytokines, or whether mDCs have specific cytokine-producing profiles has yet to be defined. Herein, we investigated the cytokine production in vitro by immature DCs (iDCs) and LPS-induced mDCs. Compared to iDCs, mDCs produced comparable levels of IL-6 and TNF-alpha. Strikingly, mDCs produced significantly higher IFN-gamma and IL-10. IL-12 production of mDCs was suppressed. Kinetic studies of the responses of iDCs and mDCs to LPS or CD40L showed that mDCs acquired progressively heightened activity in producing IFN-gamma and IL-10. TNF-alpha-, IL-6-producing capability of mDCs was maintained. Nevertheless, IL-12 production by mDCs was not recovered at any time point. Mature DCs were potent in priming both Th1 and Th2 cells. In conclusion, upon maturation, DCs are reprogrammed with a distinct cytokine-secreting profile, which may play an important role in regulating T cell functions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Immunology, Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, USA. xia@pathology.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Chang-Qing
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Ruihua
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Mani
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Annamalai
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Clare-Salzler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000378:metabolism*; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D016753:Interleukin-10; D007371:Interferon-gamma