Modulation of human dendritic cell maturation and function by natural IgG antibodies.
Dendritic cells (DCs) are professional antigen-presenting cells, which have a central role in the initiation of primary immune responses and in maintaining immune tolerance. The functions of DCs can be regulated both by environmental signals as well as signals delivered by endogenous molecules. Recently we have examined regulation of human DCs by B cells via natural IgG antibodies. Natural antibodies (NAbs) are defined as antibodies that circulate in normal individuals in the absence of deliberate immunization or microbial aggression. We demonstrate that the differentiation of DCs is severely impaired in primary immunodeficient patients such as X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) and common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) at least in part due to the deficiency of circulating NAbs. Further, we show that NAbs are able to restore normal phenotypes of DCs from patients with XLA and CVID. Our results suggest that B cells promote bystander DC development through NAbs and the interaction between NAbs and DCs may play a role in steady-state migration of DCs.
Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6, UMR S 872, Paris, F-75006, France.
Sri-Ramulu
SR
Elluru
Janakiraman
J
Vani
Sandrine
S
Delignat
Marie-Françoise
MF
Bloch
Sébastien
S
Lacroix-Desmazes
Michel D
MD
Kazatchkine
Srini V
SV
Kaveri
Jagadeesh
J
Bayry
D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D017074:Common Variable Immunodeficiency / Q000276:immunology; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D040181:Genetic Diseases, X-Linked / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000502:physiology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
D007074:Immunoglobulin G