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Hiramatsu Y, Takahashi K, Shimomura M, Taniguchi K, Okura Y, Nawate M, Takahashi Y, Kobayashi I. Hypothermia, bradycardia, and hypotension during glucocorticoid or cyclosporine A therapy in a boy with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease. Mod Rheumatol Case Rep 2024; 8:352-356. [PMID: 38780240 DOI: 10.1093/mrcr/rxae023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
Abstract
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is an inflammatory disease of unknown aetiology characterised by fever and cervical lymphadenopathy. Although KFD is a self-limiting disease, patients with severe or long-lasting course require glucocorticoid therapy. We presently report a 17-year-old boy with KFD who had seven relapses since the onset at 4 years old. He suffered from hypothermia, bradycardia, and hypotension during the treatment with prednisolone or methylprednisolone. All of his vital signs recovered after cessation of the drug in addition to fluid replacement and warming. Thus, glucocorticoid was effective but could not be continued because of the adverse event. Although hypothermia developed during the treatment with 5 mg/kg/day of cyclosporine A (CsA) at his second relapse, he was successfully treated with lower-dose CsA (3 mg/kg/day). Thereafter, he had five relapses of KFD until the age of 12 years and was treated by 1.3-2.5 mg/kg/day of CsA. Hypothermia accompanied by bradycardia and hypotension developed soon after concomitant administration of ibuprofen at his fifth and sixth relapses even during low-dose CsA therapy. Conclusively, glucocorticoid, standard dose of CsA, or concomitant use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may cause hypothermia, bradycardia, and hypotension and needs special attention. Low-dose CsA could be a choice for such cases with KFD.
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- Yasuyoshi Hiramatsu
- Department of Pediatrics, KKR Sapporo Medical Center, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, KKR Sapporo Medical Center, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, KKR Sapporo Medical Center, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, KKR Sapporo Medical Center, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, KKR Sapporo Medical Center, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, KKR Sapporo Medical Center, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, KKR Sapporo Medical Center, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, KKR Sapporo Medical Center, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Handyside B, Zhang L, Yates B, Xie L, Ismail AM, Murphy R, Baridon B, Su C, Bouwman T, Mangini L, Tahquechi J, Salcido S, Minto WC, Keenan WT, Ntai I, Sihn CR, Bullens S, Bunting S, Fong S. Prophylactic Prednisolone Promotes AAV5 Hepatocyte Transduction Through the Novel Mechanism of AAV5 Coreceptor Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha Upregulation and Innate Immune Suppression. Hum Gene Ther 2024; 35:36-47. [PMID: 38126359 PMCID: PMC10818045 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2023.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are used to deliver therapeutic transgenes, but host immune responses may interfere with transduction and transgene expression. We evaluated prophylactic corticosteroid treatment on AAV5-mediated expression in liver tissue. Wild-type C57BL/6 mice received 6 × 1013 vg/kg AAV5-HLP-hA1AT, an AAV5 vector carrying a human α1-antitrypsin (hA1AT) gene with a hepatocyte-specific promoter. Mice received 4 weeks of daily 2 mg/kg prednisolone or water starting day -1 or 0 before vector dosing. Mice that received prophylactic corticosteroids had significantly higher serum hA1AT protein than mice that did not, starting at 6 weeks and persisting to the study end at 12 weeks, potentially through a decrease in the number of low responders. RNAseq and proteomic analyses investigating mechanisms mediating the improvement of transgene expression found that prophylactic corticosteroid treatment upregulated the AAV5 coreceptor platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRα) on hepatocytes and downregulated its competitive ligand PDGFα, thus increasing the uptake of AAV5 vectors. Evidently, prophylactic corticosteroid treatment also suppressed acute immune responses to AAV. Together, these mechanisms resulted in increased uptake and preservation of the transgene, allowing more vector genomes to be available to assemble into stable, full-length structures mediating long-term transgene expression. Prophylactic corticosteroids represent a potential actionable strategy to improve AAV5-mediated transgene expression and decrease intersubject variability.
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- Britta Handyside
- Biology Research; BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Novato, California, USA
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- Biology Research; BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Novato, California, USA
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- Biology Research; BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Novato, California, USA
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- Biology Research; BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Novato, California, USA
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- Biology Research; BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Novato, California, USA
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- Biology Research; BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Novato, California, USA
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- Global Clinical Sciences; BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Novato, California, USA
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- Biology Research; BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Novato, California, USA
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- Biology Research; BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Novato, California, USA
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- Biology Research; BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Novato, California, USA
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- Biology Research; BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Novato, California, USA
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- Biology Research; BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Novato, California, USA
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- Biology Research; BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Novato, California, USA
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- Translational Sciences; BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Novato, California, USA
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- Biology Research; BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Novato, California, USA
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- Biology Research; BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Novato, California, USA
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- Biology Research; BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Novato, California, USA
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- Biology Research; BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Novato, California, USA
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Sandor LF, Ragacs R, Gyori DS. Local Effects of Steroid Hormones within the Bone Microenvironment. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17482. [PMID: 38139309 PMCID: PMC10744126 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Steroid hormone production via the adrenal cortex, gonads, and placenta (so-called glandular steroidogenesis) is responsible for the endocrine control of the body's homeostasis and is organized by a feedback regulatory mechanism based on the hypothalamus-pituitary-steroidogenic gland axis. On the other hand, recently discovered extraglandular steroidogenesis occurring locally in different tissues is instead linked to paracrine or autocrine signaling, and it is independent of the control by the hypothalamus and pituitary glands. Bone cells, such as bone-forming osteoblasts, osteoblast-derived osteocytes, and bone-resorbing osteoclasts, respond to steroid hormones produced by both glandular and extraglandular steroidogenesis. Recently, new techniques to identify steroid hormones, as well as synthetic steroids and steroidogenesis inhibitors, have been introduced, which greatly empowered steroid hormone research. Based on recent literature and new advances in the field, here we review the local role of steroid hormones in regulating bone homeostasis and skeletal lesion formation. The novel idea of extraglandular steroidogenesis occurring within the skeletal system raises the possibility of the development of new therapies for the treatment of bone diseases.
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Semmelweis University, 1085 Budapest, Hungary
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Bencze D, Fekete T, Pázmándi K. Correlation between Type I Interferon Associated Factors and COVID-19 Severity. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231810968. [PMID: 36142877 PMCID: PMC9506204 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231810968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 09/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Antiviral type I interferons (IFN) produced in the early phase of viral infections effectively inhibit viral replication, prevent virus-mediated tissue damages and promote innate and adaptive immune responses that are all essential to the successful elimination of viruses. As professional type I IFN producing cells, plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) have the ability to rapidly produce waste amounts of type I IFNs. Therefore, their low frequency, dysfunction or decreased capacity to produce type I IFNs might increase the risk of severe viral infections. In accordance with that, declined pDC numbers and delayed or inadequate type I IFN responses could be observed in patients with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), as compared to individuals with mild or no symptoms. Thus, besides chronic diseases, all those conditions, which negatively affect the antiviral IFN responses lengthen the list of risk factors for severe COVID-19. In the current review, we would like to briefly discuss the role and dysregulation of pDC/type I IFN axis in COVID-19, and introduce those type I IFN-dependent factors, which account for an increased risk of COVID-19 severity and thus are responsible for the different magnitude of individual immune responses to SARS-CoV-2.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dóra Bencze
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 1 Egyetem Square, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
- Doctoral School of Molecular Cell and Immune Biology, University of Debrecen, 1 Egyetem Square, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 1 Egyetem Square, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 1 Egyetem Square, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
- Correspondence: ; Tel./Fax: +36-52-417-159
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Kim PJ, Sachdeva M, Mufti A, Lytvyn Y, Maliyar K, Yeung J. Lichenoid Drug Eruptions Associated With the Use of Biologic Therapy: A Systematic Review. J Cutan Med Surg 2022; 26:521-522. [PMID: 35585029 DOI: 10.1177/12034754221100188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Patrick J Kim
- 12362 Faculty of Medicine, McMaster University, ON, Canada
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- 7938 Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- 7938 Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada.,Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Dermatology, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Elmaleh DR, Downey MA, Kundakovic L, Wilkinson JE, Neeman Z, Segal E. New Approaches to Profile the Microbiome for Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disease. J Alzheimers Dis 2021; 82:1373-1401. [PMID: 34219718 DOI: 10.3233/jad-210198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Progressive neurodegenerative diseases represent some of the largest growing treatment challenges for public health in modern society. These diseases mainly progress due to aging and are driven by microglial surveillance and activation in response to changes occurring in the aging brain. The lack of efficacious treatment options for Alzheimer's disease (AD), as the focus of this review, and other neurodegenerative disorders has encouraged new approaches to address neuroinflammation for potential treatments. Here we will focus on the increasing evidence that dysbiosis of the gut microbiome is characterized by inflammation that may carry over to the central nervous system and into the brain. Neuroinflammation is the common thread associated with neurodegenerative diseases, but it is yet unknown at what point and how innate immune function turns pathogenic for an individual. This review will address extensive efforts to identify constituents of the gut microbiome and their neuroactive metabolites as a peripheral path to treatment. This approach is still in its infancy in substantive clinical trials and requires thorough human studies to elucidate the metabolic microbiome profile to design appropriate treatment strategies for early stages of neurodegenerative disease. We view that in order to address neurodegenerative mechanisms of the gut, microbiome and metabolite profiles must be determined to pre-screen AD subjects prior to the design of specific, chronic titrations of gut microbiota with low-dose antibiotics. This represents an exciting treatment strategy designed to balance inflammatory microglial involvement in disease progression with an individual's manifestation of AD as influenced by a coercive inflammatory gut.
