scholarly journals Critical role of a stimulator/responder ratio between dendritic cells and CD4+ T cells for Th2 polarization

2000 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Petya Dimitrova
2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingxiao Xu ◽  
Miaojia Zhang ◽  
Wenjing Ma ◽  
Shanshan Jin ◽  
Weijuan Song ◽  
...  

As one of the most common sources of indoor aeroallergens worldwide, cockroach is important in causing rhinitis and asthma while the mechanisms underlying remain obscure. Since T helper (Th) type 2 polarization plays an important role in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases, we investigated the effect of Bla g 7, a pan-allergen fromBlattella germanica(B. germanica), on Th polarization which is controlled by monocyte-derived dendritic cells (DCs). Challenged by recombinant Bla g 7 (rBla g 7), immature DCs obtained from human exhibited upregulated levels of TIM4, CD80, and CD86 and increased IL-13 secretion. Cocultured with CD4+ T cells, challenged DCs increased the ratio of IL-4+ versus IFN-γ+ of CD4+ T cells, suggesting a balance shift from Th1 to Th2. Moreover, antibodies against TIM4, CD80, and CD86 reversed the enhancement of IL-4+/IFN-γ+ ratio and alleviated the IL-13 release induced by rBla g 7, indicating that the Th2 polarization provoked by rBla g 7 challenged DCs is via TIM4-, CD80-, and CD86-dependent mechanisms. In conclusion, the present findings implied a crucial role of Bla g 7 in the development of cockroach allergy and highlighted an involvement of DCs-induced Th2 polarization in cockroach allergy.


Virology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 385 (2) ◽  
pp. 294-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaya Takemoto ◽  
Takayoshi Imasawa ◽  
Koichi Yamanishi ◽  
Yasuko Mori

2008 ◽  
Vol 117 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuchang Li ◽  
Guanhua Li ◽  
Anna Ivanova ◽  
Sagiv Aaron ◽  
Malgorzata Simm

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (17) ◽  
pp. 4069-4082
Author(s):  
Joji Nagasaki ◽  
Yosuke Togashi ◽  
Takeaki Sugawara ◽  
Makiko Itami ◽  
Nobuhiko Yamauchi ◽  
...  

Abstract Classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) responds markedly to PD-1 blockade therapy, and the clinical responses are reportedly dependent on expression of major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II). This dependence is different from other solid tumors, in which the MHC class I (MHC-I)/CD8+ T-cell axis plays a critical role. In this study, we investigated the role of the MHC-II/CD4+ T-cell axis in the antitumor effect of PD-1 blockade on cHL. In cHL, MHC-I expression was frequently lost, but MHC-II expression was maintained. CD4+ T cells highly infiltrated the tumor microenvironment of MHC-II–expressing cHL, regardless of MHC-I expression status. Consequently, CD4+ T-cell, but not CD8+ T-cell, infiltration was a good prognostic factor in cHL, and PD-1 blockade showed antitumor efficacy against MHC-II–expressing cHL associated with CD4+ T-cell infiltration. Murine lymphoma and solid tumor models revealed the critical role of antitumor effects mediated by CD4+ T cells: an anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody exerted antitumor effects on MHC-I−MHC-II+ tumors but not on MHC-I−MHC-II− tumors, in a cytotoxic CD4+ T-cell–dependent manner. Furthermore, LAG-3, which reportedly binds to MHC-II, was highly expressed by tumor-infiltrating CD4+ T cells in MHC-II–expressing tumors. Therefore, the combination of LAG-3 blockade with PD-1 blockade showed a far stronger antitumor immunity compared with either treatment alone. We propose that PD-1 blockade therapies have antitumor effects on MHC-II–expressing tumors such as cHL that are mediated by cytotoxic CD4+ T cells and that LAG-3 could be a candidate for combination therapy with PD-1 blockade.


2004 ◽  
Vol 200 (10) ◽  
pp. 1279-1288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-François Arrighi ◽  
Marjorie Pion ◽  
Eduardo Garcia ◽  
Jean-Michel Escola ◽  
Yvette van Kooyk ◽  
...  

