Journal article
RANTES-Induced Chemokine Cascade in Dendritic Cells
The Journal of immunology (1950), Vol.167(3), pp.1637-1643
08/01/2001
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.3.1637
PMID: 11466387
Abstract
Dendritic cells (DC) are the most potent APCs and the principal activators of naive T cells. We now report that chemokines can serve as activating agents for immature DC. Murine bone marrow-derived DC respond to the CC chemokine RANTES (10-100 ng/ml) by production of proinflammatory mediators. RANTES induces rapid expression of transcripts for the CXC chemokines KC and macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-2, the CC chemokines MIP-1β and MIP-1α, and the cytokines TNF-α and IL-6. Synthesis of KC, IL-6, and TNF-α proteins were also demonstrated. After 4 h, autoinduction of RANTES transcripts was observed. These responses are chemokine specific. Although DC demonstrated weak responses to eotaxin, DC failed to respond to other chemokines including KC, MIP-2, stromal-derived factor-1α, MIP-1β, MIP-1α, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, T cell activation gene 3, or thymus-derived chemotactic agent 4. In addition, RANTES treatment up-regulated expression of an orphan chemokine receptor termed Eo1. Chemokine induction was also observed after treatment of splenic DC and neonatal microglia with RANTES, but not after treatment of thymocytes or splenocytes depleted of adherent cells. TNF-α-treated DC lose responsiveness to RANTES. DC from mice deficient for CCR1, CCR3, and CCR5 respond to RANTES, indicating that none of these receptors are exclusively used to initiate the chemokine cascade. RANTES-mediated chemokine amplification in DC may prolong inflammatory responses and shape the microenvironment, potentially enhancing acquired and innate immune responses.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- RANTES-Induced Chemokine Cascade in Dendritic Cells
- Creators
- Falko R. Fischer - Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteYi Luo - Harvard UniversityMoli Luo - Harvard UniversityLaura Santambrogio - Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteMartin E. Dorf - Harvard University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of immunology (1950), Vol.167(3), pp.1637-1643
- DOI
- 10.4049/jimmunol.167.3.1637
- PMID
- 11466387
- ISSN
- 0022-1767
- eISSN
- 1550-6606
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/01/2001
- Academic Unit
- Urology
- Record Identifier
- 9984319972402771
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