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- David R Elmaleh
- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,AZTherapies, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.,Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.,Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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Chakraborty S, Pramanik J, Mahata B. Revisiting steroidogenesis and its role in immune regulation with the advanced tools and technologies. Genes Immun 2021; 22:125-140. [PMID: 34127827 PMCID: PMC8277576 DOI: 10.1038/s41435-021-00139-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Historically tools and technologies facilitated scientific discoveries. Steroid hormone research is not an exception. Unfortunately, the dramatic advancement of the field faded this research area and flagged it as a solved topic. However, it should have been the opposite. The area should glitter with its strong foundation and attract next-generation scientists. Over the past century, a myriad of new facts on biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, physiology and pathology of the steroid hormones was discovered. Several innovations were made and translated into life-saving treatment strategies such as synthetic steroids, and inhibitors of steroidogenesis and steroid signaling. Steroid molecules exhibit their diverse effects on cell metabolism, salt and water balance, development and function of the reproductive system, pregnancy, and immune-cell function. Despite vigorous research, the molecular basis of the immunomodulatory effect of steroids is still mysterious. The recent excitement on local extra-glandular steroidogenesis in regulating inflammation and immunity is revitalizing the topic with a new perspective. Therefore, here we review the role of steroidogenesis in regulating inflammation and immunity, discuss the unresolved questions, and how this area can bring another golden age of steroid hormone research with the development of new tools and technologies and advancement of the scientific methods.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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Bencze D, Fekete T, Pázmándi K. Type I Interferon Production of Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells under Control. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22084190. [PMID: 33919546 PMCID: PMC8072550 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22084190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 04/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
One of the most powerful and multifaceted cytokines produced by immune cells are type I interferons (IFNs), the basal secretion of which contributes to the maintenance of immune homeostasis, while their activation-induced production is essential to effective immune responses. Although, each cell is capable of producing type I IFNs, plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) possess a unique ability to rapidly produce large amounts of them. Importantly, type I IFNs have a prominent role in the pathomechanism of various pDC-associated diseases. Deficiency in type I IFN production increases the risk of more severe viral infections and the development of certain allergic reactions, and supports tumor resistance; nevertheless, its overproduction promotes autoimmune reactions. Therefore, the tight regulation of type I IFN responses of pDCs is essential to maintain an adequate level of immune response without causing adverse effects. Here, our goal was to summarize those endogenous factors that can influence the type I IFN responses of pDCs, and thus might serve as possible therapeutic targets in pDC-associated diseases. Furthermore, we briefly discuss the current therapeutic approaches targeting the pDC-type I IFN axis in viral infections, cancer, autoimmunity, and allergy, together with their limitations defined by the Janus-faced nature of pDC-derived type I IFNs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dóra Bencze
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 1 Egyetem Square, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (D.B.); (T.F.)
- Doctoral School of Molecular Cell and Immune Biology, University of Debrecen, 1 Egyetem Square, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 1 Egyetem Square, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (D.B.); (T.F.)
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 1 Egyetem Square, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (D.B.); (T.F.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel./Fax: +36-52-417-159
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Liu C, Martins AJ, Lau WW, Rachmaninoff N, Chen J, Imberti L, Mostaghimi D, Fink DL, Burbelo PD, Dobbs K, Delmonte OM, Bansal N, Failla L, Sottini A, Quiros-Roldan E, Han KL, Sellers BA, Cheung F, Sparks R, Chun TW, Moir S, Lionakis MS, Rossi C, Su HC, Kuhns DB, Cohen JI, Notarangelo LD, Tsang JS. Time-resolved systems immunology reveals a late juncture linked to fatal COVID-19. Cell 2021; 184:1836-1857.e22. [PMID: 33713619 PMCID: PMC7874909 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
COVID-19 exhibits extensive patient-to-patient heterogeneity. To link immune response variation to disease severity and outcome over time, we longitudinally assessed circulating proteins as well as 188 surface protein markers, transcriptome, and T cell receptor sequence simultaneously in single peripheral immune cells from COVID-19 patients. Conditional-independence network analysis revealed primary correlates of disease severity, including gene expression signatures of apoptosis in plasmacytoid dendritic cells and attenuated inflammation but increased fatty acid metabolism in CD56dimCD16hi NK cells linked positively to circulating interleukin (IL)-15. CD8+ T cell activation was apparent without signs of exhaustion. Although cellular inflammation was depressed in severe patients early after hospitalization, it became elevated by days 17-23 post symptom onset, suggestive of a late wave of inflammatory responses. Furthermore, circulating protein trajectories at this time were divergent between and predictive of recovery versus fatal outcomes. Our findings stress the importance of timing in the analysis, clinical monitoring, and therapeutic intervention of COVID-19.
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- Can Liu
- Multiscale Systems Biology Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Graduate Program in Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Multiscale Systems Biology Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Multiscale Systems Biology Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Office of Intramural Research, CIT, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Multiscale Systems Biology Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Graduate Program in Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- NIH Center for Human Immunology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- CREA Laboratory, Diagnostic Department, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia 25123, Italy
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- Multiscale Systems Biology Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Neutrophil Monitoring Laboratory, Leidos Biomedical Research, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 20701, USA
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- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Multiscale Systems Biology Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Multiscale Systems Biology Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- CREA Laboratory, Diagnostic Department, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia 25123, Italy
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- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia and ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia 25123, Italy
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- NIH Center for Human Immunology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- NIH Center for Human Immunology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- NIH Center for Human Immunology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Multiscale Systems Biology Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia 25123, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Neutrophil Monitoring Laboratory, Leidos Biomedical Research, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 20701, USA
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- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Multiscale Systems Biology Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; NIH Center for Human Immunology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Kohla S, Ibrahim FA, Aldapt MB, ELSabah H, Mohamed S, Youssef R. A Rare Case of Hairy Cell Leukemia with Unusual Loss of CD123 Associated with COVID-19 at the Time of Presentation. Case Rep Oncol 2020; 13:1430-1440. [PMID: 33442367 PMCID: PMC7772869 DOI: 10.1159/000512830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been a serious threat and has been reported with different presentations and complications. Older age, along with comorbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, or cardiac disease, increases the risk factors for COVID-19 severity and death [N Engl J Med. 2020;382(18):1708–20 and Lancet Respir Med. 2020 05;8(5):475–81]. It is proposed that cancer patients have a significantly higher incidence of severe incidents including admission to the intensive care unit, the necessity for assisted ventilation, and even death after catching the virus compared with non-cancer patients [Lancet Oncol. 2020;21(3):335–7]. It is also described that cancer patients appear to be twice as likely to contract infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) [JAMA Oncol. 2020;6(7):1108–10]. Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is a rare B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder, with patients typically presenting with cytopenias, marked splenomegaly in 80–90% of patients, circulating leukemia cells, bone marrow infiltration and the presence of BRAF V600E somatic mutation [Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus. 2014;30(Suppl 1):413–7]. Leukemic cells classically have central nuclei and abundant cytoplasm with hairy-like projections and express CD11c, CD25, CD103, and CD123 [Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus. 2014;30(Suppl 1):413–7]. Loss of CD123 in HCL has been rarely reported in the literature [Am J Hematol. 2019;94(12):1413–22]. We describe a unique case of a COVID-19-positive male who presented with severe respiratory symptoms, deteriorated quickly, and was intubated. Workup of severe progressive pancytopenia and bone marrow examination revealed HCL without splenomegaly and with atypical unusual loss of CD123. To our knowledge, this is the first case of CD123-negative HCL without splenomegaly associated with COVID-19 infection as the initial presentation.
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- Samah Kohla
- Department of Lab Medicine and Pathology, Hematology Division, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.,Department of Clinical Pathology, Hematology Division, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.,Weill Cornell Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Lab Medicine and Pathology, Hematology Division, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Clinical Imaging, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.,Weill Cornell Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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Hong EH, Cho J, Ahn JH, Kwon BE, Kweon MN, Seo SU, Yoon BI, Chang SY, Ko HJ. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells regulate colitis-associated tumorigenesis by controlling myeloid-derived suppressor cell infiltration. Cancer Lett 2020; 493:102-112. [PMID: 32810576 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2020.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Toll-like receptor (TLR)3 and TLR7 are important for stimulating plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs), which secrete type I interferon. Mice deficient for TLR3 and TLR7 (TLR3-/-TLR7-/-) reportedly exhibit deteriorated colitis because of impaired pDCs. However, the role of pDCs in tumorigenesis-associated inflammation progression has not been studied. We treated wild-type or TLR3-/-TLR7-/- mice with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) and/or azoxymethane (AOM) and examined colon mucosa, measured body weight and colon length of mice, and examined pDC and myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC) accumulation. Further, we depleted pDCs in AOM/DSS-treated wild-type mice by treating them with anti-PDCA-1 antibodies. We found that MDSCs significantly increased, while pDCs decreased in TLR3-/-TLR7-/- mice. Moreover, TLR3-/-TLR7-/- mice developed colitis-associated colon cancer following AOM/DSS treatment. Additionally, we showed that a defect in TLR7 of pDCs is responsible for the aggravation of colitis-associated colon cancer. Further, we showed that TLR7 ligand mitigates colitis-associated colon cancer. Collectively, our results demonstrate that gut pDCs play a crucial role in reducing colorectal cancer development via the regulation of infiltrating MDSCs.
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- Eun-Hye Hong
- Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, South Korea
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- Mucosal Immunology Laboratory, Department of Convergence Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine/Asan Medical Center, Seoul, 05505, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 05505, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Histology and Molecular Pathogenesis, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Pharmacy, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, South Korea.
