PMID- 14966192 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20040611 LR - 20240109 IS - 0741-5400 (Print) IS - 0741-5400 (Linking) VI - 75 IP - 5 DP - 2004 May TI - Streptococcus pyogenes and Lactobacillus rhamnosus differentially induce maturation and production of Th1-type cytokines and chemokines in human monocyte-derived dendritic cells. PG - 764-71 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are the most efficient antigen-presenting cells and thus, have a major role in regulating host immune responses. In the present study, we have analyzed the ability of Gram-positive, pathogenic Streptococcus pyogenes and nonpathogenic Lactobacillus rhamnosus to induce the maturation of human monocyte-derived DCs. Stimulation of DCs with S. pyogenes resulted in strong expression of DC costimulatory molecules CD80, CD83, and CD86 accompanied with a T helper cell type 1 (Th1) cytokine and chemokine response. S. pyogenes also induced interleukin (IL)-2 and IL-12 production at mRNA and protein levels. In addition, IL-23 and IL-27 subunits p40, p19, p28, and EBI3 were induced at mRNA level. In contrast, L. rhamnosus-stimulated DCs showed only moderate expression of costimulatory molecules and produced low levels of cytokines and chemokines. Furthermore, no production of IL-2 or IL-12 family cytokines was detected. Bacteria-induced DC maturation and especially cytokine and chemokine production were reduced when bacteria were heat-inactivated. Our results show that human monocyte-derived DCs respond differently to different Gram-positive bacteria. Although pathogenic S. pyogenes induced a strong Th1-type response, stimulation with nonpathogenic L. rhamnosus resulted in development of semi-mature DCs characterized by moderate expression of costimulatory molecules and low cytokine production. FAU - Veckman, Ville AU - Veckman V AD - Department of Microbiology, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland. ville.veckman@ktl.fi FAU - Miettinen, Minja AU - Miettinen M FAU - Pirhonen, Jaana AU - Pirhonen J FAU - Siren, Jukka AU - Siren J FAU - Matikainen, Sampsa AU - Matikainen S FAU - Julkunen, Ilkka AU - Julkunen I LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20040213 PL - England TA - J Leukoc Biol JT - Journal of leukocyte biology JID - 8405628 RN - 0 (Chemokines) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) SB - IM MH - Cell Differentiation/immunology MH - Chemokines/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Cytokines/*biosynthesis/genetics MH - Dendritic Cells/cytology/*immunology MH - Gene Expression Regulation/immunology MH - Gram-Positive Bacteria/immunology/pathogenicity MH - Humans MH - Lactobacillus/*immunology/pathogenicity MH - Monocytes/cytology MH - RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis MH - Streptococcus pyogenes/*immunology/pathogenicity EDAT- 2004/02/18 05:00 MHDA- 2004/06/21 10:00 CRDT- 2004/02/18 05:00 PHST- 2004/02/18 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/06/21 10:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/02/18 05:00 [entrez] AID - jlb.1003461 [pii] AID - 10.1189/jlb.1003461 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Leukoc Biol. 2004 May;75(5):764-71. doi: 10.1189/jlb.1003461. Epub 2004 Feb 13.