Dendritic cells (DCs) are essential for the early events of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Model systems of HIV sexual transmission have shown that DCs expressing the DC-specific C-type lectin DC-SIGN capture and internalize HIV at mucosal surfaces and efficiently transfer HIV to CD4+ T cells in lymph nodes, where viral replication occurs. Upon DC–T cell clustering, internalized HIV accumulates on the DC side at the contact zone (infectious synapse), between DCs and T cells, whereas HIV receptors and coreceptors are enriched on the T cell side. Viral concentration at the infectious synapse may explain, at least in part, why DC transmission of HIV to T cells is so efficient. Here, we have investigated the role of DC-SIGN on primary DCs in X4 HIV-1 capture and transmission using small interfering RNA–expressing lentiviral vectors to specifically knockdown DC-SIGN. We demonstrate that DC-SIGN− DCs internalize X4 HIV-1 as well as DC-SIGN+ DCs, although binding of virions is reduced. Strikingly, DC-SIGN knockdown in DCs selectively impairs infectious synapse formation between DCs and resting CD4+ T cells, but does not prevent the formation of DC–T cells conjugates. Our results demonstrate that DC-SIGN is required downstream from viral capture for the formation of the infectious synapse between DCs and T cells. These findings provide a novel explanation for the role of DC-SIGN in the transfer and enhancement of HIV infection from DCs to T cells, a crucial step for HIV transmission and pathogenesis.


Blood ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 125 (11) ◽  
pp. 1826-1829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongwei Zheng ◽  
Mei Yu ◽  
Anand Padmanabhan ◽  
Richard H. Aster ◽  
Liudi Yuan ◽  
...  

Key Points CD4 T cells play a critical role in controlling production of PF4/heparin-specific antibodies.


2004 ◽  
Vol 114 (4) ◽  
pp. 542-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tihui Fu ◽  
Kui Shin Voo ◽  
Rong-Fu Wang

2020 ◽  
Vol 205 (7) ◽  
pp. 1867-1877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takaaki Oba ◽  
Toshifumi Hoki ◽  
Takayoshi Yamauchi ◽  
Tibor Keler ◽  
Henry C. Marsh ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Xiangyu Zheng ◽  
Yongwei Li ◽  
Chao Ma ◽  
Jinjun Zhang ◽  
Yanmin Zhang ◽  
...  

Background. Glucosamine-Phosphate N-Acetyltransferase 1 (GNPNAT1) is a critical enzyme in the biosynthesis of uridine diphosphate-N-acetylglucosamine. It has many important functions, such as protein binding, monosaccharide binding, and embryonic development and growth. However, the role of GNPNAT1 in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) remains unclear. Methods. In this study, we explored the expression pattern and prognostic value of GNPNAT1 in LUAD across TCGA and GEO databases and assessed its independent prognostic value via Cox analysis. LinkedOmics and GEPIA2 were applied to investigate coexpression and functional networks associated with GNPNAT1. The TIMER web tool was deployed to assess the correlation between GNPNAT1 and the main six types of tumor-infiltrating immune cells. Besides, the correlations between GNPNAT1 and the LUAD common genetic mutations, TMB, and immune signatures were examined. Results. GNPNAT1 was validated upregulated in tumor tissues in TCGA-LUAD and GEO cohorts. Moreover, in both TCGA and GEO cohorts, high GNPNAT1 expression was found to be associated with poor overall survival. Cox analysis showed that high GNPNAT1 expression was an independent risk factor for LUAD. Functional network analysis suggested that GNPNAT1 regulates cell cycle, ribosome, proteasome, RNA transport, and spliceosome signaling through pathways involving multiple cancer-related kinases and E2F family. In addition, GNPNAT1 correlated with infiltrating levels of B cells, CD4+ T cells, and dendritic cells. B cells and dendritic cells could predict the outcome of LUAD, and B cells and CD4+ T cells were significant independent risk factors. The TMB and mutations of KRAS, EGFR, STK11, and TP53 were correlated with GNPNAT1. At last, the correlation analysis showed GNPNAT1 correlated with most of the immune signatures we performed. Conclusion. Our findings showed that GNPNAT1 was correlated to the prognosis and immune infiltration of LUAD. In particular, the tight relationship between GNPNAT1 and B cell marker genes may be the epicenter of the immune response and one of the key factors affecting the prognosis. Our findings laid the foundation for further research on the immunomodulatory role of GNPNAT1 in LUAD.


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