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Stuvel K, Heeringa JJ, Dalm VASH, Meijers RWJ, Hoffen E, Gerritsen SAM, Zelm MC, Pasmans SGMA. Comel-Netherton syndrome: A local skin barrier defect in the absence of an underlying systemic immunodeficiency. Allergy 2020; 75:1710-1720. [PMID: 31975472 PMCID: PMC7384150 DOI: 10.1111/all.14197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2019] [Revised: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Background Comel‐Netherton syndrome (NS) is a rare autosomal disease, characterized by severe skin disease, hair shaft defects, atopic diathesis, and increased susceptibility for skin infections. Since patients with NS suffer from recurrent infections, it has been hypothesized that an underlying immunodeficiency attributes to this. Here, we studied clinical and immunological characteristics of the cohort of NS patients in the Netherlands in order to identify whether potential immunodeficiencies result in the increased risk of infectious complications. Methods Phenotypes were scored for severity of skin condition, specific hair shaft defects, atopy, and recurrent infections. Patients’ blood samples were collected for quantification of serum immunoglobulin (Ig) levels, specific antibodies against Streptococcuspneumoniae, and allergen‐specific IgE, as well as detailed immunophenotyping of blood leukocyte and lymphocyte subsets by flow cytometry. Results A total of 14 patients were included with age range 3‐46 years and varying degrees of skin involvement. All patients presented with atopic symptoms (food allergy, n = 13; hay fever, n = 10; asthma, n = 7). Recurrent skin infections were common, particularly in childhood (n = 12). Low levels of specific antibodies against S pneumoniae were found in 10 of 11 evaluated patients. Detailed immunological analysis was performed on 9 adult patients. Absolute numbers of lymphocyte subsets and serum immunoglobulin levels were all within normal ranges. Conclusion Multidisciplinary evaluation of our national cohort showed no evidence for a severe, clinically relevant systemic immunodeficiency. Therefore, we conclude that in Dutch NS patients the increased risk of infections most likely results from the skin barrier disruption and that increased allergen penetration predisposes to allergic sensitization.
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- Kira Stuvel
- Department of Dermatology Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine Division of Clinical Immunology Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam The Netherlands
- Academic Center for Rare Immunological Diseases (RIDC) Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology University Medical Center Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology and Pathology Central Clinical School Monash University Melbourne Vic. Australia
- Department of Allergy, Immunology & Respiratory Medicine Alfred Hospital Melbourne Vic. Australia
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- Department of Dermatology Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatric Dermatology Sophia Children’s Hospital Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam The Netherlands
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Flynn JK, Dankers W, Morand EF. Could GILZ Be the Answer to Glucocorticoid Toxicity in Lupus? Front Immunol 2019; 10:1684. [PMID: 31379872 PMCID: PMC6652235 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Glucocorticoids (GC) are used globally to treat autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. Their anti-inflammatory actions are mainly mediated via binding to the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), creating a GC/GR complex, which acts in both the cytoplasm and nucleus to regulate the transcription of a host of target genes. As a result, signaling pathways such as NF-κB and AP-1 are inhibited, and cell activation, differentiation and survival and cytokine and chemokine production are suppressed. However, the gene regulation by GC can also cause severe side effects in patients. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus) is a multisystem autoimmune disease, characterized by a poorly regulated immune response leading to chronic inflammation and dysfunction of multiple organs, for which GC is the major current therapy. Long-term GC use, however, can cause debilitating adverse consequences for patients including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis and contributes to irreversible organ damage. To date, there is no alternative treatment which can replicate the rapid effects of GC across multiple immune cell functions, effecting disease control during disease flares. Research efforts have focused on finding alternatives to GC, which display similar immunoregulatory actions, without the devastating adverse metabolic effects. One potential candidate is the glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper (GILZ). GILZ is induced by low concentrations of GC and is shown to mimic the action of GC in several inflammatory processes, reducing immunity and inflammation in in vitro and in vivo studies. Additionally, GILZ has, similar to the GC-GR complex, the ability to bind to both NF-κB and AP-1 as well as DNA directly, to regulate immune cell function, while potentially lacking the GC-related side effects. Importantly, in SLE patients GILZ is under-expressed and correlates negatively with disease activity, suggesting an important regulatory role of GILZ in SLE. Here we provide an overview of the actions and use of GC in lupus, and discuss whether the regulatory mechanisms of GILZ could lead to the development of a novel therapeutic for lupus. Increased understanding of the mechanisms of action of GILZ, and its ability to regulate immune events leading to lupus disease activity has important clinical implications for the development of safer anti-inflammatory therapies.
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- Jacqueline K Flynn
- School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Shimizu Y, Yasuda S, Kimura T, Nishio S, Kono M, Ohmura K, Shimamura S, Kono M, Fujieda Y, Kato M, Oku K, Bohgaki T, Fukasawa Y, Tanaka S, Atsumi T. Interferon-inducible Mx1 protein is highly expressed in renal tissues from treatment-naïve lupus nephritis, but not in those under immunosuppressive treatment. Mod Rheumatol 2017; 28:661-669. [PMID: 29189089 DOI: 10.1080/14397595.2017.1404711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to clarify the consequences of Mx1, one of the IFN-inducible proteins, in the peripheral blood as well as in renal tissues in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). PATIENTS AND METHODS Mx1 protein concentrations in (PBMCs) from 18 SLE patients mostly in their stable disease status, 11 IgA nephropathy (IgAN) patients, 5 ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients and 16 healthy controls were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Mx1 expression in renal specimens from 18 patients with lupus nephritis (LN), 18 with IgAN and 10 with AAV were evaluated using immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Mx1 protein concentrations in lysates of PBMCs were significantly higher in SLE patients compared with those in other three groups. Mx1-positive area in renal tissues was significantly dominant in both glomeruli and renal tubules of LN compared with other renal diseases. Renal Mx1 protein levels were lower in LN after immunosuppressive treatment, compared with those from immunosuppressant-naïve patients. CONCLUSION Mx1 levels were upregulated in lupus peripheral blood even when their disease activities were stable. On the other hand, Mx1 was highly expressed in kidneys from patients with LN before treatment, which was decreased after immunosuppressive treatment. These results suggest that Mx1 is a potential marker for the diagnosis of SLE in the peripheral blood and also for the activity of lupus nephritis in the kidney.
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- Yuka Shimizu
- a Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine , Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan
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- a Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine , Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan
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- b Department of Translational Pathology, Faculty of Medicine , Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan.,c Department of Pathology , Hokkaido Medical Center , Sapporo , Japan
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- a Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine , Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan
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- a Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine , Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan
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- a Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine , Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan
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- a Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine , Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan
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- a Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine , Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan
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- a Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine , Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan
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- a Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine , Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan
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- a Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine , Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan
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- a Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine , Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan
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- d Department of Pathology , Sapporo City General Hospital , Sapporo , Japan
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- b Department of Translational Pathology, Faculty of Medicine , Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan.,e Department of Cancer Pathology, Faculty of Medicine , Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan
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- a Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine , Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan
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Dendritic Cells and Their Role in Cardiovascular Diseases: A View on Human Studies. J Immunol Res 2016; 2016:5946807. [PMID: 27088098 PMCID: PMC4818818 DOI: 10.1155/2016/5946807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2015] [Revised: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The antigen-presenting dendritic cells (DCs) are key to the immunological response, with different functions ascribed ranging from cellular immune activation to induction of tolerance. Such immunological responses are involved in the pathophysiological mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases, with DCs shown to play a role in atherosclerosis, hypertension, and heart failure and most notably following heart transplantation. A better understanding of the interplay between the immune system and cardiovascular diseases will therefore be critical for developing novel therapeutic treatments as well as innovative monitoring tools for disease progression. As such, the present review will provide an overview of DCs involvement in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases and how targeting these cells may have beneficial effects for the prognosis of patients.
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Ramos I, Fernandez-Sesma A. Modulating the Innate Immune Response to Influenza A Virus: Potential Therapeutic Use of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs. Front Immunol 2015; 6:361. [PMID: 26257731 PMCID: PMC4507467 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 07/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Infection by influenza A viruses (IAV) is frequently characterized by robust inflammation that is usually more pronounced in the case of avian influenza. It is becoming clearer that the morbidity and pathogenesis caused by IAV are consequences of this inflammatory response, with several components of the innate immune system acting as the main players. It has been postulated that using a therapeutic approach to limit the innate immune response in combination with antiviral drugs has the potential to diminish symptoms and tissue damage caused by IAV infection. Indeed, some anti-inflammatory agents have been shown to be effective in animal models in reducing IAV pathology as a proof of principle. The main challenge in developing such therapies is to selectively modulate signaling pathways that contribute to lung injury while maintaining the ability of the host cells to mount an antiviral response to control virus replication. However, the dissection of those pathways is very complex given the numerous components regulated by the same factors (i.e., NF kappa B transcription factors) and the large number of players involved in this regulation, some of which may be undescribed or unknown. This article provides a comprehensive review of the current knowledge regarding the innate immune responses associated with tissue damage by IAV infection, the understanding of which is essential for the development of effective immunomodulatory drugs. Furthermore, we summarize the recent advances on the development and evaluation of such drugs as well as the lessons learned from those studies.
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- Irene Ramos
- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai , New York, NY , USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai , New York, NY , USA
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Kokolus KM, Spangler HM, Povinelli BJ, Farren MR, Lee KP, Repasky EA. Stressful presentations: mild cold stress in laboratory mice influences phenotype of dendritic cells in naïve and tumor-bearing mice. Front Immunol 2014; 5:23. [PMID: 24575090 PMCID: PMC3918933 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2013] [Accepted: 01/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The ability of dendritic cells (DCs) to stimulate and regulate T cells is critical to effective anti-tumor immunity. Therefore, it is important to fully recognize any inherent factors which may influence DC function under experimental conditions, especially in laboratory mice since they are used so heavily to model immune responses. The goals of this report are to 1) briefly summarize previous work revealing how DCs respond to various forms of physiological stress and 2) to present new data highlighting the potential for chronic mild cold stress inherent to mice housed at the required standard ambient temperatures to influence baseline DCs properties in naïve and tumor-bearing mice. As recent data from our group shows that CD8+ T cell function is significantly altered by chronic mild cold stress and since DC function is crucial for CD8+ T cell activation, we wondered whether housing temperature may also be influencing DC function. Here we report that there are several significant phenotypical and functional differences among DC subsets in naïve and tumor-bearing mice housed at either standard housing temperature or at a thermoneutral ambient temperature, which significantly reduces the extent of cold stress. The new data presented here strongly suggests that, by itself, the housing temperature of mice can affect fundamental properties and functions of DCs. Therefore differences in basal levels of stress due to housing should be taken into consideration when interpreting experiments designed to evaluate the impact of additional variables, including other stressors on DC function.
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- Kathleen M Kokolus
- Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute , Buffalo, NY , USA
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- Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute , Buffalo, NY , USA
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- Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute , Buffalo, NY , USA
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- Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute , Buffalo, NY , USA
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Bratke K, Prieschenk C, Garbe K, Kuepper M, Lommatzsch M, Virchow JC. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells in allergic asthma and the role of inhaled corticosteroid treatment. Clin Exp Allergy 2013; 43:312-21. [PMID: 23414539 DOI: 10.1111/cea.12064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2012] [Revised: 10/19/2012] [Accepted: 11/02/2012] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) infiltrate sites of acute Th2-dominant inflammation, but their role in allergic asthma remains unclear. OBJECTIVE To characterize circulating pDCs from patients with allergic asthma outside their respective allergen season. METHODS Adhesion molecules, co-stimulatory molecules, immunoglobulin receptors and chemokine receptors were quantified on blood pDCs from 20 patients with allergic asthma and 18 healthy controls using flow cytometry. In addition, IL-6-, TNF-α- and IFN-α-secretion were analysed after stimulating isolated pDCs with TLR7- and TLR9-ligands. RESULTS Plasmacytoid dendritic cells from patients with allergic asthma showed an increased expression of chemokine receptors involved in inflamed tissue homing such as CCR2, CCR4, CCR9, CCR10, CXCR2, CXCR5 and CXCR6, while the expression of the lymph node homing receptor CXCR3 was down-regulated. In addition, these pDCs exhibited a higher expression of activation markers and Th2-associated molecules such as CD40, CD62L, CD64 and FcεRIα. In contrast, TLR7-mediated IL-6-, TNF-α- and IFN-α-secretion was significantly reduced in pDCs from patients with asthma. The TLR9-mediated cytokine response was only suppressed in those patients who were treated with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) during previous allergen seasons. The same effect was observed for CD54 and OX40L expression. CONCLUSIONS We report an increased expression of activation markers, and Th2-associated molecules, and an increased migratory potential of circulating pDCs in allergic asthma. These changes are accompanied by a reduced TLR7-mediated cytokine response. In addition, our results suggest a longterm impact of ICS treatment on the characteristics of circulating pDCs.
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- K Bratke
- Department of Pneumology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
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- E. Gros
- Department of Dermatology and Allergy; University of Bonn; Bonn; Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy; University of Bonn; Bonn; Germany
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Mao C, Wang S, Xiao Y, Xu J, Jiang Q, Jin M, Jiang X, Guo H, Ning G, Zhang Y. Impairment of regulatory capacity of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells mediated by dendritic cell polarization and hyperthyroidism in Graves' disease. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 186:4734-43. [PMID: 21398613 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0904135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Graves' disease (GD) is one of the most common autoimmune diseases. The immune dysfunction in GD involves the generation of thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) autoantibodies that presumably arise consequent to interactions among dendritic cells (DCs), T cells, and regulatory T (Treg) cells. However, the immunological mechanisms of interactions between them that lead to the induction and regulation of this autoimmune disease are poorly defined. In this study, we investigated whether DCs are the main cause of the defective activity of Treg cells in GD patients. We found a significant decrease in the percentage of circulating CD4(+)CD25(+)FOXP3(+) Treg cells in untreated GD patients (uGD), which was negatively correlated with the concentration of TSHR autoantibodies. uGD-derived DCs were polarized to increase the number of plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs) and conferred the ability to abrogate the suppressive function of Treg cells through inducing apoptosis of CD4(+)CD25(+) Treg cells in an IFN-α-dependent manner, and elevated thyroid hormones further exacerbated the effect. The nucleotide UDP, which inhibits IFN-α secretion of pDCs through P2Y6 receptor signaling, restored the suppressive function of CD4(+)CD25(+) Treg cells. Collectively, uGD-derived DCs through pDC polarization and elevated thyroid hormones act in concert to impair the regulatory capacity of Treg cells, facilitating the production of TSHR autoantibodies in the pathogenesis of GD.
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- Chaoming Mao
- Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Institutes of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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Borgogna C, Toniutto P, Smirne C, Azzimonti B, Rittà M, Avellini C, Fabris C, Landolfo S, Gariglio M, Pirisi M. Expression of the interferon-inducible proteins MxA and IFI16 in liver allografts. Histopathology 2009; 54:837-46. [PMID: 19635103 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2009.03311.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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AIMS To test the hypothesis that the activation of the interferon (IFN) system pathways might link hepatitis C virus (HCV) recurrence in the liver allograft with acute cellular rejection. METHODS AND RESULTS In this retrospective study, allograft biopsy specimens from 28 adult patients (14 HCV+ and 14 HCV-) who had undergone their first liver transplantation were analysed. Eleven biopsy specimens showed acute cellular rejection (Banff rejection activity index score > or =3). Specimens were immunostained for two IFN-inducible proteins, MxA and IFI16, and for CD45. The predominant MxA reactivity pattern was hepatocytic, whereas IFI16 was expressed in both the hepatocellular and inflammatory compartments. Moderate to strong MxA expression in hepatocytes was associated positively with rejection score (P < 0.01), donor's age < or =45 years (P < 0.05) and aspartate aminotransferase levels >40 U/l on the day of biopsy (P < 0.05), and inversely with infiltration of portal triads by IFI16+/CD45+ cells (P < 0.005) and time to progression beyond Ishak stage 2 of recurrent hepatitis C (P < 0.01). On multivariate analysis, MxA expression in hepatocytes was independently associated with allograft rejection and donor's age. CONCLUSIONS Acute allograft rejection and recurrence of HCV infection in the liver allograft appear to intersect in the IFN system pathways.
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- Cinzia Borgogna
- DPMSC, Medical Liver Transplantation Unit, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Hsu NC, Chung CY, Horng HC, Chang CS. Corticosteroid administration depresses circulating dendritic cells in ITP patients. Platelets 2009; 15:451-4. [PMID: 15745317 DOI: 10.1080/09537100410001711497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Idiopathic or immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by low platelet count resulting from antibody-mediated destruction of platelets. The production of these IgG anti-platelet autoantibodies is critically governed by T-lymphocytes which can be activated by antigen-presenting cells (APC) such as dendritic cells. We hypothesized that one of the mechanisms by which corticosteroid administration can suppress the immune system is to depress the number of circulating dendritic cells production in ITP patients. Dendritic cell population was measured in peripheral blood of three ITP patients before and after the administration of prednisone. Both counts of myeloid and lymphoid dendritic cells in the blood of ITP patients were greatly reduced after the administration of prednisone. The decrease in circulating dendritic cells is associated with the increase of platelets in circulation with the treatment of prednisone. These results suggest that corticosteroid therapy may decrease the effects of the autoantibody on platelets in ITP patients by reduce the number of circulating dendritic cells.
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- Nicholas C Hsu
- Department of Medical Education and Research, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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Rölle A, Olweus J. Dendritic cells in cytomegalovirus infection: viral evasion and host countermeasures. APMIS 2009; 117:413-26. [PMID: 19400865 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2009.02449.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a beta-herpesvirus that infects the majority of the population during early childhood and thereafter establishes life-long latency. Primary infection as well as spontaneous reactivation usually remains asymptomatic in healthy hosts but can, in the context of systemic immunosuppression, result in substantial morbidity and mortality. HCMV counteracts the host immune response by interfering with the recognition of infected cells. A growing body of literature has also suggested that the virus evades the immune system by paralyzing the initiators of antiviral immune responses--the dendritic cells (DCs). In the current review, we discuss the effects of CMV (HCMV and murine CMV) on various DC subsets and the ensuing innate and adaptive immune responses. The impact of HCMV on DCs has mainly been investigated using monocyte-derived DCs, which are rendered functionally impaired by infection. In mouse models, DCs are targets of viral evasion as well, but the complex cross-talk between DCs and natural killer cells has, however, demonstrated an instrumental role for DCs in the control and clearance of viral infection. Fewer studies address the role of peripheral blood DC subsets, plasmacytoid DCs and CD11c+ myeloid DCs in the response against HCMV. These DCs, rather than being paralyzed by HCMV, are largely resistant to infection, mount a vigorous first-line defense and induce T-cell responses to the virus. This possibly provides a partial explanation for an intriguing conundrum: the highly efficient control of viral infection and reactivation in immunocompetent hosts in spite of multi-layered viral evasion mechanisms.
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- Alexander Rölle
- Department of Immunology, Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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Unadkat J, Feili-Hariri M. Use of dendritic cells in drug selection, development and therapy. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2008; 3:247-59. [PMID: 23480223 DOI: 10.1517/17460441.3.2.247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dendritic cells (DC) have the unique ability to induce immunity against tumors and various pathogens or to promote tolerance in autoimmunity and transplantation. Hence, they are central to the regulation of immune responses. OBJECTIVE/METHODS Due to the unique tolerogenic ability of DC, understanding some of the key molecules that regulate DC function may help with targeting the relevant signals in DC as therapeutic options for many disease conditions. DC are also targets of drugs, and many of the anti-inflammatory and pharmaceutical agents used to prevent autoimmunity or inhibit graft rejection interfere with DC function. RESULTS/CONCLUSION The drug-induced changes in DC may provide information for the selection of drugs and further drug discovery along with the use of DC as adjuvant in the treatment of autoimmunity and prevention of graft rejection in transplantation.
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- Jignesh Unadkat
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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Bharadwaj AS, Bewtra AK, Agrawal DK. Dendritic cells in allergic airway inflammation. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2007; 85:686-99. [PMID: 17823633 DOI: 10.1139/y07-062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Dendritic cells (DCs) are primary antigen-presenting cells involved in interactions with T cells leading to the proliferation of TH1 or TH2 cell types. In asthma, predominance of TH2 cells appears to be responsible for disease pathogenesis. Differentiation of TH2 cells is driven by a variety of factors such as the expression of high levels of costimulatory molecules, the cytokine profile, and the subset of DCs. Many inflammatory cells involved in the pathogenesis of asthma either directly or indirectly modulate DC function. Traditional treatments for asthma decrease the number of airway DCs in animals as well as in patients with asthma. Immunomodulators including interleukin (IL)-10, transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta, cytosine-phosphate-guanosine-containing oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG-ODN), 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, and fetal liver tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (Flt3L) are involved in the modulation of the function of DCs. Based on the critical review of the interaction between DCs and other inflammatory cells, we propose that activation of T cells by DCs and sensitization to inhaled allergen and resulting airway inflammation are dependent on plasmacytoid and myeloid subset of lung DCs to induce an immune response or tolerance and are tightly regulated by T-regulatory cells. Effects of various therapeutic agents to modulate the function of lung myeloid DCs have been discussed.
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- Arpita S Bharadwaj
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, CRISS II, Room 510, California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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Jongbloed SL, Lebre MC, Fraser AR, Gracie JA, Sturrock RD, Tak PP, McInnes IB. Enumeration and phenotypical analysis of distinct dendritic cell subsets in psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther 2007; 8:R15. [PMID: 16507115 PMCID: PMC1526567 DOI: 10.1186/ar1864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2005] [Revised: 10/20/2005] [Accepted: 11/09/2005] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Dendritic cells (DCs) comprise heterogeneous subsets of professional antigen-presenting cells, linking innate and adaptive immunity. Analysis of DC subsets has been hampered by a lack of specific DC markers and reliable quantitation assays. We characterised the immunophenotype and functional characteristics of psoriatic arthritis (PsA)-derived and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-derived myeloid DCs (mDCs) and plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs) to evaluate their potential role in arthritis. Circulating peripheral blood (PB) pDC numbers were significantly reduced in PsA patients (P = 0.0098) and RA patients (P = 0.0194), and mDCs were significantly reduced in RA patients (P = 0.0086) compared with healthy controls. The number of circulating mDCs in RA PB was significantly inversely correlated to C-reactive protein (P = 0.021). The phenotype of both DC subsets in PsA PB and RA PB was immature as compared with healthy controls. Moreover, CD62L expression was significantly decreased on both mDCs (PsA, P = 0.0122; RA, P = 0.0371) and pDCs (PsA, P = 0.0373; RA, P = 0.0367) in PB. Both mDCs and pDCs were present in PsA synovial fluid (SF) and RA SF, with the mDC:pDC ratio significantly exceeding that in matched PB (PsA SF, P = 0.0453; RA SF, P = 0.0082). pDCs isolated from RA SF and PsA SF displayed an immature phenotype comparable with PB pDCs. RA and PsA SF mDCs, however, displayed a more mature phenotype (increased expression of CD80, CD83 and CD86) compared with PB mDCs. Functional analysis revealed that both SF DC subsets matured following toll-like receptor stimulation. pDCs from PB and SF produced interferon alpha and tumour necrosis factor alpha on TLR9 stimulation, but only SF pDCs produced IL-10. Similarly, mDCs from PB and SF produced similar tumour necrosis factor alpha levels to TLR2 agonism, whereas SF mDCs produced more IL-10 than PB controls. Circulating DC subset numbers are reduced in RA PB and PsA PB with reduced CD62L expression. Maturation is incomplete in the inflamed synovial compartment. Immature DCs in SF may contribute to the perpetuation of inflammation via sampling of the inflamed synovial environment, and in situ presentation of arthritogenic antigen.
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- Sarah L Jongbloed
- Division of Immunology, Infection and Inflammation, 10 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, G31 2ER, UK
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- Director, Academic Medical Center, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, F4-218 P.O. Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Immunology, Infection and Inflammation, 10 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, G31 2ER, UK
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- Division of Immunology, Infection and Inflammation, 10 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, G31 2ER, UK
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- Division of Immunology, Infection and Inflammation, 10 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, G31 2ER, UK
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- Director, Academic Medical Center, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, F4-218 P.O. Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Immunology, Infection and Inflammation, 10 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, G31 2ER, UK
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Gehlhar K, Bilitewski C, Reinitz-Rademacher K, Rohde G, Bufe A. Impaired virus-induced interferon-alpha2 release in adult asthmatic patients. Clin Exp Allergy 2006; 36:331-7. [PMID: 16499644 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2006.02450.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) not only serves as a first defence line of the immune system against viral attacks but also interacts with T-helper type 1 (Th1)/ T-helper type 2 (Th2) regulation and various other cell types like basophils and monocytes, thereby linking innate and acquired immunity. Recently, we demonstrated that children with allergic asthma produced significantly lower amounts of virus-induced IFN-alpha2 compared with healthy children or those with intrinsic asthma. OBJECTIVE In this study, we extend our analysis to examine in a cohort study whether IFN-alpha2 is also reduced in allergic asthma of adults. METHODS Adults with allergic asthma and healthy controls were prospectively recruited. Blood cultures were stimulated with different viruses (respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), newcastle disease virus (NDV)) and analysed for IFN-alpha2 protein release and gene transcription. RESULTS Virus-induced IFN-alpha2 release from blood cells of allergic asthmatic patients was significantly reduced compared with healthy controls, independent of the virus used (NDV(asthma)=221+/-134 pg/mL, NDV(healthy)=555+/-341 pg/mL, P=0.003 and RSV(asthma)=46+/-27 pg/mL, RSV(healthy)=108+/-90 pg/mL, P=0.014). Values=mean+/-standard deviation). It was not influenced by medication, especially cortico-steroids. IFN-alpha2 mRNA expression 5 h after NDV stimulation confirmed the ELISA results and correlated well with release data (r=0.397, P=0.033). CONCLUSION Like children, adults with allergic asthma show impaired virus-induced IFN-alpha2 release in whole blood, indicating a systemic phenomenon in patients with bronchial asthma and atopic phenotype. Impaired virus-induced IFN-alpha release could be a marker of inflammation in chronic allergic asthma.
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- K Gehlhar
- Experimental Pneumology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
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Navarro J, Aristimuño C, Sánchez-Ramón S, Vigil D, Martínez-Ginés ML, Fernández-Cruz E, de Andrés C. Circulating dendritic cells subsets and regulatory T-cells at multiple sclerosis relapse: differential short-term changes on corticosteroids therapy. J Neuroimmunol 2006; 176:153-61. [PMID: 16698092 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2006.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2005] [Revised: 03/21/2006] [Accepted: 03/29/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Glucocorticoids remain the treatment of choice for MS relapses. However, little is known on the effect of intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) on dendritic cells (DCs) and regulatory T-cells (TReg). Our main goal was to quantify circulating myeloid and plasmacytoid DCs (mDCs and pDCs), and TReg at MS relapse versus healthy controls; and to analyse the short-term changes after IVMP for MS relapse. MS patients at relapse compared to controls showed higher %CD4+CD25high+ TReg (p<0.01). After 5-days of IVMP, activated T-lymphocytes (p=0.001), pDCs (p<0.0001), and CD11c+ mDCs (p<0.0001) decreased. By contrast, CD4+CD25+ and CD4+CD25high+ TReg further increased (p<0.0001 both). Changes on these subsets may play a relevant role in the immunosuppressive activity of this drug.
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- Joaquín Navarro
- Department of Immunology, Gregorio Marañón University General Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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Abe M, Thomson AW. Dexamethasone preferentially suppresses plasmacytoid dendritic cell differentiation and enhances their apoptotic death. Clin Immunol 2006; 118:300-6. [PMID: 16330256 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2005.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2005] [Revised: 08/26/2005] [Accepted: 09/19/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) are an important source of type-1 interferon (IFN) following microbial infection and also play key roles in the induction of innate and adaptive immune responses. Here, we show that the glucocorticoid (GC) dexamethasone (Dex) strikingly reduces pDC (and myeloid DC) numbers in secondary lymphoid tissue and liver of normal and hematopoietic growth factor-mobilized mice and suppresses pDC differentiation from bone marrow precursors in vitro. Moreover, the apoptotic death of pDC in vitro was enhanced by exposure to Dex. Notably, however, Toll-like receptor 9 expression and virally induced IFNalpha production by residual pDC from Dex-treated animals were unaffected. Thus, whereas marked reduction in absolute numbers of pDC by GC may predispose to viral infection, often associated with GC-mediated immunosuppression, reductions in pDC and IFNalpha production may contribute to the beneficial effects on GC observed in systemic autoimmune disease, in which that both pDC and IFNalpha have been implicated.
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- Masanori Abe
- Thomas E Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, E1504 Biomedical Science Tower, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
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Hardin JA. Dendritic cells: potential triggers of autoimmunity and targets for therapy. Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64 Suppl 4:iv86-90. [PMID: 16239396 PMCID: PMC1766899 DOI: 10.1136/ard.2005.044560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- J A Hardin
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, New York 10461, USA.
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Kvale EØ, Dalgaard J, Lund-Johansen F, Rollag H, Farkas L, Midtvedt K, Jahnsen FL, Brinchmann JE, Olweus J. CD11c+ dendritic cells and plasmacytoid DCs are activated by human cytomegalovirus and retain efficient T cell-stimulatory capability upon infection. Blood 2005; 107:2022-9. [PMID: 16269620 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-05-2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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It has been suggested that human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) evades the immune system by infecting and paralyzing antigen-presenting cells. This view is based mainly on studies of dendritic cells (DCs) obtained after culture of monocytes (moDCs). It is contradicted by the asymptomatic course of HCMV infection in healthy persons, indicating that other key antigen-presenting cells induce an efficient immune response. Here we show that HCMV activates CD11c+ DCs and plasmacytoid DCs (PDCs). In contrast to moDCs, CD11c+ DCs and PDCs produced interferon (IFN) type 1 when exposed to HCMV. Autocrine IFN type 1 partially protected CD11c+ DCs against infection, whereas PDCs were resistant to HCMV even when IFN type 1 activity was inhibited. HCMV exposure induced the maturation of CD11c+ DCs by IFN type 1-dependent and -independent mechanisms. Importantly, CD11c+ DCs infected by inhibiting IFN type 1 activity retained full capacity to stimulate T cells. Renal transplant recipients receiving immunosuppressive treatment had lower frequencies of CD11c+ DCs and PDCs in blood than did healthy controls. The results show that HCMV activates the immune system by interacting with CD11c+ DCs and PDCs and that recipients of renal transplants have low frequencies of these cell types in blood.
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Zhang Z, Xu D, Li Y, Jin L, Shi M, Wang M, Zhou X, Wu H, Gao GF, Wang FS. Longitudinal alteration of circulating dendritic cell subsets and its correlation with steroid treatment in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome. Clin Immunol 2005; 116:225-35. [PMID: 15964242 PMCID: PMC7106242 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2005.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2004] [Revised: 04/15/2005] [Accepted: 04/17/2005] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In this study, we found that 74 patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) exhibited a rapid, dramatic decrease in numbers of circulating myeloid and plasmacytoid dendritic cells (mDCs and pDCs) during the first 2 weeks of illness (5.3- and 28.4-fold reductions for mDCs and pDCs compared with 25 healthy individuals, respectively), with slow return to normal cell numbers during convalescence (weeks 5–7 of illness on average). In addition, numbers of circulating CD4 and CD8 T cells exhibited milder reductions (2.1- and 1.8-fold at week 1) and earlier return to normal at a mean of weeks 3 and 4, respectively. A significant inverse correlation was found between numbers of DC and T-cell subsets and high-dose steroid treatment. Our novel findings thus suggest that the acute SARS-coronavirus infection probably contributes to the initial reduction of DC and T-cell subsets in blood, and that high-dose steroid administration may subsequently exacerbate and prolong low expression of the cell subsets. These findings will aid the framing of further studies of the immunopathogenesis of SARS.
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- Zheng Zhang
- Research Centre for Biological Therapy, Beijing Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing 302 Hospital, 100 Xi Si Huan Middle Road, Beijing 100039, China
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- Research Centre for Biological Therapy, Beijing Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing 302 Hospital, 100 Xi Si Huan Middle Road, Beijing 100039, China
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- Research Centre for Biological Therapy, Beijing Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing 302 Hospital, 100 Xi Si Huan Middle Road, Beijing 100039, China
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- Research Centre for Biological Therapy, Beijing Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing 302 Hospital, 100 Xi Si Huan Middle Road, Beijing 100039, China
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- Research Centre for Biological Therapy, Beijing Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing 302 Hospital, 100 Xi Si Huan Middle Road, Beijing 100039, China
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- Research Centre for Biological Therapy, Beijing Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing 302 Hospital, 100 Xi Si Huan Middle Road, Beijing 100039, China
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- Research Centre for Biological Therapy, Beijing Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing 302 Hospital, 100 Xi Si Huan Middle Road, Beijing 100039, China
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- Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100054, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
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- Research Centre for Biological Therapy, Beijing Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing 302 Hospital, 100 Xi Si Huan Middle Road, Beijing 100039, China
- Corresponding author. Fax: +86 10 6383 1870.
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Zhuang H, Narain S, Sobel E, Lee PY, Nacionales DC, Kelly KM, Richards HB, Segal M, Stewart C, Satoh M, Reeves WH. Association of anti-nucleoprotein autoantibodies with upregulation of Type I interferon-inducible gene transcripts and dendritic cell maturation in systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin Immunol 2005; 117:238-50. [PMID: 16126005 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2005.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2005] [Revised: 05/27/2005] [Accepted: 07/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Lupus patients selectively produce autoantibodies against nucleoproteins. Since the RNA/DNA components of these autoantigens are endogenous TLR ligands capable of stimulating Type I interferon (IFN-I) production, we asked whether autoantibodies against the ribonucleoproteins Sm/RNP and Ro60 and double-stranded DNA are associated with high levels of IFN-I. IFN-I levels were increased in SLE (n = 88) vs. other autoimmune diseases (n = 82) and controls (n = 57) (P < 0.0001) and were associated positively with autoantibodies against Sm/RNP, Ro60/La, and dsDNA but negatively with anti-phospholipid. Low numbers of circulating plasmacytoid and myeloid dendritic cells also were associated with these autoantibodies. The IFN-I and dendritic cell abnormalities correlated with disease severity and were not therapy-related. These findings suggest that immunostimulatory nucleic acid components of autoantigens may act as endogenous adjuvants by promoting IFN-I production and dendritic cell maturation, helping to explain the high prevalence of autoantibodies against nucleoprotein antigens in SLE.
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- Haoyang Zhuang
- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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Vakkila J, Thomson AW, Hovi L, Vettenranta K, Saarinen-Pihkala UM. Circulating dendritic cell subset levels after allogeneic stem cell transplantation in children correlate with time post transplant and severity of acute graft-versus-host disease. Bone Marrow Transplant 2005; 35:501-7. [PMID: 15665841 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1704827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We examined the recovery of circulating monocytoid (Lin- CD11+ HLA-DR+) and plasmacytoid (Lin- CD123+ HLA-DR+) precursor (pre) dendritic cell (DC) subsets after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) in 39 children, using age-matched healthy children as controls. The frequencies of DCs in peripheral blood samples were determined by flow cytometry. The initial recovery of DC occurred simultaneously with myeloid engraftment. However, with time, DC subset values declined, being very low 40-50 days after SCT. Low monocytoid and plasmacytoid DC values were associated significantly with the development of severe acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) (P=0.042 and 0.017, respectively). Plasmacytoid DC values were lower than in the age-matched controls for the entire follow-up period (range 102-2569 days), although, with time, values approached normal levels. Normal monocytoid DC numbers were observed within 300-400 days post SCT. The severity of chronic GVHD did not correlate with quantitative recovery of DC. We conclude that in pediatric SCT, initial recovery of DC production is concurrent with that of myelopoiesis, yet with time, DC subset values decline and low counts are associated with severe aGVHD. Monocytoid DC numbers approach normal levels within a year of SCT, but plasmacytoid DC counts recover very slowly.
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- J Vakkila
- Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Finke JS, Shodell M, Shah K, Siegal FP, Steinman RM. Dendritic cell numbers in the blood of HIV-1 infected patients before and after changes in antiretroviral therapy. J Clin Immunol 2005; 24:647-52. [PMID: 15622449 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-004-6250-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Antigen presenting dendritic cells (DCs) can serve as sites for HIV replication and as vehicles for transmission of the virus to T cells. It is known that the numbers of DCs in blood is reduced during HIV-1 infection. Here we monitored the two major subsets of blood DCs in 12 individuals undergoing a change, primarily initiation, of highly active antiretroviral therapy. The numbers of plasmacytoid DCs were reliably higher on therapy, although in the 1-3 month interval we followed, these numbers did not return to those seen in HIV uninfected controls. An increase in plasmacytoid DCs was accompanied by an increase in IFN-alpha production in response to a standard challenge in culture with UV-inactivated herpes simplex virus. The levels of myeloid DCs also demonstrated an increase while on HAART, and these numbers become comparable to the HIV uninfected controls. The numbers of plasmacytoid and myeloid DCs varied inversely with the levels of plasma HIV viremia. These longitudinal studies extend prior work showing that virus infection with HIV leads to a decrease in the number of dendritic cells in blood, and that this can be reversed at least in part by therapy.
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- Jennifer S Finke
- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Tuckermann JP, Kleiman A, McPherson KG, Reichardt HM. Molecular mechanisms of glucocorticoids in the control of inflammation and lymphocyte apoptosis. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2005; 42:71-104. [PMID: 15697171 DOI: 10.1080/10408360590888983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The immune system must be tightly controlled not only to guarantee efficient protection from invading pathogens and oncogenic cells but also to avoid exaggerated immune responses and autoimmunity. This is achieved through interactions amongst leukocytes themselves, by signals from stromal cells and also by various hormones, including glucocorticoids. The glucocorticoids are a class of steroid hormones that exert a wide range of anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive activities after binding to the glucocorticoid receptor. The power of these hormones was acknowledged many decades ago, and today synthetic derivatives are widely used in the treatment of inflammatory disorders, autoimmunity and cancer. In this review, we summarize our present knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of glucocorticoid action, their influence on specific leukocytes and the induction of thymocyte apoptosis, with an emphasis on how molecular genetics has contributed to our growing, although still incomplete, understanding of these processes.
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Hesselink DA, Vaessen LMB, Hop WCJ, Schoordijk W, Ijzermans JNM, Baan CC, Weimar W. The effects of renal transplantation on circulating dendritic cells. Clin Exp Immunol 2005; 140:384-93. [PMID: 15807866 PMCID: PMC1809356 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2005.02755.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The effects of immunosuppressive agents on T cell function have been well characterized but virtually nothing is known about the effects of renal transplantation on human dendritic cells (DCs). With the use of flow cytometry, we studied the kinetics of myeloid and plasmacytoid DCs in peripheral blood of 24 kidney allograft recipients before and after transplantation, and in 23 donors before and after kidney donation. All patients were treated with tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil and prednisone. Surgery resulted in a strong decline in the number of myeloid and plasmacytoid DCs, both in kidney donors and in their recipients. However, in donors this effect was transient, as the numbers of both DC subsets had normalized completely by the third postoperative month. In contrast, the recovery of myeloid DC counts in kidney transplant recipients was only incomplete at the end of the 3-month follow-up, despite tapering of immunosuppression. The seven patients who required additional immunosuppressive treatment because of acute rejection experienced an even more marked decrease in DC counts in the early postoperative period compared with patients who remained rejection-free. Surgical procedures markedly affect the numbers of circulating myeloid and plasmacytoid DCs. Immunosuppressive drugs have important additional in vivo effects on this cell type and impair the reconstitution of the myeloid DC subset in peripheral blood after renal transplantation.
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- D A Hesselink
- Department of Internal Medicine, Renal Transplant Unit, Room Ee 563 A, Erasmus MC, Dr Molewaterplein 50, 3015 GE Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Falgarone G, Jaen O, Boissier MC, Breban M. Dialogue entre les lymphocytes et les cellules dendritiques au cours de l'inflammation rhumatoïde. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rhum.2004.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Athanassopoulos P, Vaessen LMB, Maat APWM, Zondervan PE, Balk AHMM, Bogers AJJC, Weimar W. Preferential depletion of blood myeloid dendritic cells during acute cardiac allograft rejection under controlled immunosuppression. Am J Transplant 2005; 5:810-20. [PMID: 15760406 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.00777.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Allo-Ag presentation to Ag-specific T-lymphocytes by donor or recipient dendritic cells (DCs) induces acute rejection (AR) after solid organ transplantation. It is postulated that myeloid (mDC) and plasmacytoid (pDC) subsets circulate differentially between bone marrow, heart and lymphoid tissues after cardiac transplantation (HTx). We investigated peripheral blood DC subset distribution, maturation and lymphoid homing properties in relation to endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) rejection grade after clinical HTx. Twenty-one HTx recipients under standard immunosuppression were studied in a 9-month follow-up. mDC and pDC numbers were analyzed by flow cytometry in fresh venous whole blood samples collected during the EMB procedures and before histological diagnosis of AR. Subsets were further characterized for maturation marker CD83 and lymphoid homing chemokine receptor CCR7. Although numbers of both DC subsets remained low for the whole post-HTx period, we observed a negative association of mDCs with rejection grade. Repeated measurements analysis revealed that only mDCs decreased during AR episodes. Rejectors had lower mDC numbers after a 3-month follow-up compared to nonrejectors. Furthermore, patients during AR exhibited low proportions of mDCs positive for CD83 or CCR7. These findings suggest peripheral blood mDC depletion in association with selective lymphoid homing of this subset during AR after clinical HTx.
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- Petros Athanassopoulos
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Transplantation Section, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Erasmus MC, Dr Molewaterplein 50, 3015 GE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Hashizume H, Horibe T, Yagi H, Seo N, Takigawa M. Compartmental imbalance and aberrant immune function of blood CD123+ (plasmacytoid) and CD11c+ (myeloid) dendritic cells in atopic dermatitis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 174:2396-403. [PMID: 15699176 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.4.2396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a pruritic, chronically relapsing skin disease in which Th2 cells play a crucial role in cutaneous and extracutaneous immune reactions. In humans, CD11c+CD123- myeloid dendritic cells (mDC) and CD11c-CD123+ plasmacytoid DC (pDC) orchestrate the decision-making process in innate and acquired immunity. Since the number and function of these blood dendritic cell (DC) subsets reportedly reflect the host immune status, we studied the involvement of the DC subsets in the pathogenesis of AD. Patients with AD had an increased DC number and a low mDC:pDC ratio with pDC outnumbering mDC in the peripheral blood compared with normal subjects and psoriasis patients (a Th1 disease model group). The mDC:pDC ratio was correlated with the total serum IgE level, the ratio of IFN-gamma-producing blood cells:IL-4-producing blood cells, and the disease severity. In vitro allogeneic stimulation of naive CD4+ cells with atopic DC showed that the ability of pDC for Th1 induction was superior or comparable to that of mDC. In skin lesions, pDC infiltration was in close association with blood vessels expressing peripheral neural addressins. Therefore, compartmental imbalance and aberrant immune function of the blood DC subsets may deviate the Th1/Th2 differentiation and thus induce protracted allergic responses in AD.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Antigens, Surface/biosynthesis
- CD11c Antigen/biosynthesis
- CD11c Antigen/metabolism
- Cell Differentiation/immunology
- Cell Movement/immunology
- Child
- Cytokines/biosynthesis
- Dendritic Cells/immunology
- Dendritic Cells/metabolism
- Dendritic Cells/pathology
- Dermatitis, Atopic/blood
- Dermatitis, Atopic/immunology
- Dermatitis, Atopic/pathology
- Female
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin E/blood
- Interleukin-3 Receptor alpha Subunit
- Leukocyte Count
- Male
- Membrane Proteins
- Middle Aged
- Myeloid Cells/immunology
- Myeloid Cells/metabolism
- Myeloid Cells/pathology
- Psoriasis/blood
- Psoriasis/immunology
- Psoriasis/pathology
- Receptors, CCR4
- Receptors, CXCR3
- Receptors, Chemokine/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Chemokine/blood
- Receptors, Interleukin-3/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Interleukin-3/blood
- Resting Phase, Cell Cycle/immunology
- Severity of Illness Index
- Th1 Cells/immunology
- Th1 Cells/metabolism
- Th1 Cells/pathology
- Th2 Cells/immunology
- Th2 Cells/metabolism
- Th2 Cells/pathology
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Affiliation(s)
- Hideo Hashizume
- Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
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Mazariegos GV, Zahorchak AF, Reyes J, Chapman H, Zeevi A, Thomson AW. Dendritic cell subset ratio in tolerant, weaning and non-tolerant liver recipients is not affected by extent of immunosuppression. Am J Transplant 2005; 5:314-22. [PMID: 15643991 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2004.00672.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Dendritic cell (DC) subsets regulate alloimmune responses and may play a role in transplant tolerance. We extend an analysis of circulating precursors (p) of CD11c(+) CD123(-/lo) (IL-3Ralpha(-/lo)) (pDC1) and CD11c(-) CD123(hi) (pDC2) DC subsets in primary cadaveric liver allograft recipients. Additionally, we examine DC subset levels in relation to the nature and extent of immunosuppressive therapy. The data consolidate the finding that the pDC2/pDC1 subset ratio is significantly higher in patients on minimal calcineurin inhibitor monotherapy undergoing successful weaning (n = 36) and in those off all anti-rejection therapy (n = 18) compared with patients on maintenance immunosuppression (n = 21). No relationship was found between the incidence of either pDC subset or the pDC subset ratio and time post-transplant or time off immunosuppression in any group. There was also no correlation between the pDC subset ratio and either prednisone or tacrolimus dose or tacrolimus trough blood level. No evidence was found that combination of these drugs influenced the incidence of pDC2 relative to pDC1. Thus, a greater prevalence of pDC2 in stable liver recipients on low dose anti-rejection therapy or in those off immunosuppression, compared with that in patients on maintenance immunosuppression, does not reflect a differential effect of anti-rejection drugs on pDC subsets.
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- George V Mazariegos
- Department of Surgery, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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van Kooten C, Woltman AM. Dendritic cells as a target of immunosuppressive drugs. Transplant Rev (Orlando) 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2004.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Fagnoni FF, Oliviero B, Giorgiani G, De Stefano P, Dehò A, Zibera C, Gibelli N, Maccario R, Da Prada G, Zecca M, Locatelli F. Reconstitution dynamics of plasmacytoid and myeloid dendritic cell precursors after allogeneic myeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Blood 2004; 104:281-9. [PMID: 15010368 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2003-07-2443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Dendritic cells (DCs) are fundamental for immunity. We investigated reconstitution of plasmacytoid DC (PDC) and myeloid DC (My-DC) precursors in the first 2 months after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Allo-HSCT). Circulating DCs were monitored from the earliest phase of hematopoietic reconstitution in 43 children given standard therapy to prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and either treated or untreated with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) after HSCT. In patients without GVHD, both My-DCs and PDCs reached consistently high absolute values during the initial phase. Time of engraftment did not differ between My-DCs and PDCs, regardless of administration of G-CSF. Treatment with G-CSF (1) accelerated early recovery of My-DC absolute numbers; (2) was associated with lower numbers of both My-DCs and PDCs in the later phase; and (3) significantly reduced the proportion of interleukin-12 (IL-12)-secreting cells. In some patients who developed acute GVHD, we found high numbers of circulating DC precursors during the early phase of this complication. However, treatment with steroids invariably induced rapid decrease of PDCs. Altogether, these data provide an evaluation of DC release after Allo-HSCT, indicate that postgrafting administration of G-CSF impairs the appearance of IL-12-producing DCs, and suggest that DC homeostasis may be disrupted at onset of GVHD.
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- Francesco F Fagnoni
- Dipartimento di Oncologia, Fondazione S. Maugeri, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Clinica del Lavoro e della Riabilitazione, Istituto Scientifico di Pavia, Italy.
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Arpinati M, Chirumbolo G, Urbini B, Bonifazi F, Bandini G, Saunthararajah Y, Zagnoli A, Stanzani M, Falcioni S, Perrone G, Tura S, Baccarani M, Rondelli D. Acute graft-versus-host disease and steroid treatment impair CD11c+ and CD123+ dendritic cell reconstitution after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2004; 10:106-15. [PMID: 14750076 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2003.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Human dendritic cells (DC) comprise 2 subsets-plasmacytoid CD123(+) and myeloid CD11c(+) DC-that may have distinct roles in the regulation of immunity after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In this study, we analyzed the kinetics of CD123(+) DC and CD11c(+) DC reconstitution in 31 patients who underwent transplantation with allogeneic granulocyte colony-stimulating factor-mobilized peripheral blood (PB) stem cells from HLA-identical sibling donors after myeloablative conditioning. Lineage marker-negative HLA-DR(+) CD11c(+) CD11c(+) DC and lineage marker-negative HLA-DR(+) CD123(+) CD123(+) DC, as well as monocytes and lymphoid subsets, were enumerated in donor grafts and in the PB of patients at various time points after transplantation. Reconstitution of both CD11c(+) DC and CD123(+) DC to normal levels occurred within 6 to 12 months and was not affected by the diagnosis, preparatory regimen, or graft composition. However, PB CD11c(+) DC and CD123(+) DC counts were significantly reduced in patients with acute GVHD grade II to IV (at 1 and 3 months) and grade I (at 1 month). Patients with chronic GVHD instead showed reduced CD123(+) DC counts only 6 months after transplantation. Moreover, treatment with steroids (>0.1 mg/kg) was significantly associated with reduced PB CD11c(+) DC and CD123(+) DC counts at all time points after transplantation. In multivariate analysis, only acute GVHD affected DC reconstitution early after transplantation. These results will prompt new studies addressing whether DC reconstitution correlates with immunity against infectious agents or with graft-versus-tumor reactions after PB stem cell allotransplantation.
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- Mario Arpinati
- Research Center for Transplant Immunology, Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology Seràgnoli, University of Bologna, Italy.
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Suda T, Chida K, Matsuda H, Hashizume H, Ide K, Yokomura K, Suzuki K, Kuwata H, Miwa S, Nakano H, Fujisawa T, Enomoto N, Matsushita A, Nakamura H. High-dose intravenous glucocorticoid therapy abrogates circulating dendritic cells. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2004; 112:1237-9. [PMID: 14657889 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2003.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hackstein H, Thomson AW. Dendritic cells: emerging pharmacological targets of immunosuppressive drugs. Nat Rev Immunol 2004; 4:24-34. [PMID: 14704765 DOI: 10.1038/nri1256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 426] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Immunosuppressive drugs have revolutionized organ transplantation and improved the therapeutic management of autoimmune diseases. The development of immunosuppressive drugs and understanding of their action traditionally has been focused on lymphocytes, but recent evidence indicates that these agents interfere with immune responses at the earliest stage, targeting key functions of dendritic cells (DCs). Here, we review our present understanding of how classical and new immunosuppressive agents interfere with DC development and function. This knowledge might provide a rational basis for the selection of immunosuppressive drugs in different clinical settings and for the generation of tolerogenic DCs in the laboratory.
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- Holger Hackstein
- Institute for Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Langhansstr. 7, D-35392 Giessen, Germany.
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Bailey M, Engler H, Hunzeker J, Sheridan JF. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and viral infection. Viral Immunol 2003; 16:141-57. [PMID: 12828866 DOI: 10.1089/088282403322017884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis plays an important immunomodulatory role during viral infection. Activation of the HPA axis ultimately leads to elevated plasma levels of glucocorticoid (GC) hormones with the ability to mediate adaptive behavioral, metabolic, cardiovascular and immune system effects. In this review, we focus on the modulation of anti-viral immunity and viral pathogenesis by the HPA axis.
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- Michael Bailey
- Section of Oral Biology, Colleges of Dentistry, Medicine and Public Health, The Ohio University Health Sciences Center, Columbus, Ohio 43218-2357, USA
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Blomberg S, Eloranta ML, Magnusson M, Alm GV, Rönnblom L. Expression of the markers BDCA-2 and BDCA-4 and production of interferon-alpha by plasmacytoid dendritic cells in systemic lupus erythematosus. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 2003; 48:2524-32. [PMID: 13130472 DOI: 10.1002/art.11225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study the expression of blood dendritic cell antigen 2 (BDCA-2) and BDCA-4 molecules by plasmacytoid dendritic cells (PDCs) in the blood of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and to study PDC production of interferon-alpha (IFN alpha) and its inhibition by anti-BDCA-2 and anti-BDCA-4 antibodies. METHODS Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from SLE patients (SLE PBMCs) and from healthy controls were induced to produce IFN alpha in vitro by SLE serum containing an endogenous IFN alpha-inducing factor (SLE-IIF) or by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). The frequencies and numbers of BDCA-2-, BDCA-3-, and BDCA-4-expressing cells were analyzed by flow cytometry, and the effects of anti-BDCA-2 and anti-BDCA-4 monoclonal antibodies (mAb) on IFN alpha production were investigated. RESULTS IFN alpha production by SLE PBMCs induced by SLE-IIF or HSV-1 was decreased compared with that of healthy control PBMCs (P = 0.002 and P = 0.0007, respectively). The proportions of BDCA-2- and BDCA-3-expressing cells in SLE PBMCs were reduced compared with those in PBMCs from healthy controls (P = 0.01 and P = 0.004, respectively). IFN alpha producers in culture, especially among SLE PBMCs, displayed reduced BDCA-2 expression and constituted only a minority of the BDCA-2-positive cells, at least in healthy control PBMCs (median 18%). IFN alpha production by both SLE and healthy control PBMCs stimulated by SLE-IIF or HSV-1 was markedly reduced by anti-BDCA-2 mAb (median 81-98% inhibition). Anti-BDCA-4 mAb only partially inhibited SLE-IIF-induced IFN alpha production. CONCLUSION SLE patients had a reduced number of BDCA-2-expressing PDCs, also termed natural IFN alpha-producing cells, and their IFN alpha production could be inhibited by anti-BDCA-2/4 mAb. Such mAb may be a therapeutic option for inhibiting the ongoing IFN alpha production in SLE patients.
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- Stina Blomberg
- Immunology (V), Biomedical Center, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
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The use of corticosteroids in patients with septic shock has been recently revisited and the use of low dose corticosteroids led to very promising results, particularly in patients with corticosteroid insufficiency. We review the different mechanisms that can account for their beneficial effects in patients. Glucocorticoids display a wide spectrum of anti-inflammatory properties that have been identified in in vitro and in vivo experimental models (e.g., inhibition of production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, free radicals, prostaglandins and inhibition of chemotaxis, and adhesion molecule expressions.) In addition, glucocorticoids have profound effects on the cardiovascular system (e.g., increasing mean blood pressure, increasing pressor sensitivity, and therefore decreasing the duration of use of catecholamines during septic shock.) Through these anti-inflammatory and cardiovascular effects, low doses of glucorticoids may improve septic shock survival.
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- Djillali Annane
- Raymond Poincaré Hospital, School of Medicine Paris Ile de France Ouest, University of Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelinnes, 92380 Garches, France.
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Shodell M, Shah K, Siegal FP. Circulating human plasmacytoid dendritic cells are highly sensitive to corticosteroid administration. Lupus 2003; 12:222-30. [PMID: 12708787 DOI: 10.1191/0961203303lu362xx] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC), the major interferon-producing cell type found in human blood, have been implicated in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Previous studies in SLE have shown substantial deviations from normal in this minor but immunologically important leukocyte population. Many of the lupus patients studied were receiving corticosteroids. To determine the effects of steroid administration on pDC in healthy adults, four volunteers were given prednisone, 15-30 mg daily, for 4 days. Both counts of pDC, and their ability to produce IFN-alpha were significantly reduced (P = 0.02 and 0.004, respectively) during steroid administration, and rapidly recovered after discontinuation of the hormones. The overall reduction in pDC-derived IFN appeared to be attributable to falls of both number of circulating cells and of IFN produced per pDC. The effects observed with pDC were comparable in magnitude but opposite in direction to that observed for granulocytes. In contrast other blood leukocytes were little affected during steroid therapy.
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- M Shodell
- Section of HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Saint Vinces Catholic Medical Center/Manhattan, New York, NY 10011, USA
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